UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #314

Submission information
Submission Number: 314
Submission ID: 7816
Submission UUID: 552199c5-6a57-4977-8e1b-cfe436752b87

Created: Wed, 05/17/2023 - 01:39 PM
Completed: Wed, 05/17/2023 - 01:46 PM
Changed: Mon, 09/25/2023 - 02:52 PM

Remote IP address: 174.47.44.231
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Alexandra Artiles
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Alexandra
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) aartiles@fsu.edu
Position Title Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor Name
Faculty Advisor's FSU Email
FSU College (if applicable) Social Sciences and Public Policy
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Florida State University
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above)
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Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
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Title of the Project Concede or Resist? Experimental Evidence of U.S. Local Officials
Project Keywords local government, preemption, federalism, survey research
Are you currently looking for research assistants? No
Number of Research Assistants Needed 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Social Sciences and Public Policy
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): Fully Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description This project explores state preemption, or situations in which laws passed by state governments takes precedence over a law passed by local governments. Increasingly, we see that U.S. states deploy the power of preemption to forcibly usurp the policies of their local governments, ensuring that state laws take precedence over local laws.
While state preemption of local governments is not new, it has become more prevalent and aggressive over the last decade. Moreover, state preemption has become increasingly concerning to local officials, who fear their autonomy is under attack. State-local conflicts due to preemption threaten intergovernmental harmony, so it is crucial to understand what drives them.
To that end, I seek to answer two questions. First, under what political and institutional conditions do local officials oppose preemption by their state? Second, what actions do local officials take to resist preemption by their state? To answer these questions, I conduct an original survey experiment of local officials across the U.S., in which respondents read a prompt explaining a hypothetical scenario about them being preempted by their state government.
The main task of my interns will be to help me with data collection of local officials’ contact and demographic information. This project will help interns acquire data collection skills and coding skills in software like Excel, which are great ways to stand out on graduate school and job applications.
Research Tasks Data collection
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Excel
Mentoring Philosophy I take great pride in mentorship. That said, in addition to our normal meetings where we discuss data collection, I am happy to meet to discuss graduate school advice, job and internship advice, letters of recommendation, etc.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://www.alexandraartiles.com/research
Please add any additional information here (if applicable):
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Faculty Advisor Confirmation
Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series? No
Year 2023
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