Tim Vercellotti

Education

PhD, Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MS, Journalism, Columbia University
BA, Political Science, University of Notre Dame

Background

Tim Vercellotti joined the Department of History and Political Science in Fall 2008. He directs the Polling Institute at Western New England University and Western New England's London summer program. He previously directed survey research centers at Rutgers University and Elon University. His research interests include youth political efficacy, the role of emotions in forming policy attitudes, and election administration. Prior to earning his doctorate, Vercellotti covered state and local government and politics as a daily newspaper reporter in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

Download Vitae

Courses Taught

• American Government
• First Year Seminar
• Honors Seminar on Politics and Propaganda
• Media and Politics
• Political Behavior
• Political Polling
• Research Methods
• Introduction to Political Theory
• Public Opinion, Survey Research, and the Law
• Black and Latino Politics in the U.S.
• Campaign Advertising
• Senior Seminar in Political Science
• Culture of English Villages in Fact and Fiction
• Introduction to London and the Home Counties
• British Media and Politics (taught in the University's London Summer Program)
• National Identity in the U.K. (taught in the University's London Summer Program)