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Mary Layton Atkinson
Mary Layton Atkinson
Associate Professor, Political Science & Public Administration
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Contact Me

Office: Fretwell 435E
Phone: 704-687-7055
Email: MAtkinson@uncc.edu
Twitter: @QueenCityProf

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  • Department of Political Science & Public Administration
  • The Policy Agendas Project
  • UNCC Public Policy Program
  • Women and Girls Research Alliance
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In The News

Media Appearances:

  • Quoted in, “What gun deal means for US, and Washington” by Peter Grier and Story Hinckley. The Christian Science Monitor. June 22, 2022.
  • Guest on the “Science of Politics” Podcast. How Media Coverage of Congress Limits Policymaking. March 10, 2021.
  • Panelist on Charlotte Talks episode on First Presidential Debate. Sept. 30, 2020.
  • Quoted in, “How the politically unthinkable can became mainstream” by Maggie Astor. The New York Times. February 24, 2019.
  • Quoted in, “President Trump heads to the Hill today to hammer home his agenda” by Kimberly Adams. Marketplace. October 24, 2017.
  • Quoted in, “There are 107 million single Americans. Why do politicians rarely mention us?” by Vicki Larson. The Washington Post. March 3, 2016.

Research in the News:

  • Is the Media to Blame for Biden’s Bad Poll Numbers? by Eric Levitz. New York Magazine. November 2, 2021.
  • How too much media attention could hurt the Democrats’ Infrastructure Bill. by Matt Grossman. FiveThirtyEight. March 24, 2021.
  • How Public Opinion Has Moved on Black Lives Matter, by Nate Cohn and Kevin Quealy. The New York Times. June 10, 2020.
  • There’s no nice lady caucus in Congress, by Susan Chira. The New York Times. November 10, 2018.
  • Gender stereotypes and the policy priorities of women in Congress. The LegBranch Blog. June 27, 2018.

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