Stephanie R. Davis, PhD, MPA

Curriculum Vitae

Highlights from my academic record. The full CV includes all positions, presentations, service, and teaching.

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Last updated October 2026

Position

  • Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration

    2023–present

    School of Public Affairs, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  • Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow, Founding Documents Initiative

    2021–2023

    University of South Carolina

Education

  • PhD, Political Science

    2020

    University of South Carolina

    Fields: American Politics and Public Law. Advisor: Kirk Randazzo.

  • Master of Public Administration

    2011

    Morehead State University

  • BA, Public Relations

    2011

    Campbellsville University

Selected Publications

  • Davis, Stephanie, and Annelise Russell. 2025. “Boosted and Branded: Congressional Advertising with Constituents.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 51(1): e70047.

  • Davis, Stephanie, and Annelise Russell. 2025. “U.S. Senators’ Tweets: The Tweets of Single-Minded Seekers of Donations.” American Politics Research.

  • Davis, Stephanie, and Annelise Russell. 2024. “Redefining ‘Expansion’ in Congressional Communication: Homestyles for a Digital Constituency.” Legislative Studies Quarterly.

All publications

Original Datasets

  • Senatorial tweets

    2008–present

    Campaign, personal, and official Twitter/X accounts of sitting U.S. senators.

  • House advisory opinions and associated communications

    2013–present

    Records from the U.S. House Clerk’s Office.

  • House disbursements and Member Representational Allowances

    2018–present

    Records from the U.S. House Clerk’s Office.

Grants

  • New Perspectives in Studies of American Governance Research Grant

    2024

    Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University. Principal Investigator, $7,000.

    Representation in the U.S. Senate in the Digital Age: An Analysis of Rhetorical Representation.

Invited Appointments and Lectures

  • Visiting Graduate Faculty

    2024, 2026

    Master’s Program in History and Government, Ashbrook Center at Ashland University

  • Invited Speaker

    2026

    Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky

  • Invited Speaker, AP Government Week

    2025

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    “Immigration Reform and Federalism”