education and training
- Ph.D. in American Government, University of Kentucky - (Lexington, Kentucky, United States) 1993
- M.A. in American Government, University of Kentucky - (Lexington, Kentucky, United States) 1992
- B.S. in , James Madison University - (Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States) 1989
selected publications
Academic Articles60
- Goidel, K., Davis, N. T., & Gaddie, K. (2023). Frustrated Majorities: How Issue Intensity Enables Smaller Groups of Voters to Get What They Want. Perspectives on Politics. 21(3), 1032-1034.
- Davis, N. T., Gaddie, K., & Goidel, K. (2023). Response to Seth J. Hill's Review of Democracy's Meaning: How the Public Understands Democracy and Why It Matters. Perspectives on Politics. 21(3), 1031-1032.
- Merianos, A. L., Mahabee-Gittens, E. M., Montemayor, B. N., Sherman, L. D., Goidel, R. K., Bergeron, C. D., & Smith, M. L. (2023). Current tobacco use patterns associated with healthcare utilization among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men with chronic conditions.. Addictive Behaviors. 143, 107695-107695.
- Lee, K. S., Goidel, K., & Young, C. (2023). The system is broken: Can we have some more?. Social Science Quarterly. 104(1), 39-53.
- Barnes, S., Goidel, R. K., Terrell, D., & Virgits, S. (2022). Is Medicaid misreporting stable over time? Self-reported health insurance coverage of Medicaid recipients in Louisiana, 2007-2017. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology: an international journal devoted to quantitative methods for the study of the utilization, quality, cost and outcomes of health care. 22(2), 253-274.
Books6
- Davis, N. T., Goidel, K., & Gaddie, K. (2022). Democracy's Meanings How the Public Understands Democracy and Why It Matters. University of Michigan Press.
- Goidel, K., Freeman, C., & Smentkowski, B. (2015). Misreading the Bill of Rights Top Ten Myths Concerning Your Rights and Liberties. Praeger.
- Goidel, R. K. (2014). America's Failing Experiment How We the People Have Become the Problem. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- Goidel, K. (2011). Political Polling in the Digital Age The Challenge of Measuring and Understanding Public Opinion. LSU Press.
Chapters2
- Goidel, R. K., Gross, D. A., & Shields, T. G. (2002). Chapter 33 Congressional Campaign Reform. Handbook of Public Policy Evaluation. 217-221. SAGE Publications.
- Goidel, R. K., Gross, D. A., & Shields, T. G. (2002). Congressional Campaign Reform. Handbook of Public Policy Evaluation. 217-221. SAGE Publications.
Conference Papers4
- Goidel, K., Kirzinger, A., & Xenos, M. (2011). Too Much Talk, Not Enough Action? Political Expression in a Digital Age. 99-114.
- Goidel, K., & Nisbet, M. (2006). Exploring the roots of public participation in the controversy over embryonic stem cell research and cloning. Political Behavior. 28(2), 175-192.
Internet Publications2
- Goidel, R. (2023). Polls have value, even when they are wrong. - An article submitted to The Conversation
- Goidel, K., Bullock III, C. S., & Gaddie, K. (2016). David Duke, Donald Trump and the dog whistle. - An article submitted to The Conversation
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recent teaching activities
- COMM289 Sptp:irish Cultre In Media-ire Instructor
- COMM440 Hnr-political Communication Instructor
- COMM440 Political Communication Instructor
- COMM489 Sptp: Survey Methods Comm Instructor
- COMM491 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
Email
kgoidel@tamu.edu
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Goidel
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Communication; 4234 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4234
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