Kerry L. Haynie | Scholars@Duke

Kerry L. Haynie
Professor of Political Science

Kerry L. Haynie is an Associate Professor of Political Science and African & African American Studies. He directs Duke’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Social Sciences, and is one of the editors of the journal, Politics, Groups, and Identities. A native of Kannapolis, North Carolina, he received his B.A.(1985) and Ph.D. (1994) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has a Masters of Public and International Affairs degree from the University of Pittsburgh (1988). Professor Haynie’s research and teaching interests are in race and ethnic politics, intersections of race and gender, legislative processes, state-level politics, southern politics, and comparative urban politics. Along with articles in The Journal of Politics; Legislative Studies Quarterly; Politics, Groups, and Identities; International Journal of Africana Studies; Social Science and Medicine; and the Journal of Women Politics and Policy, his publications include New Race Politics in America: Understanding Minority and Immigrant Voting (co-edited with Jane Junn, Cambridge University Press), African American Legislators in the American States (Columbia University Press), The Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics, Volume I: African Americans and Asian Americans(Oryx Press); and The Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics, Volume II: Hispanic Americans and Native Americans (Oryx Press). Professor Haynie has traveled widely speaking on race and politics, including invited talks in France, Germany, and South Africa. He is the co-winner (w/Beth Reingold) of the American Political Science Association’s Women and Politics Research Section’s Best Paper Award for 2012.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Political Science, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2021
Chair of the Department of Political Science, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2021

Contact Information

279 Gross Hall, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0204
klhaynie@duke.edu (919) 660-4366
Personal Website

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 1994
- B.A., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 1985
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Political Science, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2003 - 2021
- Associate Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies, African & African American Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2010 - 2013
- Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Social Sciences, Social Science Research Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2010 - 2013
- Associate Chairman, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2006 - 2009
Recognition
In the News
- MAY 11, 2021
  
  Trustee and Faculty Leaders Reflect on Their Tenures Filled With Challenges
- NOV 6, 2020
  
  Duke in the News: Assessing a Tight Election, COVID in the Holidays
- NOV 2, 2020
  
  What to Watch for on an Unusual Election Night
- OCT 23, 2020
  
  Duke in the News: Political Polarization, COVID Evolution, and a New Human Organ
- OCT 9, 2020
  
  Duke in the News: VP Debate, Economic Future and What to Expect on Election Night
- JAN 24, 2020 Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
  
  Five Decades of African American Studies at Trinity
- OCT 14, 2019
  
  Kerry Haynie on Faculty Governance, University Initiatives and Duke's Role in North Carolina
- FEB 27, 2019
  
  Kerry Haynie Elected Chair of Academic Council
- APR 25, 2018
  
  Mellon Grant to Assist Duke Program Supporting Underrepresented Faculty
- JAN 11, 2018 Duke Council on Race and Ethnicity
  
  Duke Immerse Students Discuss a Semester of Global Travel Studying Urban Governance and Structural Inequality
- NOV 2, 2016
  
  What Can We Expect on Nov. 8, and After?
- OCT 9, 2016 The Hill
  
  Kerry Haynie: Tumult surrounding Trumps campaign boosts Clinton with black voters
- SEP 8, 2016 Charlotte Observer
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: Hillary Clinton fighting 'enthusiasm gap' among some black voters
- SEP 1, 2016 NPRs All Things Considered
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: Hillary Clinton depends on black voters in hopes to win North Carolina
- AUG 12, 2016
  
  Three-day Workshop for Junior Faculty of Color Provides Tips on Achieving Tenure
- AUG 10, 2016 WUNC
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: Local elections boards consider how to reinstate early voting
- AUG 3, 2016 Roll Call
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: Election law ground wars underway in federal courts
- AUG 1, 2016 Newsday
  
  Clinton, Trump need to grow base of support, experts say
- AUG 1, 2016
  
  News Tip: Court Ruling on NC’s Voter ID Requirement Boosts Democrats, Expert Says
- JUL 28, 2016 Newsday
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: Chelsea follows Ivanka in trying to polish parent's image
- JUL 25, 2016 WRAL’s “On the Record”
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: Speeches, Trump family make waves during RNC
- JUL 25, 2016 The Miami Herald, McClatchy Newspapers
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: The leader of the Congressional Black Caucus is having a huge year
- JUL 15, 2016 The Charlotte Observer
  
  Kerry Haynie: Clinton VP pick should ‘bring in a progressive view’
- JUL 14, 2016 Winston-Salem Journal, Greensboro News & Record
  
  Kerry Haynie sees sign of disarray in Trump campaign
- JUL 13, 2016
  
  News Tip: Experts Available to Comment on VP Picks, Conventions
- MAR 15, 2016 WFAE-Charlotte
  
  Kerry Haynie: North Carolina primary preview
- FEB 17, 2016 Durham Herald-Sun
  
  Duke experts size up presidential race
- FEB 16, 2016 WUNC
  
  Kerry Haynie: What Justice Antonin Scalia's death means for North Carolina's redistricting case
- FEB 16, 2016 Duke Campaign Stop 2016
  
  NC Won't Play Key Role in Race if Primary Delayed
- FEB 15, 2016 WRAL-TV
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: Scalia's death could create chaos in N.C. redistricting case
- JAN 13, 2016 NPR’s “Here And Now"
  
  Kerry Haynie: Obama's legacy on race
- DEC 11, 2015 Governing
  
  Why state legislatures are still pretty white
- SEP 1, 2015
  
  Faculty Discuss #RaceMatters Before Large Audience in White Lecture Hall
- JUL 28, 2015 WRAL
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: N.C. GOP chairman links Clinton to KKK
- JUN 24, 2015 The New York Times
  
  Kerry Haynie comments: Calls to drop Confederate emblems spread nationwide
- MAR 31, 2015
  
  Kerry L. Haynie, 2015 Dean's Award Winner
- NOV 5, 2014
  
  Midterms: The Takeaway for the US, NC & Higher Ed
- OCT 5, 2014
  
  Duke Faculty: Control of the Senate May Come Down to NC Race
Awards & Honors
- Best Paper Award. American Political Science Association’s Women and Politics Research Section. September 2013
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award,. Duke University. March 2012
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
  - United States of America (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- Increasing Housing Stability: Assessing Promising Tenancy Support Models to Inform Local, State, and National Policy and Practice awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2016 - 2019
- Duke Summer Institute for Tenure and Professional Advancement (SITPA) awarded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2015 - 2018
- Public Perspectives and Experience Regarding Genetic Ancestry Testing awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2016
- Collaborative Research: Representation and the Intersections of Gender, Race and Ethnicity awarded by National Science Foundation 2006 - 2011
- Disease and Diversity Among Civil War Veterans awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 2006 - 2008
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Reckoning with Race, Racism, and the History of the American South Initiative: Race, Social Movements and Political Participation in the New South awarded by Duke Office of the Provost 2021
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Junn, J., and K. L. Haynie. New race politics in America: Understanding minority and immigrant politics, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511790577.
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  - Haynie, K. African American Legislators in the American States. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001.
  - Haynie, K. L., J. Schultz, A. Aoki, and A. McCulluch, eds. The Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics, Vol. I: African Americans and Asian Americans. Colorado Springs, CO: Oryx Press, 2000.
  - Haynie, K. L., J. Schultz, A. Aoki, and A. McCulluch, eds. The Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics, Vol. II: Hispanic Americans and Native Americans. Colorado Springs, CO: Oryx Press, 2000.
- Academic Articles
  - Haynie, K. L. “CONTAINING the RAINBOW COALITION: Political Consequences of Mass Racialized Incarceration.” Du Bois Review 16, no. 1 (March 1, 2019): 243–51. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742058X19000122.
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  - Outram, Simon, Joseph L. Graves, Jill Powell, Chantelle Wolpert, Kerry L. Haynie, Morris W. Foster, Jessica W. Blanchard, Anna Hoffmeyer, Robert P. Agans, and Charmaine Dm Royal. “Genes, Race, and Causation: US Public Perspectives About Racial Difference.” Race and Social Problems 10, no. 2 (June 2018): 79–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-018-9223-7.
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  - Haynie, K., and Lisa Garcia Bedolla. “The Obama Coalition and the Future of AMerican Politics.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 1 (2013).
  - Bratton, K. A., K. L. Haynie, and B. Reingold. “Agenda setting and African American women in state legislatures.” Journal of Women, Politics and Policy 28, no. 3–4 (August 29, 2007): 71–96. https://doi.org/10.1300/J501v28n03_04.
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  - Humphreys, Margaret, Philip Costanzo, Kerry L. Haynie, Truls Ostbye, Idrissa Boly, Daniel Belsky, and Frank Sloan. “Racial disparities in diabetes a century ago: evidence from the pension files of US Civil War veterans.” Soc Sci Med 64, no. 8 (April 2007): 1766–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.12.004.
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  - Humphreys, Margaret, Idrissa Boly, Philip Costanzo, Kerry Haynie, and Kerry Truls. “Racial Disparities in Diabetes a Century Ago: Evidence.” Social Science and Medicine 64, no. 8 (2007).
  - Haynie, K. “Paul M. Sniderman and Thomas Piazza. 2002. Black Pride and Black Prejudice.” Perspectives on Politics, March 2004.
  - Bratton, A., and K. L. Haynie. “When the Seniority Ladder Collapses: The Determinants of Leadership in Term Limited and Non-Term Limited State Legislatures (In preparation).” State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 2003.
  - Haynie, K. L., and A. Bratton. “Agenda-Setting and Legislative Success in State Legislatures: The Effects of Gender and Race.” The Journal of Politics 63, no. 3 (2003).
  - Haynie, K. “African-American Representatives in the New Jersey Legislature: 1970-1989.” International Journal of Africana Studies 9, no. 1 (2003).
  - Haynie, K. L. “The color of their skin or the content of their behavior? Race and perceptions of African American legislators.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 27, no. 2 (January 1, 2002): 295–314. https://doi.org/10.3162/036298002X200602.
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  - Bratton, K. A., and K. L. Haynie. “Agenda setting and legislative success in state legislatures: The effects of gender and race.” Journal of Politics 61, no. 3 (January 1, 1999): 658–79. https://doi.org/10.2307/2647822.
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  - Haynie, K. “Paul E. Peterson, ed. Classifying By Race.” Journal of Politics, May 1997.
  - Haynie, K. “Katherine Tate, From Protest to Politics: The New Black Voters in American Elections.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1995.
- Book Sections
  - Bratton, K. A., K. L. Haynie, and B. Reingold. “Agenda setting and African American women in state legislatures.” In Intersectionality and Politics: Recent Research on Gender, Race, and Political Representation in the United States, 28:71–96, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1300/J501v28n03_04.
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  - Haynie, K., and Beth Reingold. “Representing Women’s Interests and Intersections of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in U.S. State Legislatures.” In Representation: The Case of Women, Maria Escobar-Lemmon and Michelle M. Taylor. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.
  - Haynie, K. “Understanding Visible Minorities in Politics: Beyond the Single Axes.” In ’Minorités Visibles En Politique’. CNRS éditions, 2010.
  - Haynie, K., and Candis S. Watts. ““Blacks and the Democratic Party: A Resilient Coalition,”.” In New Directions in American Political Parties, edited by Jeffrey Stonecash. Routledge, Taylor Francis, 2010.
  - Haynie, K., and Candis S. Watts. ““Blacks and the Democratic Party: A Resilient Coalition,”.” In New Directions in American Political Parties, edited by Jeffrey Stonecash. Routledge, Taylor Francis, 2009.
  - Bratton, Kathleen A., Kerry L. Haynie, and Beth Reingold. “Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Representation: The Changing Landscape of Legislative Diversity.” In The Book of States, 2008 Edition. Council of State Governments, 2008.
  - Haynie, K. L. “Understanding the new race politics: Conclusions and challenges.” In New Race Politics in America: Understanding Minority and Immigrant Politics, 166–74, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511790577.009.
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  - Haynie, K. “African Americans and the New Politics of Inclusion: A Representational Dilemma?” In Congress Reconsidered, edited by Lawrence C. Dodd and Bruce I. Oppenheimer. CQ Press, 2005.
  - Haynie, Kerry L. “Racial and Ethnic Diversity in American Elections.” In New Race Politics: Understanding Minority and Immigrant Voting, edited by Jane Junn and Kerry L. Haynie. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  - Haynie, K. “"Daniel T. Blue".” In Biographical Entry in The Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics, edited by Jeffrey D. Schultz and et al. Colorado Springs, CO: Oryx Press, 2003.
  - Haynie, K. “"Henry Frye".” In Biographical Entry in The Encyclopedia of Minorities in Amerian Politics, edited by Jeffrey D. Schultz and et al. Colorado Springs, CO: Oryx Press, 2003.
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Service to the Profession
- various presses. December 22, 2008 2008
- Co-Organizer and Co-Host : Southeast Regional Conference of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. November 21, 2008 2008

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Awards & Honors

Global Scholarship

Expertise

Selected Grants

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

Selected Publications

Books

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Recent Courses

Presentations & Appearances

Service to the Profession