Peer-Reviewed Articles
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2023. "Gender and Ambition among Potential Law Clerks." Journal of Law and Courts. (PDF)
Badas, Alex, Billy Justus, and Siyu Li. 2022. "Assessing the Influence of Supreme Court's Shadow Docket in the Judicial Hierarchy." Justice System Journal. 43(4) 609-622. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2022. "Media Attention and Deliberation on the Supreme Court." Political Research Quarterly. (PDF)
Artabe, Eugenia and Alex Badas. Accepted. "Measuring the Counter-Majoritarian Nature of Supreme Court Decisions." The Journal of Legal Studies. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2022. "Motivated Reasoning and Attitudes Towards Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings: Evidence from Five Nominations and an Experiment." Political Research Quarterly. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2022. "Descriptive Representation, Judicial Nominations, and Perceptions of Presidential Accomplishment." Representation. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Elizabeth Simas. 2022. "The Supreme Court as an Electoral Issue: Evidence from Three Studies." Political Science Research and Methods. 10(1) 49-67. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2021. "The Chief Justice and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence from the Influence of Public Opinion." Justice System Journal. 42(2) 150-163. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2020. "Elevation Potential Among Circuit Court Nominees and Its Effect on the Senate's Confirmation Behavior." Political Research Quarterly 73(1) 96-110. Download Elevation Estimates. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2019. "Policy Disagreement and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence from the 1937 Court Packing Plan." The Journal of Legal Studies 42(2) 377-408. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2019. "The Applied Legitimacy Index: A New Approach to Measuring Judicial Legitimacy." Social Science Quarterly 100(5) 1848-1861. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Voting for Women in Nonpartisan and Partisan Elections." Electoral Studies 57 245-255. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Michelle Obama as a Political Symbol: Race, Gender and Public Opinion towards the First Lady." Politics & Gender 15(3) 431-459. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2018. "Someone Like Me: Descriptive Representation and Support for Supreme Court Nominees." Political Research Quarterly 71(4) 127–142. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2016. "The Public's Motivated Response to Supreme Court Decision-Making." Justice System Journal 37(4) 318-330. (PDF)
- Received an honorable mention for the Best Conference Paper Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.
Badas, Alex, Billy Justus, and Siyu Li. 2022. "Assessing the Influence of Supreme Court's Shadow Docket in the Judicial Hierarchy." Justice System Journal. 43(4) 609-622. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2022. "Media Attention and Deliberation on the Supreme Court." Political Research Quarterly. (PDF)
Artabe, Eugenia and Alex Badas. Accepted. "Measuring the Counter-Majoritarian Nature of Supreme Court Decisions." The Journal of Legal Studies. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2022. "Motivated Reasoning and Attitudes Towards Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings: Evidence from Five Nominations and an Experiment." Political Research Quarterly. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2022. "Descriptive Representation, Judicial Nominations, and Perceptions of Presidential Accomplishment." Representation. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Elizabeth Simas. 2022. "The Supreme Court as an Electoral Issue: Evidence from Three Studies." Political Science Research and Methods. 10(1) 49-67. (PDF)
- Received the Best Journal Article Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.
Badas, Alex. 2021. "The Chief Justice and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence from the Influence of Public Opinion." Justice System Journal. 42(2) 150-163. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2020. "Elevation Potential Among Circuit Court Nominees and Its Effect on the Senate's Confirmation Behavior." Political Research Quarterly 73(1) 96-110. Download Elevation Estimates. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2019. "Policy Disagreement and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence from the 1937 Court Packing Plan." The Journal of Legal Studies 42(2) 377-408. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2019. "The Applied Legitimacy Index: A New Approach to Measuring Judicial Legitimacy." Social Science Quarterly 100(5) 1848-1861. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Voting for Women in Nonpartisan and Partisan Elections." Electoral Studies 57 245-255. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Michelle Obama as a Political Symbol: Race, Gender and Public Opinion towards the First Lady." Politics & Gender 15(3) 431-459. (PDF)
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2018. "Someone Like Me: Descriptive Representation and Support for Supreme Court Nominees." Political Research Quarterly 71(4) 127–142. (PDF)
Badas, Alex. 2016. "The Public's Motivated Response to Supreme Court Decision-Making." Justice System Journal 37(4) 318-330. (PDF)
Research Grants and Awards
Artinian Travel Award, Southern Political Science Association, 2022. $500
New Faculty Research Grant, University of Houston. 2019. $6000.
Research Progress Grant, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston. 2019. $4000.
New Faculty Research Grant, University of Houston. 2019. $6000.
Research Progress Grant, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston. 2019. $4000.
Research in the Media
"Texas Borrowers Brace as Student Loan Forgiveness May Not Happen." Houston Press. March 3, 2023.
"Supreme Court's Surprising Ruling That Went Unnoticed." Newsweek. March 1, 2023.
"Texas Election Could Determine Fate of Death Row Inmates." Newsweek. October 29, 2022.
"Descriptive Representation in Supreme Court Nominations." The Niskanen Center: The Science of Politics Podcast. April 6, 2022.
"How Court Nominations Polarize Interest Groups and Voters." The Niskanen Center: The Science of Politics Podcast. October 21, 2020.
"Voters punish senators when they don’t like their Supreme Court confirmation votes." The Washington Post: The Monkey Cage. September 28, 2020.
"Why Warren Can't Count on a `Women's Vote.'" ABC News: FiveThirtyEight. September 5, 2019.
"Supreme Court's Surprising Ruling That Went Unnoticed." Newsweek. March 1, 2023.
"Texas Election Could Determine Fate of Death Row Inmates." Newsweek. October 29, 2022.
"Descriptive Representation in Supreme Court Nominations." The Niskanen Center: The Science of Politics Podcast. April 6, 2022.
"How Court Nominations Polarize Interest Groups and Voters." The Niskanen Center: The Science of Politics Podcast. October 21, 2020.
"Voters punish senators when they don’t like their Supreme Court confirmation votes." The Washington Post: The Monkey Cage. September 28, 2020.
"Why Warren Can't Count on a `Women's Vote.'" ABC News: FiveThirtyEight. September 5, 2019.
Research Presentations
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2014
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2014-2017
Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association Virtual Brownbag: 2021
Robert H. Jackson Center: 2022
Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2022
Texas American Politics Symposium: 2019
Utah Valley University Center for Constitutional Studies: 2021
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2014-2017
Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association Virtual Brownbag: 2021
Robert H. Jackson Center: 2022
Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2022
Texas American Politics Symposium: 2019
Utah Valley University Center for Constitutional Studies: 2021
