Education
Ph.D. Political Science, Claremont Graduate University, 2021
M.A. Politics, Claremont Graduate University, 2019
Ph.D. Social and Comparative Analysis, University of Pittsburgh, 2011
MPIA University of Pittsburgh, 2003
B.A. Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
Areas of Expertise
Race and ethnic politics
Survey and interview research
Public opinion
Political behavior
Voting and voting rights
Biography
Dr. Joseph Dietrich works closely on political engagement in the Native American and
other minority communities, on voter disenfranchisement, and on voting by mail. Currently,
he is conducting several studies on voting efficacy among minority populations including
one where he is co-developing a voting efficacy score and another on the efficacy
of voting by mail in increasing minority voter turnout. He has over twenty years of
experience in both academic and professional capacities collecting survey and interview
data. His research specialties include:
- voting and political behavior
- polling and survey research
- elite interviews
- race and ethnic politics
- the intersection of politics, policy, and education
He previously taught at the University of North Texas where he was an Assistant Professor
of Education and Public Policy, the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
and Robert Morris University.
Dr. Dietrich holds a B.A., MPIA, and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, as well
as an additional Ph.D. and M.A. in American Politics and Public Law from Claremont
Graduate University.
Selected Publications
- Schroedel, Jean, Joseph Dietrich, David Lindgren, and Melissa Rogers. Achieving electoral equity after Brnovich: A Case Study of Native Activism in Nevada. Social Science Quarterly, 2024.
- Schroedel, Jean, Melissa Rogers, Joseph Dietrich, and Blake Garcia. Revisiting the Origins of Felony Disenfranchisement in the United States. Studies in American Political Development, 2024. (Forthcoming)
- Rogers, Melissa, Jean Schroedel, and Joseph Dietrich. Federal Incarceration and Native American Felon Disenfranchisement in the United States
West. Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, 2024. (Forthcoming)
- Schur, Lisa, Mason Ameri, Joseph Dietrich, Michael Herron, Douglas Kruse, Whitney
Quesenbery, Melissa Rogers, Jean Schroedel, Daniel Smith, Cameron Wimpy. 2024. Ensuring Voting Access Across the Electorate: Best Practices and New Areas for Research (White Paper 5 or 7). Mapping Election Administration and Election Science Project:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Data and Science Lab. http://electionlab.mit.edu/research/projects/mapping-election-science/white-papers/usability-accessibility (Print Publication Forthcoming)
- Schroedel, Jean, Joseph Dietrich and Melissa Rogers. Structural Racism, the USPS and Voting by Mail On- and Off-Reservation in Arizona. Studies in American Political Development, 2023.
- Schroedel, Jean, Joseph Dietrich and Melissa Rogers. Inequalities in Vote by Mail in the US West: Origins and Current Realities of US Mail
Access for Native Americans in Arizona. Journal of Historical Political Economy, 2023.
- Schroedel, Jean, K. Mazareas, Joseph Dietrich and Jamaica Baccus-Crawford. Yazzie et al. v. Hobbs: The 2020 Election and Voting by Mail On- and Off-Reservation
in Arizona. University of Arkansas-Little Rock Law Review, 2021.
- Dietrich, Joseph, Kara Mazareas, Joseph Lake and Jean Schroedel. Municipal Insurance Pools and Voting Rights Cases: Observations from Indian Country. Social Science Quarterly, 2021.
Research
- voting rights in minority communities
- public opinion in minority communities
- political behavior of minority communities
Honors and Awards
- Pi Sigma Alpha, University of Pittsburgh
Professional Memberships/Affiliations
- American Political Science Association
- American Association for Public Opinion Research
- Western Political Science Association
- American Educational Studies Association
Grants and Contracts
- $50,000 Award for Measurement of Voting Equity Project, Public Agenda Democracy Renewal
Project (2024)
- $10,000 Award for Measurement of Voting Equity Project, Four Directions Native Vote
(2024)
- MIT Election Data and Science Lab/Pew Charitable Trust (2023)
- Four Directions Native Vote Grant (2022, 2023)
- American Political Science Association — Diversity and Inclusion Research Advancement
Grant in Indigenous Politics (2021, 2020)
- American Philosophical Society Phillips Fund for Native American Research (2021)
Professional Service
- Four Directions, a Native American Rights Association
- Campaign Legal Center
Teaching
- POSC 103: American National Government
- POSC 301: Poltiical Research I
- POSC 475: Campaigns and Elections
