Faculty Profile

Elizabeth Oldmixon

Title
Professor
Department
Political Science
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

MBA, University of North Texas.
Major: Strategic Management
PhD, University of Florida, 2001.
Major: Political Science
MA, University of Florida, 1999.
Major: Political Science
BA, Providence College, 1996.
Major: Political Science and Humanities

Current Scheduled Teaching*

No current or future courses scheduled.

* 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 3100.001, Topics in American Government, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2305.012, US Political Behavior and Policy, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2316.005, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3300.003, Political Science Research Methods, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SPDA 3011.501, Internship Project and Design, Spring 2021 Syllabus
SPDA 2011.501, Internship Project Management, Spring 2021 Syllabus
NCPS 4800.501, New College Internship, Spring 8W2 2021 Syllabus
NCPS 4800.900, New College Internship, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
SPDA 3011.501, Internship Project and Design, Fall 2020 Syllabus
SPDA 2011.501, Internship Project Management, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.001, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3140.001, LGBT Politics, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.001, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 4700.002, Topics in Comparative Politics, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2305.001, US Political Behavior and Policy, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2305.801, US Political Behavior and Policy, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5050.001, Seminar in American Government and Politics, Spring 2018 SPOT
PSCI 5050.600, Seminar in American Government and Politics, Spring 2018 SPOT
PSCI 4952.001, Political Science Capstone Seminar, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3110.001, The Legislative Process, Fall 2017 SPOT
PSCI 3110.002, The Legislative Process, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 1050.001, American Government: Process and Policies, Summer 3W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 4951.004, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2017
PSCI 2300.002, Introduction to Political Research, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 1050.005, American Government: Process and Policies, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 4150.001, Religion and Politics in the United States, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3700.002, Area Politics, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5340.001, Seminar in Political Science Scope and Methods, Fall 2015 SPOT
PSCI 6900.716, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2015
PSCI 1041.001, Honors American Government, Spring 2015 Syllabus
PSCI 6900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2015
PSCI 3100.001, Topics in American Government, Spring 2015 Syllabus
PSCI 1040.104, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Fall 2014 Syllabus
PSCI 1040.105, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Fall 2014 Syllabus
PSCI 1040.106, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Fall 2014 Syllabus
PSCI 5340.001, Seminar in Political Science Scope and Methods, Fall 2014
PSCI 5340.600, Seminar in Political Science Scope and Methods, Fall 2014
PSCI 4150.001, Religion and Politics in the United States, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
PSCI 6900.716, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2014
PSCI 5050.001, Seminar in American Government and Politics, Spring 2014
PSCI 5900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2014
PSCI 1040.006, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Fall 2013 Syllabus
PSCI 4150.001, Religion and Politics in the United States, Fall 2013 Syllabus
PSCI 6900.716, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2013
PSCI 3100.001, Topics in American Government, Summer 5W2 2013 Syllabus
PSCI 5050.001, Seminar in American Government and Politics, Spring 2013
PSCI 1041.001, Honors American Government, Fall 2012 Syllabus
PSCI 5340.001, Seminar in Political Science Scope and Methods, Fall 2012
PSCI 3110.001, The Legislative Process, Summer 3W1 2012
PSCI 3700.003, Area Politics, Spring 2012 Syllabus
PSCI 1051.001, Honors American Government, Spring 2012 Syllabus
PSCI 1041.002, Honors American Government, Fall 2011 Syllabus
PSCI 3110.001, The Legislative Process, Fall 2011 Syllabus
PSCI 6930.713, Individual Research, Spring 2011
PSCI 6930.723, Individual Research, Fall 2010
PSCI 3110.001, The Legislative Process, Summer 3W1 2010
PSCI 3700.003, Area Politics, Spring 2010 Syllabus
PSCI 6930.713, Individual Research, Spring 2010
PSCI 2300.002, Introduction to Political Research, Spring 2010 Syllabus
PSCI 6900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2010
PSCI 6930.723, Individual Research, Fall 2009
PSCI 5340.001, Seminar in Political Science Scope and Methods, Fall 2009
PSCI 1040.001, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Summer 3W1 2009
PSCI 6930.713, Individual Research, Spring 2009
PSCI 6940.713, Practicum, Spring 2009
PSCI 6900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2009
PSCI 3100.001, Topics in American Government, Spring 2009
PSCI 1050.003, American Government: Process and Policies, Fall 2008
PSCI 6930.713, Individual Research, Fall 2008
PSCI 5900.715, Special Problems, Fall 2008
PSCI 6900.715, Special Problems, Fall 2008
PSCI 3100.005, Topics in American Government, Fall 2008
PSCI 1040.001, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Summer 3W1 2008
PSCI 1050.006, American Government: Process and Policies, Spring 2008
PSCI 6930.713, Individual Research, Spring 2008
PSCI 6930.715, Individual Research, Spring 2008
PSCI 6940.713, Practicum, Spring 2008
PSCI 3100.001, Topics in American Government, Spring 2008
PSCI 3700.002, Area Politics, Fall 2007
PSCI 6940.713, Practicum, Fall 2007
PSCI 5020.001, Proseminar in American Government and Politics, Fall 2007
PSCI 6900.715, Special Problems, Fall 2007
PSCI 1040.005, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Spring 2007
PSCI 5900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2007
PSCI 2300.001, The Study of Politics, Spring 2007
PSCI 1040.002, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Fall 2006
PSCI 5020.001, Proseminar in American Government and Politics, Fall 2006
PSCI 1040.001, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Summer 3W1 2006
PSCI 1040.007, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Spring 2006
PSCI 4900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2006
PSCI 6900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2006
PSCI 3100.001, Topics in American Government, Spring 2006
PSCI 3110.001, The Legislative Process, Fall 2005
PSCI 1040.002, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Summer 3W1 2005
PSCI 1040.001, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Spring 2005
PSCI 1040.004, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Spring 2005
PSCI 1040.001, American Government: Laws and Institutions, Fall 2004
PSCI 5050.001, Seminar in American Government and Politics, Fall 2004
PSCI 6900.725, Special Problems, Fall 2004

* 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 Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Archived Data
Oldmixon, E. A., Calfano, B. R. (2017). Irish Clergy Survey, 2011. Harvard Dataverse.
Oldmixon, E. A., Hamner, B. B. (2017). Replication Data for: Discourse and Dissonance: Religious Agendas in the 104th Congress. Harvard Dataverse.
Book
Calfano, B., Michelson, M., Oldmixon, E. A. (2017). A Matter of Discretion: Priests, Politics, and Institutional Context. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, Inc..
Oldmixon, E. A. (2005). Uncompromising Positions: God, Sex and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Book Chapter
Oldmixon, E. A. (2019). Political Behavior of Religious Elites. Oxford Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Oldmixon, E. A., McGauvran, R. (2018). ‘God is a pretty fair guy’: Assessing the Role of Religion on Economic Attitudes. The Evangelical Crackup: Will the Evangelical-Republican Coalition Last?. 239-258. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
Oldmixon, E. A., Drummond, N. (2016). THIRD Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy in the 20th Century. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Politics in the U.S.. New York, NY: Wiley-Blackwell.
Oldmixon, E. A., Calfano, B. R. (2015). Clerical Burnout and Political Engagement: A Study of Catholic Priests in Ireland. The Catholic Church in Ireland Today. Lexington Books: Lanham, MD.
Watson, W. L., King, K. L., Hamner, J. H., Oldmixon, E. A., Ishiyama, J. T., Miller, W., Simon, E. (2015). "After the Apocalypse: A Simulation for Introduction to Politics Classes" in Ishiyama, Miller, and Simon, eds. Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations. Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations. London:.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2014). An Institutionalist Perspective on Religion and Politics. Mediating Religion and Government: Political Institutions and the Policy Process.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2014). Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State.. Religion and Regimes: Support, Separation, and Opposition.
Heaney, M. (2014). Religious Rhetoric in Congress. Mediating Religion and Government: Political Institutions and the Policy Process.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2009). Religion and Legislative Politics. Oxford Handbook on Religion and American Politics.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2006). "Conflict over Israel: The Role of Religion, Race, Party and Ideology in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-­2002.". Terrorism and Political Violence.
Calfano, B., Oldmixon, E. A., VonDoepp, P. (2005). Religious Lobbies and the Texas Legislature. Representing God at the Statehouse: Religion and Politics in the American States.
Book Review
Oldmixon, E. A. (2008). Invited review of D. Michael Lindsay, Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2006). Women with a Mission: Religion, Gender, and the Politics of Women Clergy.
Instructor's Manual
Oldmixon, E. A. (2009). We the People: An Introduction to American Politics, Instructor's Manual.
Journal Article
Oldmixon, E. A. (2019). Legislating Morality in the U.S. Congress...or Not: Religion, Polarization, and the Next Wave of Culture. The Forum. 17(1), 97-119.
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.
Calfano, B. R., Oldmixon, E. A. (2018). The Influence of Institutional Salience on Political Attitudes and Activism among Catholic Priests in the United States. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 57(3), 634-643.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2018). ‘It was my understanding that there would be no math’: Using Case Studies to Teach Undergraduate Research Methods. Journal of Political Science Education. 14(2), 249-259.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2017). Religious Representation and Animal Welfare in the U.S. Senate. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 56(1), 162–178.
Oldmixon, E. A., Calfano, B. (2016). Remember to Ask the Boss: Priming and the Political Dynamics of Priest Reliance on Bishop Cues. Religions. 7(21), 1-18.
Hamner, B. B., Oldmixon, E. A. (2015). Discourse and Dissonance: Religious Agendas in the 104th Congress. Research and Politics. 2(3), 1-8.
Oldmixon, E. A., Calfano, B. (2015). Primed Parsons: Reference Groups and Clergy Political Attitudes. Journal of Religion and Society. 17, 1-10.
Oldmixon, E. A., (2014). Assessing Clergy Attitudes: Ideology and Institutional Superiors. Journal of Church and State.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2014). Strategically Prophetic Priests: An Analysis of Competing Principal Influence on Clergy Political Action. Review of Religious Research.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2014). Who and What Affects the First Estate? An Analysis of Clergy Attitudes in Ireland. American Politics Quarterly.
Hamner, B. B., Matsabayashi, T., Oldmixon, E. A. (2014). Israeli Attitudes on Synagogue and State. Politics and Religion. 7(1), 122-147.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2011). "Needs, Norms, and Food Policy in the U.S. House of Representatives.". Social Science Journal.
D'Souza, D. E., Clower, T. L., Nimon, K. F., Oldmixon, E. A., Van Tassell, F. S. (2010). Developing a mission statement for a faculty senate. Planning for Higher Education. 39(2), 15-24.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2009). "U.S. Senators' Support for Israel Examined Through Sponsorship/Co-Sponsorship Decisions, 1993-2002: The Influence of Elite and Constituent Factors.". Foreign Policy Analysis.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2008). "Catholic Republicans and Conflicting Impulses in the 109th Congress.". Politics and Religion.
Meernik, J. D., Oldmixon, E. A. (2008). "The President, the Senate, and the Costs of Internationalism.". Foreign Policy Analysis.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2007). The Religious Dynamics of Gay Rights Decision-Making in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1993-2002. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2006). "Affiliation, Salience, Advocacy: Three Religious Factors in Public Policy-Making.". Legislative Studies Quarterly.
Oldmixon, E. A., Rosenson, B., Wald, K. (2005). "Conflict over Israel: The Role of Religion, Race, Party and Ideology in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2002.". Terrorism and Political Violence.
Meernik, J. D., Oldmixon, E. A. (2004). "Internationalism in Congress, 1948-­1989.". Political Research Quarterly.
Oldmixon, E. A. (2002). "Culture Wars in the Congressional Theater: How the U.S. House of Representatives Legislates Morality, 1993-1998.". Social Science Quarterly.
Newsletter
Oldmixon, E. A. (2006). "Israel's Advocates.".
Research Blog Post
Oldmixon, E. A., Greig, J. M. (2017). Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital. What could go wrong?. Religion in Public. https://wp.me/p8jrQB-Gz
Oldmixon, E. A. (2017). Northern Irish Clergy and Support for Irish Unification. Religion in Public. https://wp.me/p8jrQB-6i
Oldmixon, E. A. (2017). Religious Representation and Animal Welfare. Religion in Public. https://wp.me/p8jrQB-aI
Oldmixon, E. A. (2017). Suicide Rates and Professional Morale among Catholic Priests in Ireland. Religion in Public. https://wp.me/p8jrQB-u4
Oldmixon, E. A. (2017). The #TakeAKnee Protest is as American as Saluting the Flag…Swear to God. Religion in Public. https://wp.me/p8jrQB-B0
Oldmixon, E. A. (2017). Why is Jerusalem so important to evangelical Protestants?. https://wp.me/p8jrQB-GX
Scholarly Note
Oldmixon, E. A., Grant, J. (2019). Overcorrecting for the Potter Stewart Approach to Promotion and Tenure: A Reflection on Using Journal Impact Factor to Assess Scholarly Records. The Forum. 17(2), 257-270.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Fellowship
Oldmixon, E. A., "Fulbright Scholar," Other, Funded. (20102010).
Oldmixon, E. (Principal), "William A. Steiger Fellowship for Legislative Studies," Private, Funded. (20062006).
Grant - Teaching
Oldmixon, E. A. (Principal), "Curriculum Development Grant," Sponsored by Global Religion Research Initiative, University of Notre Dame, Other, $4000 Funded. (2018).
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).
Oldmixon, E. (Principal), "SIFT (Student Innovation Fee for Teaching) Grant," Sponsored by CLEAR and SGA, State, $750 Funded. (January 2017January 2017).
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    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):
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