Michael Salamone

  1. Associate Professor
  2. Graduate Studies Director
Email Addressmichael.salamone@wsu.edu
LocationJohnson Tower 812
Phone509-335-7569

Biography

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Curriculum Vitae

Michael Salamone (Ph.D., 2011, University of California, Berkeley) is an associate professor of political science in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs. His research focuses on politics of the American courts. He is especially interested in how courts, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court, shape and are shaped by external political forces such as public opinion, the news media, and organized interests. His recent book, Perceptions of a Polarized Court, examines the role of political polarization in affecting the popular perception of the U.S. Supreme Court and its opinions.

Education

  • Ph.D. Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
  • M.A. Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
  • B.A. Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • B.A. Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Research Interests

American politics, judicial politics, experiments, quantitative methods

Publications

  • Kromphardt, Christopher D., and Michael F. Salamone. 2021. “‘Unpresidented!’ or: What Happens When the President Attacks the Federal Judiciary on Twitter.” Journal of Information Technology & Politics 18(1): 84-100.
  • Salamone, Michael F. 2018. Perceptions of a Polarized Court: How Division among Justices Shapes the Supreme Court’s Public Image. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
  • Salamone, Michael F., Orion A. Yoesle, and Travis N. Ridout. 2017. “Judicial Norms and Campaigns: The Content of Televised Advertisements in State Supreme Court Races.” Justice System Journal 38(1): 4-21.
  • Salamone, Michael F. 2014. “Judicial Consensus and Public Opinion: Conditional Response to Supreme Court Majority Size.” Political Research Quarterly 67(2): 320-334.
  • Hanley, John, Michael Salamone, and MathewWright. 2012. “Reviving the Schoolmaster: Re-evaluating Public Opinion in the Wake of Roe v. Wade.” Political Research Quarterly 65(2): 408-421.