Jacob Authement

Jacob Authement

Political Science PhD Candidate

University of Missouri

Biography

Hi! First things first, it’s pronounced “Oh-Tee-Mon.” Please, just call me Jacob.

I am a political science PhD candidate at the Harry S Truman School of Government & Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. Before moving to Missouri, I recieved my BA in Political Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Geaux Cajuns!). Professionally, my research interests include American state politics, American political institutions, interest groups, and legislative expertise. My dissertation research focuses on the procedural expertise state legislatures, committees, and legislators accrue through time and how (or if) they replace this expertise in the face of shorter time horizons.

You can download a copy of my Curriculum Vitae here.

As a bit of non-academic background, I was born and raised in the small town of Chauvin, located on the bayous of South Louisiana. I have several years of experience working in both state and local politics in Louisiana (through the Louisiana State Legislature and Lafayette Consolidated Government, respectively). If I am not researching state legislatures, you can usually find me waxing nostalgic about Louisiana cuisine, rooting for the STL Cardinals, or playing a video game… or probably a combination of all three.

Interests
  • American State Politics
  • American Political Institutions
  • Interest Group Politics
Education
  • PhD in Political Science, 2024 (expected)

    University of Missouri

  • BA in Political Science and English Folklore, 2019

    University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Research

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Authement, Jacob, Michelangelo Landgrave, and Nicholas Weller. 2023. "Do Public Housing Agencies Discriminate Against Latinos? A Large-Scale Replication Study to Assess Discrimination" Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.61.325

Editor-Reviewed Book Chapters

Anstett, Robert, & Jacob Authement. 2022. Comparing and Contrasting the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions in Readings in American Politics, 3rd ed. edited by James W. Endersby. W.W. Norton & Company.

Anstett, Robert, & Jacob Authement. 2022. Comparing and Contrasting Political Institutions of the State of Missouri, the United States, and Other States in Readings in American Politics, 3rd ed. edited by James W. Endersby. W.W. Norton & Company.

Teaching

University of Missouri

Future Courses (tentative)

  • American National Government, POLSC 1100, Spring 2024

Instructor

  • Politics of the American South, POLSC 4170, Fall 2023
  • Politics of the American South, POLSC 4170, Summer 2023 (asynchronous)
  • Program Assessment & Improvement, PUB_AF 4420, Spring 2023
  • Politics of the American South, POLSC 4170, Fall 2022

Lab Instructor

  • Introduction to Political Research, POLSC 3000, Spring 2021 and Fall 2021
  • State Government, POLSC 2100, Fall 2020

Teaching Assistant

  • History of American Legislatures, POLSC 4141, Spring 2022
  • Congress and Legislative Policy, POLSC 4140, Spring 2022
  • Strategy and Warfare, POLSC 4412, Spring 2020
  • American National Government, POLSC 1100, Fall 2019

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