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Tony E. Carey, Jr.

Academic Appointments
2023-Present    Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Political Science
2018- 2023       Associate Professor, University of North Texas, Political Science
2011-2018        Assistant Professor, University of North Texas, Political Science
2009-2011        Instructor, University of North Texas, Political Science

Administrative Appointments
2020-2023        Co-Founder & Co-Director, Center for Racial and Ethnic Equity in Health  and Society (CREEHS)
2020- 2021       Associate Chair, University of North Texas, Political Science

Education
Stony Brook University (SUNY)
2010   Ph.D.,  Political Science
Vanderbilt University
2001   B.A.,   Political Science and Philosophy, cum laude and Honors in Philosophy

Peer-Reviewed Publications
Books:
Victims of Victory: Race, Politics, and America’s Prosperity Gospel. (with Brian Calfano, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, and Paul Djupe)- (Under contract and review with Columbia University Press)

Journal articles:
Tony E. Carey Jr. and Mary-Kate Lizotte. 2023. The Ties That Bind: Public Opinion and Linked Fate among Women of Color. Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy.

Tony E. Carey Jr. and Angel Saavedra-Cisneros. 2023. Policing Protest: An Examination of Support for Police Suppression of Protest. PS: Political Science & Politics.

Angel Saavedra-Cisneros, Tony E. Carey Jr., Joshua Johnson, and Darrin Rogers. 2022. “One Size Does Not Fit All: Core Political Values and Principles across Race, Ethnicity and Gender.” Politics, Groups, and Identities.

Regina Branton, Tony E. Carey Jr., and Valerie Martinez-Ebers. 2021. “Lethal Engagement: The Relationship of Contextual Exposure to Police Violence and External Political Efficacy. Political Behavior.

Mary-Kate Lizotte and Tony E. Carey Jr. 2021. “Minding the Black Gender Gap: Gender Differences in Public Opinion among Black Americans.” American Politics Research, 49(5): 490-503.

Tony E. Carey Jr. and Mary Kate Lizotte. 2019. “Political Experience and the Intersection between Race and Gender.” Politics, Groups and Identities. 1-24.  

Tony E. Carey Jr., Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Tetsuya Matsubayashi, and Phil Paolino. 2016. “Eres Amigo o Enemigo?: Contextual Determinants of Latinos’ Perceived Group Competition with African Americans.” Urban Affairs Review. 52(2): 155-181.

Regina Branton, Tony E. Carey Jr., Valerie Martinez-Ebers, and Tetsuya Matsubayashi. 2015. “Social Protest and Policy Attitudes: The Case of the 2006 Immigrant Rallies.” American Journal of Political Science. 59(2): 390-402. 

Tony E. Carey Jr., Regina Branton, and Valerie Martinez-Ebers. 2014. “The Influence of Social Protest on Issue Salience among Latinos.” Political Research Quarterly 67(3): 615-27. 

Tony E. Carey Jr., Tetsuya Matsubayashi, Regina Branton, and Valerie Martinez-Ebers.  2013. “The Determinants and Political Consequences of Latinos’ Perceived Intra-group Competition.” Politics, Groups, and Identities. 1(3):311-328.

Tony E. Carey Jr. 2013. “The Dimensionality of Black Nationalism and African-American Political Participation.” Politics, Groups, and Identities. 1(1): 65-87.

Leonie Huddy and Tony E. Carey Jr. 2009. “Group Politics Redux: Race and Gender in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primaries.” Politics and Gender 5:81-96.

Book Chapters:
Tony E. Carey Jr. and Mary-Kate Lizotte. (in-press) “Black Lives Matter at the Intersection.” In Nadia E. Brown and Sara Allen Gershon (eds.), Distinct Identities II. London, UK: Routledge.

Brian Calfano, Valerie Martinez Ebers, Tony E. Carey Jr., and Alejandro Buetel. (2019) “Performance Politics: Negotiating Muslim and American Identities” In Brian Calfano and Nazita Lajevardi (eds.), Understanding Muslim Political Life in America: (Contested) Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.

Book Reviews:
Tony E. Carey Jr. 2019. Review of Black Politics in Transition: Immigration, Suburbanization and Gentrification. Edited by Candis Watts-Smith and Christina Greer. (Routledge, 2019.) The Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics.

Tony E. Carey Jr. 2018 Review of Twists of Fate: Multiracial Coalitions and Minority Representation in the US House of Representatives. by Vanessa C. Tyson (Oxford University Press, 2016.) Political Science Quarterly, 133(1): 172-173.

Tony E. Carey Jr. 2017. Review of Distinct Identities: Minority Women in U.S. Politics. Edited by Nadia E. Brown and Sarah Allen Gershon. (Routledge, 2016.) The Journal of Politics, 79(1):e19-e20

Invited Presentations and Panel Participation
Chair, “The Challenges of the Anti-CRT Movement for the Discipline and Society”, Joint APSA Status Committee Roundtable, American Political Science Association’s 2022 Annual Meeting; Montreal, Canada; September 17, 2022.

Discussant, reviewed “Black-led Security and Racial Authoritarianism: A Bottom-Up View” (by Gwen Prowse), Justice and Injustice Conference, Center for Social Inequality, Yale University, New Haven, CT; August 4, 2022.

Presenter, “The Hate U Give”, Junior Board, Dallas Holocaust Museum, Dallas, TX, April 25,2021.

Panelist, “Protest and Politics” webinar, University of North Texas, Department of Political Science, Denton, TX, June 19, 2020.

Presenter, “All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk: The Role of Intra-racial Attitudes on African Americans’ and Afro Caribbeans’ Perceived Closeness and Policy Preferences.” San Diego State University, November 6, 2017.

Presenter, “Political Experience and the Intersection of Race and Gender.” University of California at Riverside, March 16, 2017.

Presenter, “Political Experience and the Intersection of Race and Gender.” Texas A&M University, Project of Equity, Representation and Governance, November 21, 2016.

Panelist, “The Power of Journalism.”, National Association of Black Journalists., University of North Texas, Denton, TX, October 8, 2014.

Panelist, “Who Are You With?: The Political Impact of Political Affiliation on the Black Community.” Urban League of Dallas Young Professionals, Dallas, TX, May 30, 2013.

Presenter, “Racial and Ethnic Politics in the 2012 Presidential Election”, Public Relations Society of America in Fort Worth, TX, November 14, 2012.

Presenter, “UNT Speaks Out on the Republican Presidential Primaries.”, University of North Texas Libraries, April 24, 2012.

Panelist, “Transforming Women’s Minds”, Never Be A Stupid Girl student group, University of North Texas, October 10, 2011.

Panelist, “Black in America”, University Programming Council, University of North Texas, February 23, 2011.

Panelist, “Redefining (Black) America: Socioeconomic Variance in the Black Community, University of Notre Dame, March 13, 2008.

Panelist, “Valuable Tips for Graduate Students Themselves.”, CUNY-SUNY Summer Interns Graduate School Workshop, CUNY-Graduate Center, July 16, 2007.

Presenter, “African Americans and Political Science.” 20th Anniversary Celebration of the W. Burghardt Turner Graduate Fellowship. Stony Brook University, May 15, 2007.

Professional Service
Manuscript Reviewer: American Journal of Political Science; American Political Science Review; American Politics Research; Electoral Studies; Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion; Journal of Experimental Political Science; Journal of Politics; Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy; National Science Foundation, Political Behavior; Political Psychology; Political Research Quarterly; Politics and Policy; Politics, Groups, and Identities 

Professional Associations:
American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
National Conference of Black Political Scientists
Southern Political Science Association
Western Political Science Association

Co-Lead Editor, Politics, Groups and Identities, 2023-2026

Member, Distinguished Junior Scholars Award Committee, Political Psychology section, American Political Science Association, 2022-23

Member, Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession, American Political Science Association, 2021-2024

Chair, Western Political Science Association Publications Committee (subcommittee of Executive Council), 2020-2023

Member, Editorial Board of Politics, Groups and Identities, 2017-2023

Section Chair, Public Opinion and Political Psychology, Western Political Science Association, 2020

Section Chair, Public Opinion and Political Psychology, Western Political Science Association, 2020

Member, Western Political Science Association Publications Committee (subcommittee of Executive Council), 2019-2020

Member, Charles Reed Award Committee for Best Paper on the Politics of the American West, Western Political Science Association, 2019

Member, Western Political Science Association Executive Council, (3-year appointment), 2018-2020

Member, Sammy Younge Best Student Paper Award Committee, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2017

Section Chair, Public Opinion and Political Psychology, Western Political Science Association, 2015.

Section Chair, Public Opinion and Political Participation, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2014.

Member, Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession, Western Political Science Association, 2013-2016.

Fellowships, Grants and Awards

2022 Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of North Texas, Department of Political Science.

2021  “How the Race of Protesters and Media Frames Shape Support for Suppression of Protests.” Survey Experiments on Freedom of Expression, The Knight Foundation.

2020 “Disparities in Healthcare Access for Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic’ (with Chandra Carey, Brenda Barrio, Sara Champlin, Julia Heck, Liam O’Neill, and William Scarborough), Health4Action Data Access Award, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

2016    Black Faculty Network Team Mentoring Grant (with Jemimah Young, Meredith Clark, Michael Thompson, and Chandra Carey), University of North Texas, Office of Faculty Success, $5000.

2015    Scholarly and Creativity Award (SCA), University of North Texas, College of Arts and Sciences, Race, Religion and Policy Preferences, $4,600.

2012   Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, University of North Texas- $5,000.

2011   Center for Immigration Studies, University of North Texas, Grant for Computer Software to Conduct Content Analysis (with Regina Branton, Valerie Martinez-Ebers and Tetsuya Matsuyabashi)- $3,000.

2011  Center for Spanish-Language Media, University of North Texas, Grant for Computer Software to Conduct Content Analysis (with Regina Branton, Valerie Martinez-Ebers and Tetsuya Matsuyabashi)- $2,500.

2003-9  W. Burghardt Turner Graduate Fellowship, Stony Brook University (deferred from 2007-8)- $17,000 annually.

2007-8  Erskine A. Peters Dissertation Fellowship, University of Notre Dame-$25,000.

2007   Dissertation Research Grant, The Research Foundation, Stony Brook University- $1,000.

2000   Pi Sigma Alpha (political science honorary), American Political Science Association