Salameno School of American and International Studies (SSAIS)

Associate Professor of Political Science

Year Joined RCNJ: 2005

Contact Information:

• Phone: (201) 684-6286
• E-mail: jteigen@ramapo.edu 
• Office: B-232
• Office Hours: T 2:00-4:00 PM; W 9:30-10:30 AM
   
• Personal Website 

Education:

• B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Ph.D. University of Texas

Courses Offered:

• American Government
• Political Methodology
• Campaigns and Elections
• Political Behavior
• Military, Politics, and Society

Teaching Interests:

• American government
• Elections
• Voter Behavior
• Research Methods

Research Interests:

• Elections and Electoral Behavior
• Political Participation
• Military veterans

Recent Publications:

• "Barack Obama's 'American' Problem: Unhyphenated Americans in the 2008 Elections," (with Brian Arbour). 2011. Social Science Quarterly. 92(3): 563-587.
• "Orphan Counties and the Effect of Irrelevant Information on Turnout in Statewide Races," (with Keena Lipsitz). 2010. Political Communication. 27(2): 178-198.
• "Probing the Reds and Blues: Sectionalism and Voter Location in the 2000 and 2004 U.S Presidential Elections," (with Seth McKee). 2009. Political Geography. 28(8): 484-495
• "Conscription vs. Security?: Georgian Military Institution Building and NATO Enlargement, 1991-2008," (with Julie George). 2008 European Security 17 (2 & 3): 339-366
• "Invoking Military Credentials in Congressional Elections, 2000-2006." 2008. In Reveron, D.S. and J. Stiehm (eds.), Inside Defense: Current Controversies in U.S. Civil-Military Relations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 
• "Veterans' Party Identification, Candidate Affect, and Vote Choice in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election." Armed Forces & Society 33(3) 414-437. 2007.