Dr. Bethany B. Hamner
University of North Texas
Honors College
(940) 565-4923
Email:

Education

MBA, University of North Texas.
Major: Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
PhD, Emory University, 2009.
Major: Political Science
MA, Emory University, 2007.
Major: Political Science
BA, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 2001.
Major: Political Science

Professional Positions

Professional
Associate Professor, University of North Texas. (September 1, 2016 – Present).
Faculty in Residence, University of North Texas. (August 4, 2015May 2018).
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. (September 1, 2009September 1, 2016).
Congressional Fellow, American Political Science Association. (November 1, 2008July 15, 2009).

Professional Memberships

Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities Council on Honors Education. (2021 – Present).

National Collegiate Honors Council. (2019 – Present).

Texas Honors Deans and Directors. (2019 – Present).

American Political Science Association, Section on Political Science Education. (2017 – Present).

American Political Science Association, Section on Qualitative and Multi-Method Research. (2016 – Present).

Member, American Political Science Association, Section on Legislative Studies. (2009 – Present).

Member, American Political Science Association, Section on Law and Courts. (2007 – Present).

Member, American Political Science Association. (2004 – Present).

Member, Midwest Political Science Association. (2004 – Present).

Member, Southern Political Science Association. (2004 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Other,"Council on Honors Education," Association of Public & Land Grant Institutions, United States of America. (September 2020 – Present).

Faculty Fellowship,"Texas Academic Leadership Academy," Texas Council of Chief Academic Officers, Corinth, TX, United States of America. (August 2021July 2022).

Workshop,"Working with Inclusive Pedagogy and Cultural Responsiveness," UNT VPAA, United States of America. (October 2021October 2021).

Workshop,"Gender and Sexuality Equity in the Workplace," UNT Pride Alliance, United States of America. (April 2021April 2021).

Workshop,"Supporting Male Students of Color," UNT Multicultural Center, United States of America. (April 2021April 2021).

Workshop,"Promoting Equity through Inclusive Teaching Practices," UNT VPAA, United States of America. (March 2021March 2021).

Workshop,"Pedagogical Approaches for Dialogues about Social Identities in the Classroom," UNT VPAA, United States of America. (February 2021February 2021).

Workshop,"Inclusive Excellence," UNT Office of Diversity & Inclusion, United States of America. (December 2020December 2020).

Conference Attendance,"National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference," National Collegiate Honors Council, United States of America. (November 5, 2020November 6, 2020).

Workshop,"Equity Now!," University of Southern California Race and Equity Center, United States of America. (October 2020October 2020).

Conference Attendance,"Teaching and Learning Conference at APSA," American Political Science Association, United States of America. (September 12, 2020September 12, 2020).

Conference Attendance,"APLU Honor Council Pre-Conference," APLU, United States of America. (September 8, 2020September 8, 2020).

Workshop,"Art of Successful Coaching," UNT World Learning, United States of America. (July 16, 2020July 16, 2020).

Workshop,"UNT System Student Success Summit," UNT System, United States of America. (March 6, 2020March 6, 2020).

Conference Attendance,"Academic Chairpersons' Conference," Academic Chairpersons Conference, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America. (February 5, 2020February 8, 2020).

Workshop,"Advanced Art of Participatory Leadership Workshop," Office of the Provost and VPAA, Denton, TX, United States of America. (January 8, 2020January 10, 2020).

Conference Attendance,"National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference," National Collegiate Honors Council, United States of America. (November 6, 2019November 9, 2019).

Workshop,"Art of Participatory Leadership Workshop," Office of the Provost and VPAA, Denton, TX, United States of America. (August 5, 2019August 7, 2019).

Workshop,"Inclusion, Equity, and Community Building Series," Office of Diversity and Inclusion, United States of America. (September 2018October 2018).

Conference Attendance,"Facilitating Empirical Studies of Judicial Behavior on Constitutional Courts from a Comparative Perspective," Texas Tech Law School, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (May 11, 2018May 12, 2018).

Seminar,"University Forum on Teaching and Learning," CLEAR, United States of America. (April 17, 2018).

Conference Attendance,"UNT Equity and Diversity Conference," UNT Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity, United States of America. (February 22, 2018).

Conference Attendance,"Teaching and Learning Conference," American Political Science Association, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (February 2, 2018February 4, 2018).

Other,"Green Dot Training," UNT Dean of Students, United States of America. (August 22, 2017).

Other,"Faculty in Residence Training," Department of Housing and Residence Life, United States of America. (August 16, 2017).

Other,"Campus Security Authority (Clery Act) Training and Reporting," Dean of Students, United States of America. (August 14, 2017).

Workshop,"Faculty Development Leave Workshop," UNT Office for Faculty Success, United States of America. (April 17, 2017).

Workshop,"Team-Based Learning Workshop," CLEAR, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 10, 2017).

Workshop,"Beyond Tenure," UNT Office for Faculty Success, Denton, TX, United States of America. (October 3, 2016).

Seminar,"Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research," Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods, Syracuse, NY, United States of America. (June 13, 2016June 24, 2016).

Other,"Faculty in Residence Training," Department of Housing and Residence Life, United States of America. (August 12, 2015).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
HNRS 1500, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, 1 course.
HNRS 3500, Honors Thesis Proposal Development, 1 course.
HNRS 3996, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, 1 course.
HNRS 4200Z, Honors Experiential Learning Seminar, 4 courses.
HNRS 4900, Special Problems, 1 course.
HNRS 4951, Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.
PSCI 1040, American Government: Laws and Institutions, 19 courses.
PSCI 1041, Honors American Government, 1 course.
PSCI 2306, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, 3 courses.
PSCI 2315, Honors US Political Behavior and Policy, 2 courses.
PSCI 2316, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, 4 courses.
PSCI 3110, The Legislative Process, 7 courses.
PSCI 3200, The American Legal System, 4 courses.
PSCI 3210, The U.S. Supreme Court, 7 courses.
PSCI 4200, Constitutional Law: Powers of the Government, 2 courses.
PSCI 4900, Special Problems, 4 courses.
PSCI 4951, Honors College Capstone Thesis, 2 courses.
PSCI 5020, Proseminar in American Government and Politics, 1 course.
PSCI 5220, Proseminar in Public Law, 2 courses.
PSCI 6900, Special Problems, 3 courses.
PSCI 6930, Individual Research, 1 course.

Non-Credit Instruction

Workshop, UNT Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access. (2020 – Present).

Directed Student Learning

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Chair, Political Science. (May 2021 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (January 20182020).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Chair, Political Science. (August 2017June 2019).

Supervised Research, Political Science. (August 2018May 2019).

Directed Individual/Independent Study, Political Science. (August 2018December 2018).

Major Professor, Political Science. (September 1, 2014June 2018).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Political Science. (November 2017May 2018).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Political Science. (August 2017May 2018).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis,"Improving the Indigent Representation System," Political Science. (December 2017).

Supervised Research,"Abortion, Politics, and the Effect of Religious Affiliation on Legislative Behavior in the 114th Congress," Political Science. (January 2017May 2017).

Other, Political Science. (September 1, 2015May 31, 2016).

Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Political Science. (September 1, 2014May 31, 2016).

Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (September 1, 2012September 1, 2015).

Supervised Research,"High Frequency: Do Super Lawyers Achieve Super Outcomes?," Political Science. (January 2015May 2015).

Other, Political Science. (September 1, 2014May 31, 2015).

Other, Political Science. (January 2014May 2014).

Other, Political Science. (September 1, 2012May 31, 2013).

Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Political Science. (October 1, 2009May 31, 2010).

Awards and Honors

President's Council Teaching Award, UNT Faculty Senate. (March 28, 2018 – Present).

Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UNT Department of Political Science. (December 1, 2017 – Present).

Teaching and Mentoring Award, APSA Law and Courts Section. (September 2018September 2018).

Nominated for: Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. (September 20, 2018September 20, 2018).

Teaching Excellence Spotlight, UNT Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and Redesign. (March 2018).

'Fessor Graham Award, UNT Student Government Association. (20152015).

Dean's Teaching Fellowship, Emory University. (September 1, 2007May 31, 2008).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Archived Data
Oldmixon, E. A., Hamner, B. B. (2017). Replication Data for: Discourse and Dissonance: Religious Agendas in the 104th Congress. Harvard Dataverse.
Book Chapter
Blackstone, B. (2020). Judicial Selection. New Directions in Congressional Politics Research. New York, NY: Routledge.
Blackstone, B. (2019). Kisor v. Wilkie on Deference to Federal Agencies. SCOTUS 2019: Major Decisions and Developments of the U.S. Supreme Court. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal Article
Blackstone, B., Wallace, S. (2020). TLC at APSA: Take Two at APSA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.. PS: Political Science & Politics. 53(1), 191-195.
Hamner, B. B., Oldmixon, E. A., (2019). Simulating the Legislative Process with LegSim. Journal of Political Science Education. 15(2), 191-205.
Hamner, B. B., Oldmixon, E. A. (2019). Specifications Grading in Political Science. Journal of Political Science Education. 15(2), 191-205.
Blackstone, B., Goelzhauser, G. (2019). Congressional Responses to the Supreme Court's Constitutional and Statutory Decisions. The Justice System Journal. 40(2), 91-109.
Hamner, B. B., Oldmixon, E. A. (2015). Discourse and Dissonance: Religious Agendas in the 104th Congress. Research and Politics. 2(3), 1-8.
Hamner, B. B., Gallagher, M. (2015). Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands: Presidents' Personality Traits and the Use of Executive Orders. Presidential Studies Quarterly. 45(2), 221-246.
Hamner, B. B., Goelzhauser, G. (2014). Presidential Rhetoric Toward the Supreme Court. 92(4), 179-187.
Hamner, B. B., Collins, P. (2014). Strategy and the Decision to Dissent on the U.S. Courts of Appeals. The Justice System Journal. 35(3), 269-286.
Hamner, B. B., Matsabayashi, T., Oldmixon, E. A. (2014). Israeli Attitudes on Synagogue and State. Politics and Religion. 7(1), 122-147.
Hamner, B. B. (2013). An Analysis of Policy-Based Congressional Responses to the U.S. Supreme Court's Constitutional Decisions.. Law & Society Review. 47(1), 199-228.
Giles, M. W., Hamner, B. B., Vining, R. L. (2008). The Supreme Court in American Democracy: Unraveling the Linkages between Public Opinion and Judicial Decision-Making. Journal of Politics. 70(2), 293-306.

Presentations Given

Paper

Hamner, B. B. (Author & Presenter), Smelcer, S. N. (Author & Presenter), Giles, M. W. (Author), Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, The Effect of Informal En Bancs on Process and Precedent, Southern Political Science Association, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (20222022).

Hamner, B. B. (Author & Presenter), Bird, C. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, The Supreme Court's Policy Agenda, Southern Political Science Association, Virtual, United States of America. (20212021).

Blackstone, B. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, The Policymaking Court, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (20192019).

Hamner, B. B. (Author & Presenter), Giles, M. W. (Author), Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Overruling Precedent in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (20172017).

Oldmixon, E. A. (Author), Hamner, B. B. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Specifications Grading in Political Science, American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (20172017).

Hamner, B. B. (Author), Oldmixon, E. A. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Assessing the Effect of Breakout Sessions on Student Success and Satisfaction, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (20152015).

Hamner, B. B. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Evaluating the Success of Responses to the Supreme Court's Constitutional Decisions, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (20152015).

Hamner, B. B. (Author), Oldmixon, E. A. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Discourse and Dissonance: Reflecting on the Republican Revolution, American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., United States of America. (20142014).

Hamner, B. B. (Author & Presenter), Perkins, J. (Author), Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (20142014).

Hamner, B. B. (Author & Presenter), Goelzhauser, G. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, On the Nature of Congressional Responses to the Supreme Court's Constitutional Decisions, American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (20132013).

Professional Meeting Contribution

Blackstone, B. (Discussant), Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Panel on the Supreme Court and Public Opinion, SPSA, Virtual, United States of America. (20212021).

Blackstone, B. (Discussant), Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Panel on Undergraduate Research, SPSA, Virtual, United States of America. (20212021).

Blackstone, B. (Discussant), Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Panel on Courts and the Separation of Power, MPSA, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (20192019).

Hamner, B. B. (Leader), Gallagher, M. (Leader), Annual Meeting, Pedagogy Workshop, American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, United States of America. (20182018).

Media Contributions

Internet
"To Fill a 'Mentoring Gap,' Schools Get Creative," EdWeek.org. (October 17, 2017).
Newspaper
"UNT switch from Blackboard to Canvas," NTDaily. (August 29, 2017).
TV
"Trump Presidency," NTTV. (April 26, 2017).
"First presidential debate," NTTV. (September 27, 2016).
"Presidential primaries," NTTV. (March 3, 2016).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Teaching
Hamner, B. B. (Co-Principal), Greig, J. M. (Co-Principal), Oldmixon, E. A. (Principal), "Mentoring Grant: Innovative Pedagogies in the Social Sciences," Sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2018).
Sponsored Research
Hamner, B. B. (Co-Principal), "Anticipation and Retaliation: The Impact of the Supreme Court on Congressional Decision-Making," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $7680 Funded. (20072008).

Service

University Service

Chairperson, Honors College Curriculum Review for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. (November 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, Courseleaf Task Force. (November 2020 – Present).

Committee Member, Study Abroad Task Force. (February 2020 – Present).

Committee Member, Navigate Analytics Committee. (January 2020 – Present).

Committee Member, Digital Strategies and Innovation Committee. (2019 – Present).

Other, Provost's Annual Dean Retreat. (August 2021August 2021).

Chairperson, Advisory Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for TAMS and the Honors College. (August 2020June 2021).

Chairperson, Honors College Lecturer Search Committee. (February 2020July 2020).

Discussant, McNair Scholars Conference. (February 22, 2020February 22, 2020).

Other, Honors College. (May 2019December 31, 2019).

Member, Faculty Senate Executive Committee. (September 2018December 2018).

Member, Faculty Senate. (March 2018December 2018).

Member, Texas Higher Education Board Political Science Field of Study Advisory Committee. (20182018).

Student Org Advisor (Non-Professional Org), Political Science Student Association / Pi Sigma Alpha. (August 2016December 2018).

Guest Speaker, Division of Student Affairs - Parent Orientation. (July 2018).

Committee Member, PSCI Ad Hoc Committee on Charter & Bylaws. (August 2017July 2018).

Committee Chair, PSCI Graduate Studies Committee. (August 2017July 2018).

Committee Member, PSCI Graduate Studies Committee. (August 2016July 2018).

Other, Department of Housing and Residence Life & the Honors College. (August 2015May 2018).

Guest Speaker, Graduate Student Professionalization Workshop. (April 20, 2018).

Other, Student Government Association. (April 5, 2018).

Committee Member, PSCI Search Committee for Hire in Political Theory. (September 2017February 2018).

Guest Speaker, 2018 Texas National McNair Research Conference. (February 23, 2018).

Attendee, Award Ceremony, Honors College Medallion Ceremony. (December 14, 2017).

Guest Speaker, Faculty Senate. (November 8, 2017).

Guest Speaker, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (November 1, 2017).

Committee Member, Honors College Faculty in Residence Selection Committee. (October 2017).

Attendee, Meeting, Martin Colloquium Speaker Event: John B. Wells Talk. (October 19, 2017).

Faculty Mentor, Professional Women's Council Networking Event. (September 19, 2017).

Other, Department of Housing and Residence Life Mean Green Move-In. (August 2017).

Guest Speaker, Honors College Orientation. (August 2017).

Guest Speaker, PSCI Graduate Student Orientation. (August 2017).

Discussant, Honors College Common Reading. (August 23, 2017).

Guest Speaker, Faculty Senate Executive Committee. (June 7, 2017).

Committee Member, CLEAR Canvas Pilot. (January 2017May 2017).

Committee Member, PSCI Graduate Student Professionalization Workshop Committee. (August 2014May 2017).

Attendee, Award Ceremony, Honors College Medallion Ceremony. (May 10, 2017).

Faculty Mentor, Honors College First Year Experience Dinner. (April 3, 2017).

Other, Student Government Association. (March 23, 2017).

Committee Member, Honors College Faculty in Residence Selection Committee. (February 2017).

Attendee, Meeting, UNT Classrooms Faculty Focus Group. (February 22, 2017).

Attendee, Award Ceremony, Honors College Medallion Ceremony. (December 15, 2016).

Attendee, Meeting, Women's Faculty Network Reception. (September 8, 2016).

Guest Speaker, CAS College Day. (August 2016).

Other, Department of Housing and Residence Life Mean Green Move-In. (August 2016).

Attendee, Convocation, Division of Student Affairs. (August 2016).

Guest Speaker, Division of Student Affairs - Parent Orientation. (August 2016).

Guest Speaker, Graduate Student Council Orientation. (August 2016).

Guest Speaker, Honors College Orientation. (August 2016).

Guest Speaker, PSCI Graduate Student Orientation. (August 2016).

Committee Member, CLEAR Student Response System Evaluation Committee. (January 2016May 2016).

Member, Department of Political Science Executive Committee. (September 1, 2015May 31, 2016).

Committee Member, Honors College Curriculum Committee. (September 2015May 2016).

Other, PSCI Election Judge. (August 2014May 2016).

Other, Student Government Association. (April 13, 2016).

Other, Student Government Association. (March 31, 2016).

Attendee, Award Ceremony, Honors College Medallion Ceremony. (December 10, 2015).

Guest Speaker, Graduate Student Professionalization Workshop. (November 2015).

Committee Member, PSCI Search Committee for Hire in American Politics. (September 2015November 2015).

Attendee, Meeting, Women's Faculty Network Reception. (September 3, 2015).

Other, Department of Housing and Residence Life Mean Green Move-In. (August 2015).

Other, PSCI Library Representative. (August 2014May 2015).

Program Coordinator, Pizza and Politics Workshop. (January 2013May 2015).

Other, PSCI Black History Month Event. (February 2015).

Professional Service

Mentor, Cultivating Networks & Innovative Scholarship in Law & Courts. (20222022).

Program Organizer, Southern Political Science Association. (June 2021January 2022).

Member, Selection committee for the Southern Political Science Association's Neal Tate Award for the outstanding judicial politics paper presented at the 2021 meeting of the Southern Political Science Association. (20212021).

Program Organizer, Southern Political Science Association. (June 2020January 2021).

Program Organizer, Teaching and Learning Conference at APSA 2020. (October 2019September 2020).

Program Organizer, Teaching and Learning Conference at APSA 2019. (October 2018September 2019).

Member, Selection committee for the American Political Science Association Law & Courts Section's Best Graduate Student Paper Award. (2018).

Committee Member, American Political Science Association Law & Courts Section Executive Committee. (August 2016August 2018).

Reviewer, Book, Cambridge University Press. (2017).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.. (2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Oxford University Press. (2017).

Member, Selection committee for the American Political Science Association Law & Courts Section's C. Herman Pritchett Award. (2017).

Reviewer, Textbook, W.W. Norton & Company. (2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Multiple journals. (20152017).

Committee Member, APSA Law and Courts Section Service Award Committee. (2016).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.. (2016).

Reviewer, Textbook, Routledge. (2015).

Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2015).

Discussant, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA. (January 2015).

Member, Selection committee for the American Political Science Association Law & Courts Section's Best Graduate Student Paper Award. (20132013).

Member, Selection committee for the Southern Political Science Association's Neal Tate Award for the outstanding judicial politics paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the Southern Political Science Association. (20122012).

Public Service

Other, Communities in Schools North Texas. (March 2015May 2020).

Other, Denton County Voter Registrar. (2016).

Guest Speaker, Good Samaritan Society - Lake Forest Village. (March 3, 2016).

Guest Speaker, Good Samaritan Society - Lake Forest Village. (February 26, 2016).

Awards and Honors

Faculty/Staff Member of the Month, National Association of College and University Residence Halls, Southwest Region. (February 2017).