Arvind Krishnamurthy
Contact Duke University, Department of Political Science
Information 140 Science Drive, 208 Gross Hall
Durham, NC 27708
arvind.k@duke.edu
Education Duke University, Department of Political Science Present
Ph.D Candidate, Expected in December 2022
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill December 2016
B.A. Political Science (With Honors and Distinction)
Honors Thesis : The Effect of Campaign Finance on Judicial Legitimacy
Fields Political Behavior (1st field), Methods (2nd field)
Book "Deadly Justice: A Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty", December 6th, 2017. Oxford Univer-
sity Press. With Frank Baumgartner (UNC-CH), Marty Davidson (Michigan), Kaneesha Johnson
(Harvard) and Colin Wilson (UNC-CH)
Journal "The Geographic Distribution of US Executions", 2016. Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and
Articles Public Policy. Pg 1-33. With Frank Baumgartner (UNC-CH), Wallace Gram (Richmond), Kaneesha
Johnson (Harvard), and Colin Wilson (UNC-CH)
Reports "Racial Disparities in Texas Department of Public Safety Traffic Stops, 2002- 2014", November 18th,
2015. Prepared for Legislative Committee Hearing on DPS Traffic Statistics. With Frank Baumgartner
(UNC-CH), Bryan Jones (Texas at Austin), Colin Wilson (UNC-CH) and Julio Zaconet (UNC-CH)
Political "America’s Failed Efforts to Reform the Death Penalty", February, 2018. Scholars Strategy Network.
Writing With Frank Baumgartner (UNC-CH), Marty Davidson (Michigan) and Kaneesha Johnson (Harvard).
"US Executions and Death Sentences Dropped Dramatically in 2016 – Except in a Few Hotspots",
January 27th, 2017. Washington Post, Monkey Cage Blog. With Frank Baumgartner (UNC-CH) and
Emily Williams (UNC-CH).
Presentations 2018 National Coalition on the Death Penalty at the Annual Meeting
2017 Author Meets Critic Panel at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
2016 Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy Spring Symposium | State of North
Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (Poster).
Honors Graduation with Honors (December 2016)
Distinction in Political Science (December 2016)
Carolina Research Scholar (December 2016)
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society (March 2016)
Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society (January 2015)
Grants Duke Graduate Student Fellowship (29k, 2017-2021)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Honorable Mention (March 2017)
Teaching Coach Duke University, Undergraduate Mock Trial Team August 2017 - Present
Coach North Carolina School of Science and Math, Mock Trial Team August 2016 - Present
Instructor Duke Talent Identification Program Mock Trial Class June 2017 - August 2017
Academic Social Chair Duke Political Science Graduate Student Committee August 2017 - Present
Service Student Representative Carolina Summer Reading Committee January 2016 - August 2016