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URRICULUM VITAE JANUARY 2024
EILEEN BRAMAN
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science, Indiana University
1100 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
Email: ebraman@indiana.edu
Education
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Department of Political Science, 2004
Major Field: American Politics // Minor Field: Political Psychology
Areas of Concentration: Judicial Politics and Bureaucracy/Regulation
J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1996
B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1993
(Summa cum laude, with High Honors in Political Science)
Dual Major in Psychology and Political Science
Academic Appointments
July 2010 – Present
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Indiana University
August 2004 – June 2010
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Indiana University
Books
Braman, Eileen. Constitutional Powers and Politics: How Citizens Think About Authority and Institutional
Change. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. 2023
*Braman, Eileen. Law, Politics and Perception: How Policy Preferences Influence Legal Reasoning
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. 2009.
*Winner C. Herman Pritchett Award for Best Book on Law and Courts given by the Law and Courts
Section of the American Political Science Association
Peer Reviewed Articles
Braman Eileen. “Institutional Prospects: Exploring Perceptions of Past Benefits and Future Risks from
Supreme Court Decisions and Support for Institutional Change.” Political Psychology 44(1):
21-41, 2023. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12815
Braman, Eileen. “Assessing the Credibility of Constitutional Experts.” Journal of Law and Courts 11(1):
86-103, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jlc.2022.4
Braman, Eileen. “Thinking About Government Authority: Constitutional Considerations and Political
Context in Citizens’ Assessments of Judicial, Legislative, and Executive Action,” American
Journal of Political Science 65(2): 389-404, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12582
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Braman, Eileen. “Exploring Citizen Assessments of Unilateral Executive Authority,” Law and Society
Review 50(1):189-223, 2016.
Braman, Eileen and Beth Easter. “Normative Legitimacy: Rules of Appropriateness in Citizens’
Assessments of Individual Judicial Decisions,” Justice System Journal 35(3); 239-268, 2014.
Braman, Eileen and Abdulkader Sinno. “Can a Muslim Represent You?: An Experimental Investigation of
Causal Attributions for the Political Behavior of Muslim Candidates,” Politics and Religion 2(2):
247-276, 2009.
Braman, Eileen and Thomas E. Nelson. “Mechanism of Motivated Reasoning?: Analogical Perception in
Discrimination Disputes,” American Journal of Political Science 51(4):940-56, 2007.
Braman, Eileen. “Reasoning on the Threshold: Testing the Separability of Preferences in Legal Decision
Making,” Journal of Politics 68(2):308-321, 2006.
Book Chapters
Braman, Eileen. “Cognitive Shortcomings in Comparative Judicial Behavior.” in Lee Epstein, Gunnar
Grendstad, Urska Sadl, and Keren Weinshall (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Comparative Judicial
Behavior. New York: Oxford University Press. 2023.
Braman, Eileen. “Cognition in the Courts: A Critical Analysis of The Use of Experiments to Study Legal
Decision Making,” in Lee Epstein and Stefanie Lindquist (eds.) Oxford Handbook of US Judicial
Behavior. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.
Braman, Eileen and J. Mitchell Pickerill. “Path Dependence in Studies of Legal Decision Making.” in
What’s Law Got to Do with It?: What Judges Do, Why They Do It and What's at Stake, Charles
Gardner Geyh (ed). Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2011.
Braman, Eileen. “Searching for Constraint in Legal Decision Making,” in The Psychology of Judicial
Decision Making, David Klein and Gregory Mitchell (eds). New York: Oxford University Press,
2010.
Public and Subfield Commentaries
Braman, Eileen “Democrats are Discussing Changing the Supreme Court. What Do Americans Think?”
The Washington Post, Monkey Cage Blog, October 6, 2020.
Braman, Eileen. “Experiments in Law and Courts: Some Thoughts on Design and Context,” Law and
Courts Newsletter 24(1):10-13, 2014.
Braman, Eileen. “Embracing Complexity in Legal Decision Making: A Psychological Approach,” Law and
Courts Newsletter 22(3):17-22, 2012.
Braman, Eileen. “Catching Up to Move Ahead: Identifying and Filling Theoretical Gaps on Precedential
Constraint and the Supreme Court” Law and Courts Newsletter 18(1):13-16, 2008.
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Book Reviews
Braman, Eileen. Review of What Justices Want: Goals and Personality on the U.S. Supreme Court, by
Matthew E. Hall, Law and Politics Book Review 29(4):46-49, 2019.
Braman, Eileen. Review of These Estimable Courts: Understanding Public Perceptions of State Judicial
Institutions and Legal Policy Making by Damon Cann and Jeff Yates, Political Science Quarterly
132(2):384-385, 2017.
Braman, Eileen. Review of Without Fear or Favor: Judicial Independence and Judicial Accountability in
the States by G. Alan Tarr, Perspectives on Politics 11(3)960-2, 2013.
Braman, Eileen. Reviews of Strategy on the United States Supreme Court by Saul Brenner and Joseph
M. Whitmeyer, Constitutional Conscience: The Moral Dimension of Judicial Decision by H.
Jefferson Powell, and Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide: The Role of Politics in Judging by
Brian Z. Tamanaha, Perspectives on Politics 8(2):681-683, 2010.
Braman, Eileen. Review of The Supreme Court Review 2006, Edited by Dennis J. Hutchinson, David A.
Strauss and Geoffrey R. Stone, Law and Politics Book Review 18(1):83-87, 2008.
Braman, Eileen. Review of Congress and the Constitution, Edited by Neal Devins and Keith E.
Whittington Perspectives on Politics 4(2):382-384, 2006.
Braman, Eileen. Review of The Judiciary and American Democracy: Alexander Bickel, the Counter
Majoritarian Difficulty and Contemporary Constitutional Theory, edited by Kenneth D. Ward and
Cecilia R. Castillo, Law and Politics Book Review 16(2):126-132, 2006.
Professional Papers
Braman, Eileen, Udi Sommer and Olivier Kamoun, “Judicial Rights Protections and the Public: Evidence
from Israel.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association. January
11-14, 2024.
Braman, Eileen. “Electoral Prospects and Support for Constitutional Change.” Presented at the Annual
Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association. April 14-18, 2021.
Braman, Eileen. “Assessing the Credibility of Constitutional Experts.” Presented at the Annual
Conference of the Southern Political Science Association. January 6-9, 2021.
Braman, Eileen. “Testing a Prospect Theory Model of Support for Institutional Change on the Supreme
Court.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association. September
10-13, 2020.
Braman, Eileen. “Thinking about Government Authority: Constitutional Rules and Political Context in
Citizens’ Assessments of Judicial, Legislative, and Executive Action.” Presented at the Annual
Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago. April 4-7, 2019.
Braman, Eileen and Jeffery A. Segal. “Are Judicial Preferences Separable? A Look at Threshold Decision
Making on the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest
Political Science Association. April 9-12, 2018.
Braman, Eileen. “Constitutional Rules and Political Context in Assessments of National Legislative
Authority.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association in
Philadelphia. September 1-4, 2016.
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Braman, Eileen. “Immigration and Gun Control: Exploring Citizens Assessments of Proposed
Congressional Action.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association
in Chicago. April 16–19, 2015.
Braman, Eileen. “Exploring the Role of Constitutional Rules Public Opinion and Personal Preferences in
Assessments of Executive Authority.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political
Science Association in Chicago. April 3–6, 2014.
Braman, Eileen and Beth Easter. “Disaggregating Legitimacy: Rule Following vs. Public Support.”
Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago. April 12–15,
2012.
Braman, Eileen. “Democratic Crisis and Constraint: Considering the Normative Implications of Empirical
Research on Legal Decision Making.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political
Science Association in Chicago. April 22-25, 2010.
Braman, Eileen and Mitchell Pickerill. “Path Dependence in Studies of Legal Decision Making. Presented
at the What's Law Got to Do with It?” Conference at Indiana University Law School, Bloomington, March
27–28, 2009.
Braman, Eileen. “Choosing Determinative Issues in Legal Decision Making: An Experimental Approach.”
Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association in Boston. August 28-
31, 2008.
Braman, Eileen. “A Motivated Reasoning Approach to the Commerce Clause Interpretation of the
Rehnquist Court.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association in
Chicago. April 3–6, 2008.
Braman, Eileen. “Constraint in Legal Decision Making.” Presented at the Exploring the Judicial Mind
Conference at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. March 29–30, 2007.
Braman, Eileen and Abdulkader Sinno. “Can a Muslim Represent You?: Attributions for the Political
Behavior of Muslim Candidates.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science
Association in Philadelphia. August 30-September 3, 2006.
Braman, Eileen and Michael J. Ensley. “The Role of Self Interest and Sociotophic Concerns in Support for
Healthcare Regulation.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science
Association in Philadelphia. August 30–September 3, 2006.
Braman, Eileen and Michael J. Ensley. “Determinants of support for State Intervention: A Look at
Remedies against HMOs.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science
Association in Chicago. April 20–23, 2006.
Braman, Eileen. “Codification in Inter-branch Relations: Can Judge-Made Law Facilitate Legislative Policy
Goals?” Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association in
Washington DC. August 31–September 4, 2005.
Braman, Eileen. “Justifying Outcomes? How Legal Decision Makers May Get to Where they Want to
Go.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago. April
21–24, 2005.
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Braman, Eileen. “Mechanism of Motivated Reasoning? A Look at the Separability of Preferences in Legal
Decision-Making.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association in
Chicago. April 20–23, 2004.
Braman, Eileen and Thomas E. Nelson. “Mechanism of Motivated Reasoning?: Looking at the Analogical
Perceptions of Undergraduates and Law Students in Discrimination Disputes.” Presented at the Annual
Conference of the American Political Science Association in Philadelphia. August 28–31, 2003.
Braman, Eileen, Thomas E. Nelson and Stephanie Maruska. “Analogical Perception in Legal Reasoning.”
Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association in Boston. August 29-
September 1, 2002.
Nelson, Thomas E., Stephanie Maruska and Eileen Braman. “What is the Issue? Legal and Media
Constructions and Political Attitudes.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Political
Science Association in Boston. August 29-September 1, 2002.
Invited Research Presentations
Determinants of Support for Constitutional Change. Invited Presentation at the Indiana University School
of Law Faculty Workshop, Maurer Law School, February 15, 2023.
Cognitive Short-Comings in Comparative Judicial Behavior. Workshop on Comparative Judicial Behavior.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem. December 14-15, 2022.
Exploring the Role of Constitutional Rules, Public Opinion and Personal Preferences in Assessments of
Executive Authority, Invited Presentation at Cornell University Law School, November 14, 2014.
Disaggregating Legitimacy: Rule Following vs. Public Support (with Beth Easter). Invited Presentation at
the Indiana University Center for Law, Society and Culture Workshop, Maurer Law School, March 22,
2012.
No Eyes but Our Own: How Political Views Influence Normative Legal Reasoning Processes, Invited
Presentation at Northwestern University Law School (Seare Law and Political Economy Colloquium
Series), October 20, 2008.
Also presented at Binghamton University November 14, 2008
Exploring the Boundaries of Discretion in Legal Decision Making, Invited Presentation at The Indiana
University Law and Society Workshop, Indiana Law School, February 1, 2006.
Seeing What They Want?: Analogical Perception in Discrimination Disputes, Stony Brook University,
Department of Political Science, November 21, 2005.
Empirical Studies of Legal Decision Making, Invited Guest Lecture, History of Law Seminar (Prof.
Stephen Conrad), Indiana University Law School. November 16, 2005.
Testing the Separability of Preferences in Legal Decision Making, Invited Presentations at the
Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, February 7, 2005.
Weekly Faculty Workshop, Indiana University School of Law, January 21, 2005.
Analogical Perception in Legal Decision Making, Invited Presentation at the Center for Law and Social
Policy, Ohio State University School of Law, October 15, 2004.
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Service
Member, 2021. Lasting Contribution Award Committee. Law and Courts Section of the American Political
Science Association
Member, 2019, 2020 Best Conference Paper Committee. Law and Courts Section of the American
Political Science Association
Participant 2012. Roundtable on Psychological Approaches to Legal Decision Making. Annual
Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago. April 12-15.
Member, 2011 C. Herman Prichett Award Selection Committee. Law and Courts Section of the American
Political Science Association.
Judicial Politics Section Head, 2009 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association
Participant, 2008 Roundtable on "Asking and Answering Questions About Law and Courts" Annual
Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston. MA, August 28-31.
Chair, 2007 (Member, 2008) Outstanding Professional Achievement Award Selection Committee.
Midwest Political Science Association Women’s Caucus.
Member, 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award Selection Committee. Law and Courts Section. American
Political Science Association.
Panel Participant, 2006 “How to Get Your First Academic Job,” Sponsored by the Midwest Political
Science Association Women’s Caucus. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association
Chicago, IL. April 20-23.
Referee, National Science Foundation (Law and Social Science and Accountable Institutions and
Behavior Panels, Ad Hoc Reviewer)
Referee Swiss National Science Foundation (Ad Hoc Reviewer)
Editorial Boards: Journal of Politics, 2007-2009, Justice System Journal, 2006-2022, Law and Courts
Newsletter, May 2021-present.
Reviewer
American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, American Politics Research,
Gender and Politics, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Journal of Politics, Journal of Law and Courts,
Justice System Journal, Law and Society Review, Political Behavior, Political Communication, Political
Psychology, Political Research Quarterly, Political Science Quarterly, Politics and Policy, Polity
Awards and Fellowships
2023 Short-Term Fellowship at the University of Tel Aviv’s Center for the Study of The United States in
Partnership with the Fulbright Program, Scheduled for June 4-15, 2023.
2017 Award Recipient Indiana University Institute for Advanced Study. Individual Research Award for
Associate Professors.
2016 Timed Experiments for Social Sciences (TESS). Award to run Experiments with National Sample of
Participants.
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2010 Recipient, C. Herman Pritchett Award for Best Book on Law and Courts from the Law and Courts
Section of the American Political Science Association for Law, Politics and Perception: How Policy
Preferences Influence Legal Reasoning
2002 Runner-up, Alice Paul Award for Best Dissertation Proposal Submitted by a Female Graduate
Student from the Women’s Caucus of the American Political Science Association
Spring 2002 Award Recipient, Alumni Grant for Graduate Research and Scholarship Ohio State
University-wide competition for dissertation research funding. Award money used to fund decision
making research using legally educated subjects.
Spring 2002 and Spring 2001 Award Recipient, PEGS Departmental Grant Ohio State Political Science
Department competition for research support funds.
1993 Recipient, State University of New York at Binghamton Award for Excellence in Political Science
Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Political Science Association
Member, Midwest Political Science Association
Member, International Society of Political Psychology
Member, New York State Bar (Admitted to practice law in New York State)
Teaching Experience
Associate and Assistant Professor, Indiana University (Autumn 2004-Present)
Instructor, Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University (Summer 2001-Spring 2004)
Undergraduate Courses
Political Psychology
Constitutional Law & Government Powers
Civil Liberties
Introduction to American Government
Judicial Politics
Women and the Law
Graduate Courses
Introduction to the Study of American Politics: Approaches and Issues
Political Psychology (taught as joint graduate/undergraduate seminar)
Decision Making in Institutions
Additional Graduate Teaching Experience Facilitator, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003 International Society
of Political Psychology Summer Institutes at Ohio State University
Dissertation Committees: Beth Easter (2014, co-chair), Benjamin Woodson (2013, Stony Brook), Eric
French (2013), Louis Fucilla (2015), Gordon Abner (2017), Alex Badas (2018, chair), Rira Nasser (2021),
Odeh Halaseh (2022, Kent State), Michael Yontz (2022, Stony Brook)
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Other Significant Work Experience
Attorney (September 1996 - July 1998)
Law Offices of Polstein, Ferrara, Dwyer and Speed, New York, New York
Legal Intern (Spring 1995)
Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (Civil Division), Brooklyn, New
York
Legal Intern (Summer 1994)
The Honorable John S. Lockman, New York State Supreme Court, Mineola, New York
Intern (Summer 1992)
The New York City Mayor’s HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council, New York, New York
