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Paula D. McClain

Paula D. McClain

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Political Science
pmcclain@duke.edu
Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0067
140 Science Drive, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Presentations & Appearances

Lecture, “Race, Politics and the American Political System,” · April 17, 2013 Lecture Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College
Pi Sigma Alpha Lecture, “Race, Immigration and Intergroup Relations: Results from Three Southern Cities,” · March 28, 2013 Lecture Department of Political Science, University of South Carolina
Keynote Address, North Carolina Political Science Association · February 22, 2013 Lecture Raleigh, NC
Lecture and workshop, Postdoctoral and Dissertation Fellows’ Mentoring Program · February 16, 2012 Lecture Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
National Advisory Board, RWJ Health Policy Center at Meharry Medical College · December 1, 2011 Lecture Nashville, TN
“Diversity in the Discipline,” · October 12, 2011 Lecture Department of Political Science, Rutgers University
Intergroup Relations in Three Southern Cities · May 4, 2011 Lecture Purdue University
Enhancing Research:Workshop for Political Scientists from Underrepresented Groupshop · February 2, 2011 Lecture SSRI, Duke University
Zócalo in New Orleans "La Nueva Orleans?" Race and Immigration in Post-Katrina America · October 16, 2009 Lecture New Orleans
Black and White Americans and Latino Immigrants: A Preliminary Look at Attitudes in Three Southern Cities · September 2, 2009 Lecture American Political Science Association Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Visiting Scholar · July 1, 2009 Lecture Russell Sage Foundation
An Era of Change or Politics as Usual? Can Women Find Commonality in Politics Across Race and Culture? · May 19, 2009 Lecture Charlotte, NC
Diversity and Equality in the 21st Century America · February 1, 2009 Lecture Vienna, Salzburg, and Linz, Austria
Teaching the Dynamics of Race and Gender · November 13, 2008 Lecture The Reinvention Center’s National Conference,
“The New Politics: A Town Hall Conversation on Race, Class, and Gender in Today’s Electorate,” · April 16, 2008 Lecture Smith College,

Service to the Profession

President-elect, President, Past-President · 2013 - 2017 Other Midwest Political Science Association,
tenure/promotion committees · January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 Editorial Activities