Faculty
Joshua Dyck
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
Email: jdyck@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-8435
Office: 418 Park Hall
Current CV in PDF format: Joshua J Dyck's 2009 CV
Areas of Teaching and Research Interest: Public Opinion and Voting Behavior, Political Participation, Direct Democracy, State Politics, Public Policy, Electoral Institutions, Social Context, Political Geography, Research Methods
Courses Taught:
PSC 180, Election Year Politics
PSC 313,
Voting and Public Opinion
PSC 314, Public Policy Making
PSC 506, Policy Making Process
PSC 568, State Politics
Current Research:
Direct Democracy and Political Trust, Process Preferences and Choice in Ballot Measure Elections, Context Effects and Turnout in Ballot Initiative Elections, Media coverage and Welfare Attitudes post Welfare Reform, Ballot Initiatives and Policy Responsiveness
Brief Bio:
Joshua J. Dyck is an Assistant Professor in American Politics who joined the department in the fall of 2006. Professor Dyck studies Public Opinion and Voting Behavior with a particular focus on how institutions and social context influence voter choice and participation; much of his current work focuses on direct democracy and political geography. His work has been published in several leading journals including The Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, Political Behavior, American Politics Research, Social Science Quarterly and Electoral Studies.
Selected Recent Research:
“Political Distrust and Conservative Voting in Ballot Measure Elections.” Political Research Quarterly (accepted and forthcoming)
“Process Preferences and Voting in Direct Democratic Elections” Public Opinion Quarterly 53 (2009):551-63. (with Mark Baldassare)
“Direct Democracy and Political Efficacy Reconsidered.” Political Behavior 31 (2009):401-27. (with Edward L. Lascher, Jr.)
“Initiated Distrust: Direct Democracy and Trust in Government.” American Politics Research 37 (2009):539-68.
“The End of Welfare as We Know It? Durable Attitudes in a Changing Information Environment.” Public Opinion Quarterly 72 (2008): 589-618. (with Laura Hussey)