CURRICULUM VITAE


FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

 2006-present       Professor &  Helen Houlahan Rigali Chair                   Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL                

 2004-2006            Professor                                                                      University of Houston, Houston, TX                 

 1997-2004            Associate Professor                                                      University of Houston, Houston, TX

 2000-2002          Adjunct Professor                                                        University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
 1995-1998     

 1998- 1999            Professor                                                                      University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

 1990-1997             Assistant Professor                                                      University of Houston, Houston, TX

 Spring 1994          Visiting Professor                                                        University of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway

EDUCATION

 1991                    The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,  Ph.D. in Political Science.
                        
Dissertation title:  "The Implementation of Budgetary Reform"
                                Areas of Concentration: Public Policy, Organizational Theory, Policy Analysis and Research Methodology.
                        
 1979                    The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI,
Master of Science in Economics and Master of Public Policy and Administration 
                                Areas of Concentration: Industrial Organization, Policy Analysis and Organizational Theory.                        

 1977                 The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Economics
                                Graduated with Distinction.

PUBLICATIONS

Books 

Richard E. Matland and Kathleen A. Montgomery (eds.) (2003) Women’s Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe, Oxford University Press.

Articles 

Richard E. Matland and Donley T. Studlar (2004) "The Determinants of Legislative Turnover: A Cross National Study." British Journal of Political Science Vol. 34(1):87-108. 

Philip Michelbach, John T. Scott, Richard E. Matland and Brian Bornstein (2003) “Doing Justice to Rawls:  An Experimental Study of Norms Concerning Income Distribution.” American Journal of Political Science Vol. 47(3): 523-539. 

David C. King and Richard E. Matland (2003) "Sex and The Grand Old Party:  An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Candidate Sex on Support for a Republican Candidate."  American Politics Research. Vol. 31(6): 595-612. 

Scott, John T., Richard E. Matland, Philip A. Michelbach, and Brian H. Bornstein (2001) “Just Deserts:  An Experimental Study of Distributive Justice NormsAmerican Journal of Political Science. Vol. 45(4): 749-767. 

Kent L. Tedin, Richard E. Matland and Gregory R. Weiher (2001) “The Politics of Age and Race: Support and Opposition to a School Bond Referendum.” Journal of Politics, 63(1): 270-294.           

Brett Kleitz, Greg Weiher, Kent Tedin, and Richard E. Matland (2000) “Choice, Charter Schools, and Household PreferencesSocial Science Quarterly, 81(3): 846-854. 

Richard E. Matland and Donley T. Studlar (1998) “Gender and the Electoral Opportunity Structure in the Canadian Provinces.”  Political Research Quarterly, 51(1): 117-140. 

Richard E. Matland (1998) "Women's Representation in National Legislatures:  Developed and Developing Countries."  Legislative Studies Quarterly, 23(1): 109-125. 

Richard E. Matland and Michelle Taylor (1997) "Electoral System Effects on Women's Representation: Theoretical Arguments and Evidence from Costa Rica."  Comparative Political Studies, 30(2): 186-210. 

Richard E. Matland and Donley T. Studlar (1996) "The Contagion of Women Candidates in Single and Multimember District Systems:  Canada and Norway."  Journal of Politics, 58(3): 707-733. 

Donley T. Studlar and Richard E. Matland (1996) "The Dynamics of Womens' Representation in the Canadian Provinces."  Canadian Journal of Political Science, 29(2): 269-293.

Richard E. Matland (1995) "Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Neglect in an Urban School System."  Social Science Quarterly, 76(3): 506-512. 

Richard E. Matland (1995) "Synthesizing the Implementation Literature: The Ambiguity-Conflict Model of Policy Implementation."  Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 5(2): 145-174.  Reprinted in Richard Stillman (ed.) Public Administration: Concepts and Cases 7th edition Transaction Publishers, 2003.    

Richard E. Matland (1994) "Putting Scandinavian Equality to the Test: An Experimental Evaluation of Gender Stereotyping of Political Candidates in a Sample of Norwegian Voters."  British Journal of Political Science, 24(2): 273-292.

Donley T. Studlar and Richard E. Matland (1994) "The Growth of Women's Representation in the Canadian House of Commons and the Election of 1984: A Reappraisal."  Canadian Journal of Political Science, 27(1): 53-79. 

Richard E. Matland (1993) "Institutional Variables Affecting Female Representation in National Legislatures: The Case of Norway." Journal of Politics, 55(3): 737-755. 

Richard E. Matland and Deborah Dwight Brown (1992) "District Magnitude's Effect on Female Representation in State Legislatures." Legislative Studies Quarterly, 17(4): 469-492. 

Richard E. Matland (1987) "Kor flinke er universitetstilsette og korleis kan vi bli betre?  Ei kritisk vurdering av produktivitetsmål ved Universitetet i Bergen".  (How productive are university faculty? A critical evaluation of productivity measurement at the University of Bergen).  Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidskrift  3(2): 66-86. 

Einar Hope, Eivind Magnus, and Richard Matland (1983) "Economic Incentives and Public Firm Behavior", Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 85(3): 339-357.

Book Chapters 

Richard E. Matland (2007) “Gender Quotas and Legislative Recruitment:  A Comparative Survey” in The Implementation of Quotas:  Arab Experiences (ed.) Julie Ballington, Stockholm, Sweden: IDEA Publishing. 

Richard E. Matland (2006) “Quotas: Frequency and Effectiveness” in Gender Quotas: a Key to Equality?  (ed) Drude Dahlerup,  Oxford, UK: Routledge Publishing 

Richard E. Matland (2005) “Enhancing Women’s Political Participation: Legislative Recruitment and Electoral Systems” in Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers, 2nd edition (ed.) Azza Karam and Julie Ballington,  Stockholm, Sweden:  IDEA Publishing. 

Richard E. Matland (2005) “The Norwegian Experience with Quotas “in The Implementation of Quotas:  European Experiences (ed.) Julie Ballington and Francesca Binda, Stockholm, Sweden: IDEA Publishing.

Richard E. Matland and Kathleen Montgomery  (2003) “Recruiting Women to National Legislatures:  A General Framework with Applications to post-Communist Democracies”  in Richard E. Matland and Kathleen Montgomery (eds.)  (2003) Women’s Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe, Oxford University Press. 

Richard E. Matland (2003) “Women’s Representation in Post-Communist Europe”  in Richard E. Matland and Kathleen Montgomery (eds.)  (2003) Women’s Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe, Oxford University Press. 

Richard E. Matland and David C. King (2002)  “Women as Candidates in Congressional Elections” in Women Transforming Congress  (ed.) Cindy Simon Rosenthal   Norman, OK: Oklahoma University Press. 

Richard E. Matland (1999) “The Impact of Different Electoral System on Women’s Representation” in Women: Citizens of Europe: Towards Democratic Parity, (ed.) Paloma Saavedra, The European Commission.  Madrid, Spain.  (Published simultaneously in Spanish and French).   

Richard E. Matland (1998) “Enhancing Women’s Political Participation: Legislative Recruitment and Electoral Systems” in Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers , (ed.) Azza Karam,  Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Stockholm, Sweden.   This book has been translated into Bahasa Indonesian, French, and Spanish.  In addition this chapter has been reprinted in Polish.  Reprinted, 2002. 

Richard E. Matland (1998) “Bringing Women into Power: Research Findings in Western Democracies with Potential Application to Macedonia” in M. Ristova Increasing Women’s Participation in Politics and Power in Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia: Ministry of Science (in Macedonian).  

Richard E. Matland and Van Allen Wigginton (1997) “The Federal Budget: Where Does the Money Go? in Perspectives on American and Texas Politics, 5th edition, eds. Don Lutz and Kent Tedin. 

Richard E. Matland (1995) "How the Electoral System Structure has Helped Women Close the Representation Gap in Norway" in Closing the Gap: Women in Nordic Politics, ed. Lauri Karvonen and Per Selle, Dartmouth Press. 

Richard E. Matland (1995) "Kjønnstereotype forestillinger om politikere: en eksperimentell studie av likestillingen i Norge."  (Gender stereotypes of politicians: An experimental study of equality in Norway.)  in Kjønn og Politikk, (Gender and Politics) ed. Nina Raaum. 

Ola Listhaug, Beate Huseby, and Richard E. Matland (1995) "Valgatferd blant kvinner og menn: 1957-1993." (The Gender Gap in Norwegian Voting: 1957-1993) in Kjønn og Politikk, (Gender and Politics) ed. Nina Raaum. 

Richard E. Matland (1994) "The Federal Budget: Where Does the Money Go?" in Perspectives on American and Texas Politics, 4th edition, eds. Don Lutz and Kent Tedin. 

Richard E. Matland (1992) "The World's Leader in Female Representation: Norway" in International Directory of Women's Political Leaders, 3rd. Edition, ed. Shin-wha Lee.

Research Monograph

 Charter Evaluation Team (1997) “Texas Open-Enrollment Charter Schools: Year One Evaluation.” 

Reviews 

Richard E. Matland (1996) Review of Gender and Party Politics by Joni Lovenduski and Pippa Norris and Women, Elections, and Representation,  by R. Darcy, Susan Welch, and Janet Clark Western European Politics, 19(2):418-421. 

Richard E. Matland and Paul F. Diehl (1985) "A Review of the Kidney Problem."  Simulation and Games, 16(1): 105-108, March, 1985.

Research in Progress  

Richard E. Matland and Gregg R. Murray, “The Paradox of Voting and Political Mobilization:  Increasing Voter Turnout in the Latino Community” presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, paper is presently under review. 

Richard E. Matland and Adrian Shepherd, “The Effect of Candidate Race on Voter’s Evaluations of Qualifications for Judgeships” presented at the Southern Political Science Association Meetings. 

Richard E. Matland, John T. Scott, Toril Aalberg, Brian Bornstein, Philip Michelbach, Ola Listhaug  “Income Distribution:  An Experimental Study of Distributive Justice Norms Across Cultures” presented at the Southern Political Science Association Meetings. 

Richard E. Matland, “Voluntary Retirements from Parliament:  A Cross-National Survey and Implications for Turnover Rates.” 

Richard E. Matland, “The Two Faces of Representation: Implications for the Design of Electoral Systems”

RESEARCH INTERESTS

COMPARATIVE POLITICS (Electoral Systems, Comparative Legislatures); WOMEN AND POLITICS (Representation Issues, Access to Public Office, Consequences of Increased Representation); PUBLIC POLICY (Comparative Institutions, Policy Implementation, Education Policy, Distributive Justice).

GRANTS 

Loyola University Chicago, $6,000, 2006, “An Experimental Study of Distributive Justice Norms Across Cultures”.

University of Houston, $3,000, 2004, “A Comparative Studies of the Effect of Preferential Voting on Women’s Representation”.

Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, Norway, $75,000 (550.000 Norwegian Kroner), 2000-2003  “The Role of Voluntary Exits in Explaining Legislative Turnover: A Cross-National Study”. 

University of Houston, $4,000, 2003, Women’s Study Program Summer Research Grant,  “The Effect of Gender Quotas on Women’s Representation”. 

Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, Norway, $9,000 (70.000 Norwegian Kroner), 2002.  “Doctoral Seminar on Qualitative Methods in The Social Sciences” (co-taught with Martha Feldman of University of Michigan). 

 University of Houston, $4,000, 2001, Women’s Study Program Summer Research Grant,  “Women’s Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe”.

Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, Norway, $7,000 (50.000 Norwegian Kroner), 2000.  “Doctoral Seminar on The Use of Experiments in Political Science” (co-taught with Rick Wilson of Rice University). 

University of Bergen University Fund, Bergen, Norway, the Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, Norway and the Nordic Research Academy, Oslo, Norway, total funding of $35,000 (240.000 Nor. Kroner), 1999, Funding for International Conference on Women’s Access to Political Power in Eastern Europe: Ten Years After the Fall.  I organized this conference that attracted 40 participants from 20 different countries. 

Lauritz Meltzers Fond, Bergen, Norway, $20,000 (155.000 Norwegian Kroner), 1999-2000.  “Explaining High Rates of Exit from the Norwegian Stortinget: A Preliminary Study”.

Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, Norway, $35,000 (250.000 Norwegian Kroner), 1998-2000  “Distributive Justice from a Scandinavian Perspective: How Norwegians view Income Distribution” Co P.I. with Ola Listhaug. 

National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. $105,792, 1998-2000 “Distributive Justice Norms Concerning Income: A Cross-National Experimental  tudy of Individuals’ Choice of Allocation Principle” Co P.I. with John T. Scott and Brian H. Bornstein.

Nordic Research Academy, Oslo, Norway, 71.000 Norwegian Kroner ($10,000), 1998.“Doctoral Seminar on Agenda Setting and Public Policy Theory” (co-taught with Frank Baumgartner of Penn State University). 

Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, Norway, $8,000 (60.000 Norwegian Kroner), 1997, “Doctoral Seminar on Agenda Setting and Public Policy Theory” (co-taught  with Frank Baumgartner of Penn State University). 

University of Houston, $5,000, 1997, Program for Faculty Instructional Development,  “Using the Internet to Teach Introductory American Politics”.                                                                                        

University of Houston, $2,000, 1997, Limited Grant in Aid, “Comparative Legislative Turnover: A Survey of Advanced Industrialized Democracies”. 

Norwegian Research Council, Oslo, Norway, $9,000 (61.000 Norwegian Kroner), 1996, “Doctoral Seminar on Distributive Justice and Applications to Public Policy” (co-taught with John Scott of University of Houston)                                                                                                  

University of Houston, $5,000, 1996, Program for Enhancement of External Research Grant, “Does Money Matter? The Effects of Educational Finance Reform”. 

University of Houston, $750, 1994, Limited Grant in Aid, “Representation of Women in Canadian Provincial Legislatures: A Comparison to U.S. State Legislatures”. 

Norwegian Marshall Fund, Oslo Norway, $2,250 (15.000 Norwegian Kroner), 1993 “Do Political Parties Lead or Do they Follow?  Representation of Women, Women’s Issues, and Scandinavian Political Parties”. 

University of Houston, $ 3,000, 1993, Texas Center for University School Partnerships Research Grant, “Equalizing School Funding in Texas: Policy Effects”. 

University of Houston, $ 2,000, 1993, Limited Grant-in-Aid, “Factors Affecting Female Representation in Democratically Elected Legislatures Throughout the World”. 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, Belgium, $7,500 (240,000 Belgian Francs) 1992, NATO Research Fellowship in Democratic Institutions, “Representation of Women in National Legislatures: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Lessons”. 

University of Houston, $ 4,000, 1992, Presidential Research Scholarship Fund,  “Female Representation in National Legislatures: Causes and Consequences”. 

University of Houston, $1,200, 1992, Limited Grant-in-Aid,  “Is Nominating Women Catchy?  Testing the Contagion Theory Explanation for High Levels of Female Representation”. 

University of Houston, $6,000, 1991, Research Initiation Grant, “Representation of Women in National Legislatures: Theoretical Considerations and Lessons from Norway”. 

University of Houston, $1,200, 1991, Limited Grant-in-Aid, “Representation of Women in National Legislatures: Lessons from Norway”. 

American Scandinavian Foundation, New York, NY $2,000, 1991, “An Experimental Test of  Scandinavian Equality: Evaluation of Female Candidates in Norway”. 

Norwegian Marshall Fund, Oslo, Norway $2,250 (15,000 Norwegian Kroner), 1991, “An Experimental Evaluation of Gender Bias Among Norwegian Voters”. 

HONORS

University of Houston, College of Social Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, 1997. 

Southern Political Science Association's Award for Best Paper on Woman and Politics presented at 1991 conference. (Shared with my research assistant, Deborah Dwight Brown).

Dissertation Nominated for American Political Science Association's Harold K. Lasswell Award as Best Dissertation in the Field of Public Policy, 1991. 

Papers Presented at the Following Conferences:

American Political Science Association Meetings: 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007

Canadian Political Science Association Meetings: 1994.

European Consortium for Political Research Workshops: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004.

International Social Justice Research Conference: 1999.

International Society of Political Psychologists: 1991.

Latin American Studies Association: 1995.

Midwest Canadian Studies Association Meetings: 1992, 1996.

Midwest Political Science Association Meetings: 1993, 1994, 1998, 2005. 2006.

Nordic Political Science Association Meetings: 2000.

Southwest Social Science Association Meetings: 1997, 2000, 2002.

Southern Political Science Association Meetings: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007.

Workshop for Parliamentarians and Parliamentary Scholars: 1996. 


PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIP

Member of American Political Science Association; Midwest Political Science Association; Southern Political Science Association; Southwest Social Science Association. 

Reviewer for American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Comparative Political Studies, Electoral Studies, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Politics and Gender, Women and Politics, Canadian Journal of Political Science, American Behavioral Scientist, Journal of Public Policy, Journal of Public Administration and Research Theory, Policy Studies Journal, Governance, Journal of Commonwealth Studies, Scandinavian Political Studies, Economic Journal, and Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidskrift (Norwegian Journal of Political Science). 

Editorial Board, Politics and Gender, 2003-present. 

Editorial Board, Women and Politics, 1997-2003. 

Panel Member, National Science Foundation, Review of Grant Applications from Doctoral Students in Political Science, 2004-2007. 

Organizer, American Political Science Association Panels for Organized Section on Electoral Systems and Representation, 2005 APSA Meetings, Washington, D.C. 

United Nations, Member, Expert Group Meeting on Women’s Participation in Political Decision Making, Working Sessions to Prepare Report to Secretary General, October, 2005. 

United Nations, Member, Expert Group Meeting on Women’s Role in Politics in Post-Conflict Societies, Working Sessions to Prepare Report to Secretary General, January, 2004. 

Executive Committee Member, Policy Studies Organization, 2002-2005. 

Executive Committee Member, American Political Science Association Organized Section on Electoral Systems and Representation, 1999-2001.

Executive Committee Board Member, American Political Science Association Organized Section on Women and Politics, 1996-1998

Organizer, 1999, Women’s Access to Political Power in Eastern Europe: 10 Years After the Fall an international conference held at the University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, May 27-30, 1999 with 40 participants from 20 countries. 

Workshop Director, 1998, European Consortium for Political Research Workshop on Electoral Systems and Representation, Warwick University, England, March 23rd-28th, 1998. 

Member, Women and Politics Award Committee, 2000, Award presented by the Women and Politics Organized Section for Best Paper on Women and Politics Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Meetings, 1999. 

Member, Women and Politics Dissertation Award Committee, 1998, Award presented by the Women and Politics Organized Section for Best Dissertation on Women and Politics completed in 1997. 

Chair, Leon Weaver Award Committee, 1997, Award presented by the Representation and Electoral Systems Organized Section for Best Paper on Representation and Electoral Systems presented at the 1996 APSA Meetings. 

Member, Leon Weaver Award Committee, 1996, Award presented by the Representation and Electoral Systems Organized Section for Best Paper on Representation and Electoral Systems presented at the 1995 APSA Meetings. 

INVITED LECTURES

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, October, 2006. 

University of San Diego, Institute for Peace and Justice Conference on “Who Makes Policy? What Difference Does it Make?”  October, 2006.  

St. Thomas University, Houston, Texas, November, 2005. 

United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Decision-Making. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October, 2005. 

Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October, 2005. 

Iraq Women’s Education Institute, State Department Funded Conference for Iraqi Women Leaders on Developing Democracy in Iraq, Dead Sea, Jordan, April, 2005.

United Nations 49th Plenary Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, address on the use of gender quotas in the world,  UN, New York, New York, March 2005. 

United Nations Development Program Conference on Women and Gender Quotas in the Arab World, Cairo, Egypt, December, 2004. 

International IDEA Conference on The Use of Electoral Quotas to Promote Women’s Representation in Eastern Europe, Budapest, Hungary, October, 2004. 

Swedish Research Council Conference on The Effect of Quotas on Women’s Representation around the World, Stockholm, June, 2004. 

Conference on the Effects of SNTV on Women’s Representation in the Newly Established Indonesian Senate, Jakarta, Indonesia, January, 2004. 

International IDEA Conference on Women and Electoral System Reform, Lima, Peru, January, 2004. 

Organization of American States Conference on Political Financing and Women’s Access to Political Power, Washington, D.C., December, 2003. 

Organization of American States Conference on Women’s Political Participation, Washington, D.C., December, 2002. 

International Conference on “Women in the 21st Century”, Lake Ohrid, Macedonia, March, 2002. 

Ministry of Women’s Affairs Empowerment Conference on “Electoral Systems and Representation”, Jakarta, Indonesia, June, 2001. 

European Union Conference on “Women, Citizens of Europe”, Toledo, Spain, April, 1999. 

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, Fall 1998. 

USAID Conference on Women’s Political Participation, Skopje, Macedonia,Winter 1998. 

Göteborgs Universitet, Göteborg, Sweden, Fall, 1997. 

University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas. Spring, 1995. 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Fall, 1994. 

University of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway. Spring 1993.