Faculty study how race and ethnicity affect American politics and policy, specifically researching voter participation within specific groups, such as Latinos and African Americans. 

Latinos in the Legislative process: Interests and Influence. Stella Rouse. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013.

"Shades of Faith: Religious Foundations of Political Attitudes Among African Americans, Latinos and Whites." Brian D. McKenzie and Stella M. Rouse. American Journal of Political Science, 57(1): 218-235. 2013.

“Divided Loyalties? Understanding Variation in Latinos’ Attitudes Toward Immigration.” Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, James Garand, and Stella Rouse. Social Science Quarterly, 91 (3): 856-882. 2010.

“Latino Representation and Education: Pathways to Latino Student Performance” Kathleen A. Bratton. Ashley D. Ross, and Stella Rouse. State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 10(1): 69-95. 2010.

"Two Sides of the Same Coin? A Panel Granger Analysis of Black Electoral Mobilization and GOP Growth in the South, 1960-2004." M.V. Hood III, Quentin Kidd, and Irwin Morris. Political Analysis, 16(3): 324-344, 2008.

"African American Voting on Proposition 187: Rethinking the Prevalence of Interminority Conflict." Irwin Morris. Political Research Quarterly. 53:77-98, 2008

"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime: Racial/Ethnic Context and the Anglo Vote on Proposition 187."  Irwin Morris and M.V. Hood III. Social Science Quarterly, 81(1):194-206. 2000.