About Me:

I am currently a doctoral student working towards my Ph.D. in American Politics and Law from the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. My research interests include gender, congressional politics, and the presidency.

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Recent Publications:  

Kress, Adam "Gender, Republicanism, and Identity: An Assessment of Public Image Using Issue Statements to Demonstrate Gender Differences Among Republican Congresswomen in the 111th Congress."  Master's Thesis. Albany: State University of New York; 2009.

Kress, Adam. Review of Rethinking Equality Projects in Law: Feminist Challenges. Edited By Rosemary Hunter. (Portland: Hart Publishing, 2008. 201 pages. $46.00 paper). Law and Politics Book Review. Vol. 19 No. 1 (January, 2009) pp.68-72. 

Kress, Adam. Timothy Marcantetti Lindberg. “Gauging Accessibility in the Digital Age: An analysis of online services provided by local municipalities.” 2007.  Presented at the 2008 New York State Political Science Association Conference in Albany, NY. Also published in The Current. Vol. 12, No. 1 (Fall). Ithaca: Cornell Institute for Public Affairs; 2008.

Education:

The Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
University at Albany, The State University of New York
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (Expected 2012) 
American Government, Public Law
Funded Research Assistantship
GPA: 3.92/4.0

Advisors: Sally Friedman (Major);  Julie Novkov (Minor)

Major Committee:  Sally Friedman (Chair), Michael Malbin,
Bruce Miroff, Torrey Shanks, and Jerome M. Ziegler (Cornell University)

Minor Committee:  Julie Novkov (Chair), Scott W. Barclay, and Udi  Sommer (Minor)
(Minor Comp Passed Sept. 2009)

Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Master of Public Administration (May 2007)
Government, Policy and Politics Concentration
Academic Fellowship Recipient
GPA: 3.49/4.3

M.P.A. Thesis: “Rooting Out Terror: A Psycho-Political Comparative Analysis of the Root Causes of Terrorism.”
 
Advisors:
Theodore J. Lowi, John L. Senior Professor of Government
Steven I. Jackson, Associate Director, Cornell In Washington

Elmira College, Elmira, NY
B.A., June 2005 
Majors: Political Science and Public Affairs
Minor: American Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Presidential Academic Fellowship
G.P.A. 3.76/4.0

Honor Societies:  Omicron Delta Epsilon (2005); Omicron Delta Kappa (2005); Pi Sigma Alpha (2004); Phi Eta Sigma (2002).

Awards:  Elmira College Iris Leadership Prize Winner (2005); New York State Governor’s Youth Recognition Award (2002).