Stauffer, Katelyn E. 2025. The Politics of Perception: How American Beliefs About Women's Inclusion Shape Democratic Legitimacy in the U.S. Oxford University Press
Myron, Briana, Kelsey Shoub, and Katelyn E. Stauffer. "Differential Problem Definition by Party and Gender of the #MeToo Movement." Conditionally accepted at the Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy.
King, Jonathan, Jessica Schoenherr, and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2026. '"You Reached Out to Me for Help': Female Attorneys, Anti-Feminist Causes, and Their Effects on Symbolic Representation." Politics & Gender 22(2): 421-444.
Winner: 2024 SPSA C. Neal Tate Award for best paper on judicial politics
Badas, Alex, Bailey Sanders, and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2025. "The Role of Gender and Ideology in Hiring Female Law Clerks." Journal of Law and Courts 13(2): 397-419.
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2025. "Legislative Diversity and the Rise of Women Judicial Nominees." Politics, Groups, and Identities 13(2): 476-484.
Stauffer, Katelyn E., Susan Miller and Lael Keiser. 2023. "Compliance with Public Health Orders: The Role of Trust, Representation, and Expertise." Political Research Quarterly 76(4): 1888 - 1905.
Stauffer, Katelyn E., Yoshiharu Kobayashi, Kelsey M. Martin-Morales, Riley Lankes, Tobias Heinrich and Catherine R. Goodwin. 2023. "The Missing Fingerprints: Women Legislators and International Development Aid." Politics & Gender 19(2): 585-610.
Stauffer, Katelyn E., Miyeon Song, and Kelsey Shoub. 2023. "How Police Agency Diversity, Policies & Outcomes Shape Citizen Trust and Willingness to Engage." Policy Studies Journal 51(4): 929-950.
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2023. "Gender and Ambition among Potential Law Clerks." Journal of Law and Courts 11(1): 116-140.
Honorable Mention: 2021 Law and Courts Best Conference Paper Award
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2023. "Diversity in Judicial Nominations and Perceptions of Presidential Accomplishment." Representation 59(2): 249-270.
Strickland, James and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2022. "Legislative Diversity and the Rise of Women Lobbyists." Political Research Quarterly 75(3): 531-546.
Stauffer, Katelyn E. and Colin A. Fisk. 2022. "Are You My Candidate? Gender, Undervoting, and Vote Choice in Same-party Matchups.'' Politics & Gender 18(3): 575-604.
Stauffer, Katelyn E. and Bernard L. Fraga. 2022."Contextualizing the Gender Gap in Voter Turnout." Politics, Groups, and Identities 10(2): 334-341.
Stauffer, Katelyn E. 2022. "The Interview: Using Student Conducted Interviews to Reinforce Class Content." Journal of Political Science Education 18(1): 150-160.
Stauffer, Katelyn E. 2021. "Public Perceptions of Women's Inclusion and Feelings of Political Efficacy." American Political Science Review 115(4): 1226-1241.
Winner: 2021 SPSA Pi Sigma Alpha Award for best overall conference paper
Winner: 2021 SPSA Marian Irish Award for best paper on women and politics
Winner: 2020 MPSA Sophonisba Breckinridge Award for best paper on women and politics
Shoub, Kelsey, Katelyn E. Stauffer, and Miyeon Song. 2021. "Do Female Officers Police Differently? Evidence from Traffic Stops." American Journal of Political Science 65(3): 755-769.
Winner: 2021 APSA Herbert Kaufman Award for best paper on public administration
Media Coverage: The Monkey Cage , Slate
Stauffer, Katelyn E. and Diana Z. O'Brien. 2019. "Fast Friends or Strange Bedfellows? Quantitative Methods and Gender and Politics Research." European Journal of Politics and Gender 2(2): 151-171.
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Michelle Obama as a Political Symbol: Race, Gender, and Public Opinion towards the First Lady." Politics & Gender 15(3): 431-459.
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Voting for Women in Nonpartisan and Partisan Elections." Electoral Studies 57: 245-255.
Stauffer, Katelyn E. and Diana Z. O'Brien. 2018. "Quantitative Methods and Feminist Political Science." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, edited by William R. Thompson.
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2018. "Someone Like Me: Descriptive Representation and Support for Supreme Court Nominees." Political Research Quarterly 71(1): 127-142.
Shoub, Kelsey, Miyeon Song, and Katelyn E. Stauffer. Pink Policing: Officer Gender, Policing Outcomes, and Citizen Trust in Democracy.
Connors, Elizabeth C. and Katelyn E. Stauffer. The Femin[ist] Mystique: How Group Perceptions Shape Affect and Identity.
King, Jonathan, Jessica Schoenherr, and Katelyn E. Stauffer. "Changing Tides: How Diversifying the Supreme Court Bench Changes the Supreme Court Bar."
Stauffer, Katelyn E. "Record Breakers: How Narratives About Women's Emergence Shape Symbolic Representation"
Winner: 2026 SPSA Marian Irish Award for best paper on women and politics
Piscopo, Jennifer and Katelyn E. Stauffer. "She's Too Ambitious: Does Running for Office Penalize Women in Politics."
Winner: 2021 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. "Women's Representation and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence from State Supreme Courts."
Connors, Elizabeth and Katelyn E. Stauffer. "Feminism Through a Partisan Lens: How Group Perceptions Shape Affect and Identity"