Johnson County Community College
Press Release

College Information and Publications
913-469-8500
Julie Haas, Associate Vice President, Marketing Communications, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

3/06/09
Story by Peggy Graham

Scholar discusses media, elections at JCCC

Zoe Oxley

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Zoe Oxley, a researcher in the field of U.S. media and voting, will be the Johnson County Community College scholar in residence Monday-Friday, April 6-10, with two free public lectures.

• Media Coverage of War: Presidential Power, News Profits and Democracy at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Auditorium of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
• Women, Gender Stereotyping and Elections in the United States at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, in the Craig Community Auditorium

Oxley, chair of the department of political science, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., has been a professor at the college since 1998 teaching political science, political psychology and women’s studies. She has twice led a U.S. Politics Internship Program in Washington, D.C., as a well as a term abroad in York, England.

As an expert in elections, women in politics, public opinion and media coverage in American politics, Oxley has many publications and is much sought-after as a conference participant.

Democratic Ideals, Democratic Practice, a book Oxley co-authored with Rosalee Clawson, was published in 2008.  One of her works in progress is Variation in Media Coverage of Women Candidates: Gender Stereotypes and Novelty. Other publications she has co-authored include Does Running With a Woman Help? Evidence from U.S. Gubernatorial Elections; Women in Executive Office: Variation Across American States; Gender Stereotyping in State Executive Elections: Candidate Selection and Success; and Philosopher Kings or Political Actors? How the Media Portray the Supreme Court.

Oxley holds a bachelor’s degree in government and legal studies from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, and a master's degree and PhD in political science, the  Ohio State University, Columbus.

JCCC’s scholar-in-residence program is designed to bring visiting scholars to students, faculty and the public. For more information about Oxley’s residency, contact Pat Decker, program facilitator, honors program, at 913-469-8500, ext. 2512, or pdecker5@jccc.edu.