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Rachael Houston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
R.HOUSTON@tcu.edu817-257-5914Scharbauer 2012A (map link)
Program Affiliations
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Minnesota (2022)
MA, Political Science, University of Minnesota (2019)
BA, Political Science and Communication, Coastal Carolina University (2017)
Areas of Focus
Judicial politics, U.S. Supreme Court
Classes Taught
POSC 34013 Constitutional Law: Powers
POSC 34083 Constitutional Law: Rights & Liberties
POSC 34043 Equality Under the Law
POSC 34093 Judicial Politics
POSC 20403 Introduction to Public Law
UNPR 10211 Intro to University Life
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Houston, R. (2024). A World Outside the Classroom: Understanding Faculty Perspectives on Electoral Engagement in the Classroom. Journal of Political Science Education, 1-21. -
Houston, R., Johnson, T. R., & Ringsmuth, E. M. (2023). Scotus and Covid: How the Media Reacted to the Livestreaming of Supreme Court Oral Arguments. Rowman & Littlefield. -
Houston, R. (2023). Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?: How the US Supreme Court Defines “Time” Using the Purcell Principle. Nevada Law Journal, 23(3), 5. -
Houston, Rachael, Siyu Li, and Timothy R. Johnson. 2021. “Learning to Speak Up: Acclimation Effects and Supreme Court Oral Argument.” Justice System Journal. Vol. 42. #1 (February): 1-19.
- Southern Political Science Association (SPSA): 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024
- Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA): 2019, 2021, 2023
- APSA Law and Courts Brown Bag Summer Series: 2021
- Gulf-South Summit on Service Learning and Civic Engagement: 2021
- AASCU’s Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Conference: 2020
- Midwest Campus Compact Conference: 2019
- American Political Science Association
- Midwestern Political Science Association
- Southern Political Science Association
- Pi Sigma Alpha
Last Updated: November 19, 2024