Jenna BeckerKane

Jenna BeckerKane
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Political Science
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: JBeckerKane@wcupa.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Temple University, 2015
  • M.A., East Stroudsburg University, 2008
  • B.A., Arizona State University, 2002

Research Interests

state supreme court decision makinginterest group involvement in state courtsjudicial selection

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Biography Dr. Becker Kane joined the West Chester University's Political Science Department in the Fall of 2015 where she teaches courses on judicial politics, constitutional law, and American political institutions. Her research interests include state supreme court decision making, interest group involvement in state courts, and judicial selection in the states. When not teaching, Dr. Becker Kane loves reading, researching, and spending time with her family.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-3364

List of Publications

  • Kane, Jenna Becker. 2020. “Institutional Determinants of Amici Filings across State Supreme Courts.” In Waltenburg, Diascro, and Solberg, eds. Open Judicial Politics: An Empirical Reader. Oregon State University Press. Kane, Jenna Becker. 2019. “Why State Supreme Court Elections Matter: Pennsylvania’s 2015 Supreme Court Election and Redistricting in Pennsylvania.” in Atherton and Leckrone, eds. Pennsylvania Politics and Policy, Volume II: A Commonwealth Reader. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Kane, Jenna Becker. 2018. “Informational Need, Institutional Capacity, and Court Receptivity: Interest Groups and Amicus Curiae in State High Courts.” Political Research Quarterly 71(4): 881-894. Kane, Jenna Becker. 2017. "Lobbying Justice(s)? Exploring the Nature of Amici Influence in State Supreme Court Decision Making." State Politics & Policy Quarterly 17(3). Bonneau, Chris W. and Jenna Becker Kane. 2017. "Proposals for Judicial Reforms: Successes and Failures" in Bonneau and Hall, eds. Judicial Elections in the 21st Century. New York: Routledge. Kane, Jenna Becker. 2016. "The 2015 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election in Comparative Perspective." Commonwealth: A Journal of Pennsylvania Politics & Policy 18(2).

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