Monique Newton
Program Area(s): American Politics; Methods
Regional Specialization(s): United States
Dissertation Title:
Worst Behavior: How Traumatic Events Impact Local Political Participation of Black Neighborhoods in the United States
Dissertation Committee: Rogers, Reuel (Chair); Burch, Traci; Nuamah, Sally; Druckman, James
Research Interest(s): American Politics, Black Political Behavior, Urban Politics, Class, Trauma, Collective Memory
Publications:
- Newton, Monique, and Matthew D. Nelsen. 2024. “The Politics of Expedience: Evanston, Illinois, and the Fight for Reparations.” RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 10(3): 114–39.
- “When are police aggressive – and when are they respectful – toward Black Lives Matter protesters?” The Washington Post April 27, 2021
Conference Presentations:
- American Political Science Association, In Person Newton, M, September 6, 2023, “No Safety: An Exploration of the Meaning of Trauma for Black Americans”
- American Political Science Association, Virtual. Newton, M, Nelsen M, d’Urso A September 2, 2023, “In Support of Reparations: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment”
- Workshop on New Directions in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration, In person. Newton, M. October 2022 “The Roots of Local Opinion Formation: Evanston, Illinois, and Local Reparations” Notre Dame
Honor(s) & Award(s):
- Presidential Fellowship
- Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
- APSA Public Scholarship Program 2022-2023
- TGS ODI Social Justice Mini-Grant
- APSA Minority Fellow
- APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Scholar