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Yu-Hsien Sung

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Political Science

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of South Carolina, 2023
    Major: Political Science
  • MS, University of South Carolina, 2021
    Major: Applied Statistics

Current Scheduled Teaching

PSCI 2316.002Honors US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSpring 2026
PSCI 6321.001Multiple RegressionSpring 2026
PSCI 4900.001Special ProblemsSpring 2026
PSCI 3010.001American State and Local GovernmentFall 2025 Syllabus
PSCI 2316.002Honors US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSCI 2306.401US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 3W1 2025 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6321.001Multiple RegressionSpring 2025 SPOT
PSCI 3010.001American State and Local GovernmentFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Sung, Y. (2025). Effective Judicial Communication and Trust in the Judiciary. Journal of Law and Courts. 13 (1) 350-374. New York, Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/jlc.2025.1
  • Sung, Y. (2023). How US voters elect prosecutors: Evidence from a conjoint experiment. Political Research Quarterly. 76 (3) 1309-1324. California, Sage.
  • Sung, Y. (2023). A Court as a Means of Legislative Position Avoidance. 10 (1) 107-1302-. New York, Cambridge University Press.
  • Sung, Y. (2022). The effects of source cues and issue frames during COVID-19. Journal of Experimental Political Science. 9 (3) 369-378. England, Cambridge University Press.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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