Curriculum Vitae – Taraleigh Davis

Education

PhD, Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, expected 2023
MA, Political Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2019
B.A., Political Science (Minor: Middle Eastern Studies), cum laude with honors, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2017
B.A., History, cum laude, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2017
A.A., with honors, Florida State College, Jacksonville, FL, 2014

Publications

Taraleigh Davis. “A Tale of Two Courts: State Courts of Last Resort and Civil Rights Adjudication” in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook. Michael LeMay, editor. New York: ABC-CLIO.
Taraleigh Davis. “Remote Control: How Intermediate Appellate Court Online Hearings Can Help Offset State Judiciary Budget Cuts” in The American Judicial System: A Reference Handbook. Michael LeMay, editor. New York: ABC-CLIO. Forthcoming.

Select Work in Progress

“Reliable Sources? Correcting Misinformation in Polarized Media Environments,” with Nicholas R. Davis, Amanda Heideman, Patrick Kraft, Jason T. Neumeyer, and Shin Young Park. R&R at American Politics Review.
“Alexa, who should I vote for? The differential hurdlers to voting participation.” Writing up results.
“Order in the Court: Assessing the Impact of Judicial Independence on the Onset of Ethnic Conflict.” In preparation for submission to an academic conference.

Select Conference Presentations

Taraleigh Davis “The Freshman Effect on Oral Argument in the U.S. Supreme Court,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting September 2021, Seattle, Washington.
Taraleigh Davis with Erin Kaheny and John Szmer “Organizational Advantages vs. Attorney Expertise in Supreme Court Representation,” Law and Society Annual Meeting May 2020, Denver Colorado.*
Taraleigh Davis, “Appropriate Adjective: Executive Authority and the Classification of Enemy Combatants,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2020, Chicago, Illinois.*
Taraleigh Davis, “Political Stability in the Post-Soviet Region,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2019, Chicago, Illinois.
Taraleigh Davis, “Order in the Court: Assessing Political Stability in Post-Soviet States,” Florida Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2019, Tampa, Florida.
Taraleigh Davis, “Emergency Powers after 9/11,” Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, October 2018, Orlando, Florida.
Taraleigh Davis, “Leftovers of a Dissolved Empire: Assessing the Political Stability of the Former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Georgia, and the Ukraine,” Florida Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2016, Lakeland, Florida.

(* Canceled due to COVID-19)

Teaching Assistant (PhD Level)

Service

Scholarships and Awards

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship, 2021-2022
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate Student Excellence Fellowship, Fall 2019
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award, Fall 2019
University of Central Florida Graduate Presentation Fellowship, Fall 2018
University of Central Florida Scholars Award, Fall 2017
University of Central Florida Scholars Award, Spring 2017
University of Central Florida Scholars Award, Fall 2016
University of Central Florida Scholars Award, Spring 2016

Skilled with Software Programs

Professional Memberships