Alesha E. Doan
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Contact Information
Office phone number(s): 785-864-9094
Office: 412 Blake Hall
Email Address: adoan@ku.edu
| Mailing Address: | Department of Political Science |
| 1541 Lilac Lane, University of Kansas |
| Lawrence, KS 66044-3177 |
| USA |
Background
Educational Background
Graduated from:Texas A&M University,
Political Science, Ph.D., 2000
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Political Science, M.A., 1997
University of New Mexico, Sociology and Anthropology, B.A., 1995
First Appointed at KU: 2006
Previous Academic Appointments:
Associate Professor
2005-2006 Department of Political Science, California Polytechnic State University.
Director of Master of Public Policy Program
2005-2006 Department of Political Science, California Polytechnic State University.
Interim Director of Women’s Studies Program
September 2005-January 2006 College of Liberal Arts, California Polytechnic University.
Assistant Professor
2000-2005 Department of Political Science, California Polytechnic State University.
Areas of Interest
Brief list of research and teaching interests:
Public policy, social policy, reproductive policy, women and politics, and research design.
Research Statement:
Alesha E. Doan is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Kansas. Her research combines a range of theoretical perspectives and methodological techniques to examine the development, implementation, and short and long-term affects of social policies, and the intersection of race and gender within these policies areas. Her book, Opposition and Intimidation: The Abortion Wars and Strategies of Political Harassment (University of Michigan Press 2007) examines the pro-life movement’s use of unconventional political activities—ranging from non-violent to violent activities—to achieve its political goals as well as the impact of these activities on the targets of the activities. She is currently working on several projects including another book (Praeger Publishers, forthcoming) that systematically investigates abstinence-only education and explores the ways in which this policy reinforces and legitimizes gendered social constructions of women, adolescents, and sexuality. She is also examining the development, changing parameters, and policy implications surrounding the stem cell research debate.
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2008
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