Faculty Profile
Sarah Niebler
(she/they)Associate Professor of Political Science (2013)
Contact Information
on sabbatical Fall 2023
Denny Hall Room 302
717-254-8093
http://sarahniebler.com
Bio
Professor Niebler's research and teaching interests are in the area of American politics, specifically campaigns and elections, political behavior, and public opinion. She teaches courses on those topics as well as Mass Media and American Politics, Polarization and American Politics, and Research Methods. Her scholarly work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Communication, the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties, American Politics Research, and the Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy. Additionally, her research and analysis has been featured on NPR’s “Hidden Brain”, and in The Hill and Roll Call, among others. Currently, Professor Niebler is working on a project examining the nationalization of American political campaigns, asking how much coordination and incidental compatibility is taking place between campaigns at the presidential, congressional, and state legislative levels in 2020.
Education
- B.A., Muhlenberg College, 2004
- M.A., Lehigh University, 2005
- M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008
- Ph.D., 2012
2023-2024 Academic Year
Spring 2024
POSC 120 American Government
A basic introductory course in American federal government which emphasizes its structure and operation. Special attention is given to the executive, legislative, and judicial processes.
POSC 290 Politics of US Pres Primaries
Topics not normally studied in depth in the regular offerings are analyzed in these special topics courses. Recent offerings have included: Contemporary Political Ideologies, Mexican Politics, Political Thought of the Enlightenment, Politics in Fiction, Separation of Powers, The Bill of Rights, and Italian Politics. Prerequisite for 290 is dependent upon topic.
POSC 490 Senior Thesis
Permission of Instructor Required.
