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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Congress/elections syllabus desperately in need of a refresh? Confused, distressed, and/or intrigued by the 2026 primaries? Ungated draft of my chapter in preparation for the 3rd edition of New Directions in Congressional Politics (eds. Carson & Lynch): www.mellissameisels.com/files/primar...

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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Know an exceptional, PhD-curious undergrad from an underrepresented background? Encourage them to apply to University of Michigan's 16th annual Eldersveld Emerging Scholars Conference! I'm on the committee -- detailed CfA attached. Apply here: lsa.umich.edu/polisci/grad...

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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Some personal & professional news: I'm moving to the University of Michigan, where I'll be an Assistant Professor of Political Science as of tomorrow. I'll always be grateful to have begun my career at Yale & will miss my colleagues dearly, but very excited for this next chapter!

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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Happy Hanukkah!

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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Now "Ahead of Print" at JOP! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I’m hiring a full-time predoc for 2026-2027! Please encourage your quant-minded students with strong interests in American politics to apply. They’ll be part of our vibrant community of CSAP/Tobin predocs who take PhD courses, present OG/collab research, & more. tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...

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CSAP Predoc: U.S. Congressional Elections

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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Delighted to discover that "Candidate Positions, Responsiveness, and Returns to Extremism" is now available online from JOP 🧵 @thejop.bsky.social Gated: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... Ungated: mellissameisels.com/files/MM_PCP...

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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Very fortunate to be teaching Special Interest Politics in the US this semester!

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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

My Twitter account got hacked, so I guess now is as good a time as any to transition over here!

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