Santa Clara University

Political Science department

Bridgette Portman

Office: Arts & Sciences 244

Phone: 408-551-6051

E-mail: bportman@scu.edu

Spring Quarter Office Hours: F 9:30 - 11:30

Cirriculum Vitae: Bridgette Portman

Education: Ph.D. in Political Science (Political Psychology Concentration), University of California at Irvine 2011

B.A. Politics/Economics/Philosophy, Western Washington University 2004.\

 

Biography:

Bridgette Portman's research interests include American politics and political psychology, particularly the intersection of political ideology and personality. She has a special interest in existential psychology, particularly fear of death, and its possible impacts on political belief systems and behavior. She is teaching courses this year in American Politics, the Constitution and Equality, Women in Politics, and Research Methods, as well as a special topics course entitled Death, Politics, and Policy. In her spare time she enjoys writing plays

Courses

The Constitution & Equality

Special Topics in U.S Politics



 

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