Jody C. Baumgartner

Jody C Baumgartner (born July 24, 1958) is a Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences distinguished professor in the Department of Political Science at East Carolina University. ^[1] Raised in Syracuse, New York, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Maine at Farmington, and his master's degree and PhD in political science from Miami University in 1998, specializing in the study of political humor and the vice presidency. ^[2]

Books and publications ^[3]

• 2024. Modern Political Caricatures: "I Can See Russia from My House (Palgrave MacMillan).
• 2023. Political Marketing and the Election of 2020, Routledge (with Bruce Newman, eds.)
• 2022. The Internet and the 2020 Presidential Campaign, Lexington (with Terri Towner, eds.).
• 2019. Conventional Wisdom and American Elections: Exploding Myths, Exploring Misconceptions. Fourth Edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield (with Peter L. Francia).
• 2019. American Political Humor: Masters of Satire and Their Impact on U.S. Policy and Culture (2 Volume Encyclopedia). ABC-CLIO (11 substantive chapters contributed).
• 2018. Political Humor in a Changing Media Landscape: A New Generation of Research. Lexington (with Amy B. Becker, eds.).
• 2017. The Internet and the 2016 Presidential Campaign, Lexington (with Terri Towner, eds.).
• 2015. The Vice Presidency: From the Shadow to the Spotlight. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
• 2014. Politics Is a Joke!: How TV Comedians Are Remaking Political Life. Boulder, CO: Westview (with S. Robert Lichter and Jonathan Morris).
• 2008. Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age. New York: Routledge (edited with Jonathan S. Morris).
• 2006. The American Vice Presidency Reconsidered. Westport, CT: Praeger.
• 2003. Checking Executive Power: Presidential Impeachment in Comparative Perspective. Westport, CT: Praeger (edited with Naoko Kada).
• 2000. Modern Presidential Electioneering: An Organizational and Comparative Approach. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Baumgartner has also published over 70 articles, chapters, and reviews on political humor, the vice presidency, and campaigns and elections

References

1. Reflector Staff. 2017. "Political science professor honored." Aug 20, 2017 (Updated Oct 2, 2019). The Daily Reflector. https://www.reflector.com/news/local/political-science-professor-honored/article_5512a9ef-8c06-5155-b346-ba530669cb12.html.
2. https://politicalscience.ecu.edu/about/faculty-staff/baumgartner/
3. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jody-C.-Baumgartner/author/B001ITRPRI?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=1e6914cc-be4b-4eb8-83f9-4bd5018e75c3

External links

• Jody C. Baumgartner publications indexed by Google Scholar
• Faculty page