Teaching & Research Interests
American Politics; Congress; Executive-Congressional Relations; Congress and Public Policy; The Modern Presidency

Jean Schroedel is a Professor in the Department of Politics and Policy and Dean of the  School of Politics and Economics.  Areas of specialization include American politics, executive-Congressional relations, Congress and public policy; the modern presidency; American political development; women in the political process, state regulation of the fetus, gender politics in the workplace, race and sex discrimination in employment; AIDS policymaking, gun control, and women and the law.   Schroedel’s recent book, Is the Fetus a Person? A Comparison of Policies Across the Fifty States, was awarded the American Political Science Association’s 2001 Victoria Schuck Award.  She is currently editing a two volume study for the Russell Sage Foundation on the impact of Christianity on democracy in the United States.