Penn State Department of Political Science: Faculty Bios

Penn State Department of Political Science

Marie Hojnacki, Graduate Director - Associate Professor
	Contact Information: 233 Pond Lab University Park, PA 16802-6200 Office phone: 865-1912 marieh@psu.edu Links: Professional Website Office Hours: Please click here for this semester's office hours.

Brief Biography
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1994; Associate Professor of Political Science. Specializes in American politics with an emphasis on agenda setting and the advocacy activities of organized interests. Current research investigates how media and governmental attention to problems are affected by problem characteristics (burden, interested organizations) and features of the agenda setting process (inter-agenda dependence), and how policy outcomes are affected by advocates’ arguments, tactics, allies and opposition.

Brief Biography

Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1994; Associate Professor of Political Science. Specializes in American politics with an emphasis on agenda setting and the advocacy activities of organized interests. Current research investigates how media and governmental attention to problems are affected by problem characteristics (burden, interested organizations) and features of the agenda setting process (inter-agenda dependence), and how policy outcomes are affected by advocates’ arguments, tactics, allies and opposition.