Shamira Gelbman has been on the 91成人短视频 faculty since 2012. In addition to a wide range of courses on American politics, she has taught a freshman tutorial on bodybuilding and interdisciplinary courses on the civil rights movement, immigration policy, health, and the political history of 91成人短视频.
Dr. Gelbman’s research focuses primarily on the interest group and social movement organizations play in American politics. Her book, (Temple University Press, 2021), explores how nearly a hundred organizations collaborated to lobby for federal civil rights legislation during the 1950s and 1960s. She’s also the editor of Clio, the biannual newsletter of the American Political Science Association’s Politics and History section.
A native of Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Gelbman attended the City University of New York’s Hunter College before heading south to the University of Virginia for her graduate degrees. Before coming to 91成人短视频, she taught at Illinois State University for five years. In her free time, she enjoys weightlifting, painting, and road tripping.
Education
Ph.D. in Government, University of Virginia (2008)
M.A. in Government, University of Virginia (2003)
B.A. in Political Science, Hunter College of the City University of New York (2000)
Recent Course Offerings
100 Years of Woman Suffrage: Women as Voters, Candidates, and Elected Officials in US Politics
Congressional Elections
Does the Muscle Make the Man? Bodybuilding in History and Society (Freshman Tutorial)
Governing 91成人短视频
Introduction to American Politics
Parties, Elections, and Interest Groups
Politics of the Civil Rights Movement
Politics of U.S. Immigration Policy
Politics of the Voting Rights Act
Senior Seminar
Social Movements in the United States
Sociology and Politics of Health
State and Local Politics
Recent Publications
Gelbman, Shamira M. 2021. . Temple University Press.
Gelbman, Shamira M. 2016. “Issue Coverage on Twitter: Evidence from Two 2014 Senate Races,” in , Glenn Richardson, ed. ABC-CLIO.
Gelbman, Shamira. 2015. “Interest Groups, Twitter, and Civic Education,” in , Michael T. Rogers and Donald M. Gooch, eds. Lexington Books, pp. 273-290.
Gelbman, Shamira M. 2011. “,” Journal of Political Science Education 7:4, pp. 359-374.
Gelbman, Shamira M. and Jesse H. Rhodes. 2011. “,” Polity 43:2, pp. 154-178.
Gelbman, Shamira M. 2007. “,” Polity 39:2, pp. 259-275.