DREW CAGLE
Phone: 731-607-2622 ACN 108
dscagle@crimson.ua.edu Academic Commons North
Website: http://dscagle.people.ua.edu/ 1 College Drive
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7552-3277 Brunswick, GA 31520
Twitter: @DrewCagle6
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor of Political Science 2023 - Present
Department of Social Sciences
College of Coastal Georgia
EDUCATION
PhD University of Alabama, Political Science Summer 2023
Major Field: American Politics, Minor Field: Public Policy,
International Relations
Dissertation: “Democratic Expectations: Norm-Breaking, Democratic
Hypocrisy, and Accountability in an age of Identity Politics”
Committee: Nicholas Davis (chair), Joseph Smith, Richard Fording,
Cynthia Peacock, Regina Wagner
MA University of Alabama (with distinction) Spring 2021
BS University of Tennessee at Martin, Political Science December 2017
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Minor in Legal Studies
EMPLOYMENT
Graduate Assistant – Midwest Political Science Association 2021-Present
AFFILIATIONS
Lab Member, Democracy and Open Science (DEMOS) Lab University of Alabama
Principal Investigator, Dr. Nicholas Davis, University of Alabama
Researched political norm violations and citizens’ support for democracy. Using
experimental methods, we investigate how norm-breaking is covered in the press, how
citizens interact with information about it, and under what conditions partisans will self-
sanction in-party bad actors.
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TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Public opinion, democratic norms, media and politics, research design, political psychology,
political behavior, public policy, research methodology.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
College of Coastal Georgia
Instructor-of-Record
POLS 1101: American Government (x4) - Fall 2023
University of Alabama
Instructor-of-record
PSC 101: Introduction to American Politics – Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2023
PSC 101 (Online): Introduction to American Politics – Summer 2021, Fall 2021,
Summer 2022
PSC 206: Introduction to Public Administration – Spring 2021
PSC 202: Political Science Methods – Spring 2022
PSC 322: Media and Politics – Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to American Politics (Dana Patton, University of Alabama) – Fall 2019
RESEARCH
Under Review
Cagle, D.S., & Davis, N. T. (2022) Citizens’ Reactions to Norm Sanctions. Under review at
Political Behavior. Preprint available: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/8vweq
Cagle, D. S., Lyin’ Politicians: How Elite Misinformation Affects Candidate Appeal and
Party Branding
Conference Papers (Abstract-Reviewed)
2021
Cagle, D. S., & Davis, N. T. (2021). Framing Citizens' Reactions to Norm-Breaking.
Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting. April 2021
2022
Cagle, D.S., & Davis, N. T. (2022) Citizens’ Reactions to Norm Sanctions.
Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting. April 2022
Atlanta Symposium of Political Science Annual Meeting. February 2022
Southeastern University Graduate Research Symposium. March 2022
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Cagle, D.S., & Davis, N. T. (2022) Norms and Gender Standards.
Atlanta Symposium of Political Science Annual Meeting. February 2022
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. September 2022
Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting. January 2023
2023
Cagle, D.S., Davis, N. T., & Clayton, K. (2022) Norms and Gender Standards.
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Cagle, D. S., Lyin’ Politicians: How Elite Misinformation Affects Candidate Appeal and
Party Branding
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Cagle. D. S., Contested Norms: The Case of Gerrymandering
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Works in Progress
Cagle. D. S., Framing Norms: How the Media Covers Norm Violations
Cagle. D. S., & Williamson, M. Election Meddling and Democratic Hypocrisy
PUBLIC WORKS (SELECTED)
Navigating Political Incivility by Restoring Civil Discourse, Brunswick News, August 2023
RESEARCH AND TRAVEL GRANTS
Department of Political Science Research Support ($1000) Spring 2021
Department of Political Science Travel Support ($1000) Spring 2022
Rapoport Family Foundation Dissertation Grant ($15,000) Spring 2022
Department of Political Science Travel Support ($1000) Fall 2022
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Midwest Political Science Association, 2017-Present
American Political Science Association, 2020-Present
Southern Political Science Association, 2022- Present
CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference 2021,
2022, 2023
Atlanta Symposium of Political Science Annual Conference 2022, 2023
Southeastern University Graduate Research Symposium 2022, 2023
American Political Science Association Annual Conference 2022
Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference 2023
Georgia Political Science Association Annual Conference 2023
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UNIVERSITY PRESENTATIONS
University of Alabama, Colloquium 2021
“Framing Citizens Reactions to Norm-Breaking”
University of Alabama, Colloquium 2022
“Norms and Accountability”
SKILLS & DEVELOPMENT
Certifications
CITI Program, Human Research Certification
Online Instruction, University of Alabama
Advanced Online Instruction, University of Alabama
Programming: R, Python, SQL, STATA, SPSS, LATEX, Excel, MS Office Suite, Tableau
SERVICE (UNIVERSITY)
Secretary, Political Science Graduate Student Association, University of Alabama, Fall 2019-
Spring 2020
Treasurer, Political Science Graduate Student Association, University of Alabama, Fall
2020-Spring 2021
Advisor, History and Government Club, College of Coastal Georgia, Fall 2023 – Present
Coordinator, Social Sciences Speaker Series, College of Coastal Georgia, Fall 2023 - Present
SERVICE (DISCIPLINE)
MPSA Undergraduate Panel-Graduate Discussant 2021
SPSA Panel Chair - “Conflict, Violence, and Political Psychology” 2023
SPSA Panel Discussant - “Conflict, Violence, and Political Psychology” 2023
MPSA Undergraduate Panel Discussant - “Political Psychology” 2023
REFERENCES Dr. Richard Fording, Professor of
Political Science
Dr. Nicholas Davis, Assistant Professor Department of Political Science
Department of Political Science University of Alabama
University of Alabama Ten Hoor Hall, University of Alabama
Ten Hoor Hall, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 205-348-5980
Email: ntdavis2@ua.edu
Email: rcfording@ua.edu
309-370-8938
Dr. Anderson Starling, Associate
Dr. Regina Wagner, Assistant Professor
Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
Department of Political Science
University of Alabama
College of Business and Global Affairs
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 University of Tennessee at Martin
205-348-5980 Martin, Tennessee
Email: rlwagner1@ua.edu astarlin@utm.edu
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205-310-1588
Dr. Joseph Smith, Professor and Chair
Department of Political Science
Ten Hoor hall
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-5980
Email: jos.smith@ua.edu
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