DEONDRA ROSE, Ph.D.
Moreau Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Notre Dame
Department of Political Science
217 O’Shaughnessy Hall 46556
Notre Dame, IN
Office: (574) 631-6644; Mobile: (574) 904-8956
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Government, June 2012
Major Field: American Politics
Minor Field: Comparative Public Policy
M.A. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Government, February 2010
B.A. University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Political Science, May 2005, Summa cum Laude
DISSERTATION
Title: The Development of U.S. Higher Education Policy and Its Impact on the Gender Dynamics of American Citizenship
Committee: Suzanne Mettler (Chair), Christopher Anderson, Peter Enns, Michael Jones-Correa, Theodore Lowi
Treating federal higher education policy as an indispensable component of the American welfare state, this dissertation
examines how it has influenced the gender dynamics of American citizenship since the mid-twentieth century. In recent
decades, the U.S. has seen both a striking increase in women’s higher educational attainment and a narrowing of the
gender gap in political engagement. I examine how landmark higher education policies have affected these outcomes,
analyzing the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958, the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, and Title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972. Using qualitative analysis of historical documents and archival resources,
including legislative statutes, Congressional Record transcripts, and oral history interview materials, I examine how these
ground-breaking social policies were fashioned and probe how--in contrast to other landmark social welfare programs-they included women on equal terms with men. Then, I draw upon quantitative techniques, such as logistic and OLS
regression, to explain how federal higher education policies have influenced the gender dynamics of social and political
citizenship in the United States. This empirical analysis draws upon several datasets, including the National
Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) and the Higher Education Research Institute’s Cooperative Institutional
Research Program (CIRP) Freshman Survey. I find that by providing crucial resources and experiences, these policies
have contributed to women's promotion to first-class citizenship in the United States, revolutionizing the way in which the
state interacts with women and promoting gender equality in terms of social and political citizenship.
HONORS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
Degree Marshal for Ph.D. Candidates, The 144th Cornell Commencement Ceremony, 2012
“40 Under 40” Honoree, University of Georgia Alumni Association, 2011
Dean’s Prize for Distinguished Teaching, Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, 2010
Best Paper Presentation Award, Edward A. Bouchet Conference, Yale University, 2010
Provost’s Diversity Fellowship, Cornell University, 2010
Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Fellow, 2010
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LeFeber Research Grant, Cornell University, 2007
Summa cum Laude, University of Georgia, 2005
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Georgia, 2005
Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society), University of Georgia, 2004
Phi Kappa Phi, University of Georgia, 2004
CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS
“The Cold War Roots of Gender Equality in Higher Education: Policy, Politics, and the National
Defense Education Act of 1958.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association
Conference, Chicago, IL, March 31-April 3, 2011.
“Favorite Sons…and Daughters: The Effects of Federal Higher Education Policies on U.S. Gender Politics.”
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 25, 2010.
“Regulating Women’s Access to Higher Education: The Development of Title IX, 1972-2008.”
Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April 22-25,
2010.
“The Tank in the Living Room: An Answer to the Puzzle of Women’s Underrepresentation in
American Government.” With Professor Elizabeth Sanders. Presented at the Midwest Political
Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April 22-25, 2010.
“Taking IX for the Team: Policy, Politics, and How Sports Came to Dominate Title IX.”
Presented at the Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education, Yale University, New
Haven, CT, March 27, 2010.
“Unsustainability of Equal Opportunity: The Development of the Higher Education Act, 19652008.” With Professor Suzanne Mettler. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association, Toronto, Ontario, September 3-6, 2009.
PUBLICATIONS
“A Democratic Imperative: The Necessity of Government Support for U.S. Gender Equality” in
Enduring Questions in American Government (Database), Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO,
forthcoming, 2011.
“Caucuses,” “Education (as a campaign issue),” “Favorite Son/Daughter,” and “The Presidential
Election of 1936,” in The Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections,
and Political Behavior, ed. Kenneth F. Warren. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2008.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Citizenship by Degree: U.S. Higher Education Policy and the Changing Gender Dynamics of American
Citizenship. Book manuscript in progress.
“Opening Doors for Women: How Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments Promoted Gender Equality in
American Higher Education.” Under review at The Journal of Women, Politics, & Policy.
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“Accidental Egalitarianism: How the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and the Higher
Education Act of 1965 Promoted Gender Equality in U.S. Higher Education.” Under Review at
Studies in American Political Development.
“The Tank in the Living Room: An Answer to the Puzzle of Women’s Underrepresentation in
American Government.” With Professor Elizabeth Sanders. Preparing for journal submission.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
At the University of Notre Dame, 2012-Present
Policy and Politics (Spring 2013)
Inequality and American Politics (Spring 2013)
TA at Cornell University, 2007-2010
Introduction to American Politics and Government (Summer 2010, Spitzer)
History of American Government (Fall 2009, Lowi)
Middle Eastern Politics (Spring 2009, Patel)
Inequality and American Democracy (Fall 2008, Mettler)
Middle Eastern Politics (Spring 2008, Patel)
Introduction to American Government (Fall 2007, Lowi)
RESEARCH/GRADUATE ASSISTANCE
Graduate Assistant (GA) for the Office of Graduate Student Life, June 2011-May 2012
 Assisted the deans of the Graduate School with coordinating programming and professional development for
graduate and professional students
 Provided research support for the Office of Graduate Student Life
 Handled and protected confidential and sensitive data
Research Assistant (RA) for Professor Suzanne Mettler, January 2008-August 2011
 Provided research assistance for projects related to public policy, political behavior, and American political
development
 Emphasized independent research skills and attention to detail
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
At Cornell University, 2006-2011
Graduate School Associate Dean Search Committee, 2011
Graduate School Academic Integrity Committee, 2008-2010
Vice President of Operations, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GPSA), 2008-2009
Working Group for Climate Neutrality and Sustainability, 2008
Cornell Courts Colloquium, 2007-2008
GPSA Council of Representatives (COR), 2007-2008
President’s Working Group for Diversity, 2007-2008
Trustee Nominating Committee, 2007-2008
At The University of Georgia, 2002-2005
President, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Alpha Pi Chapter, 2004-2005
Miss University of Georgia, Miss America Scholarship Organization, 2005
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Volunteer, Youth Employment Service, 2011
Volunteer, 4-H Program, 2010
Volunteer, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Ithaca/Tompkins County, 2008-2009
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Field Organizer and Finance Staff, Steve Kelley for Governor of Minnesota, 2006
Substitute Teacher, Henry County Schools, Henry County, Georgia, 2005
Standardized Test Evaluator, Pearson Education, Duluth, Georgia, 2005
Campaign Manager, Mary Squires for Georgia State Senate, 2002