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Rose-Cv February 2024
Rose-Cv February 2024
Rose-Cv February 2024
Kevin D. Gorter Associate Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and History
Director, Polis: Center for Politics
Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
201 Science Drive, Box 90245, Durham, NC 27708
Office: (919) 613-7395 • deondra.rose@duke.edu
FACULTY POSITIONS
EDUCATION
Cornell University
Ph.D. in Government (specializing in American Politics), 2012
Dissertation “The Development of U.S. Higher Education Policy and Its Impact on the Gender Dynamics of American
Citizenship.” Committee: Suzanne Mettler (chair), Christopher J. Anderson, Peter Enns, Michael Jones-
Correa, Theodore J. Lowi.
Prizes Leonard D. White Award for the Best Dissertation in the Field of Public Administration, American
Political Science Association, 2013; Walter Dean Burnham Award for the Best Dissertation in History
and Politics, American Political Science Association History and Politics Section, 2013.
Cornell University
M.A. in Government, 2010
University of Georgia
B.A. in Political Science, Summa cum Laude, 2005
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Rose, Deondra. The Power of Black Excellence: HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy.
Oxford University Press (2024).
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Rose, Deondra. Citizens by Degree: Higher Education Policy and the Changing Gender Dynamics of American
Citizenship. Oxford University Press (2018).
Reviewed in: History of Education Quarterly, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Political Science Education,
and the American Association of University Professors’s Academe.
Rose, Deondra. “For-Profit Colleges and the Tension between Capitalism and American Democracy.” In Can
Democracy and Capitalism Be Reconciled? Sidney Milkis and Scott Miller, eds. Oxford University Press
(forthcoming).
Rose, Deondra, Elizabeth A. Sharrow, Kathryn Whetten, Sara LeGrand, Sofia Girvin, Dominique Karesh, and
A.C. Keesler. “Title IX and Equity in Higher Education.” In The AERA Handbook of Education Policy Research,
2nd Volume. Lora Cohen-Vogel, Janelle Scott, and Peter Youngs, eds. American Educational Research
Association (forthcoming).
Rose, Deondra. “Race, Post-Reconstruction Politics, and the Birth of Federal Support for Black Colleges.”
Journal of Policy History Vol. 34, No. 1 (2022): 25-59.
Rose, Deondra and Suzanne Mettler. “The Polarization of Higher Education Policy.” In Nicholas
Hillman and Gary Orfield, eds. Civil Rights and Federal Higher Education. Harvard Education
Press (2022).
Rose, Deondra. “Policy Feedback and the Racialization of Affirmative Action, 1961-1980.” International
Journal of Public Administration Vol. 44, No. 1 (2019): 3-13.
Goss, Kristin A., Carolyn Barnes, and Deondra Rose. “Bringing Organizations Back In: Multi-Level Feedback
Effects on Individual Civic Inclusion.” Policy Studies Journal Vol. 47, No. 2 (2019): 451-470.
Rose, Deondra. “Higher Education and the Transformation of American Citizenship.” PS: Political Science &
Politics Vol. 50, No. 2 (2017): 403-407.
Rose, Deondra. “Keys that Jingle and Fold: Federal Student Aid and the Expansion of Educational Opportunity
for African American Women.” Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. Vol. 38, No. 3 (2017): 363-384.
Rose, Deondra. “The Public Policy Roots of Women’s Increasing College Degree Attainment: The NDEA of
1958 and the HEA of 1965.” Studies in American Political Development Vol. 30, No. 1 (2016): 62-93.
Rose, Deondra. “Regulating Opportunity: Title IX and the Birth of Gender-Conscious Higher Education Policy.”
Journal of Policy History Vol. 27, No. 1 (2015): 157-183.
Rose, Deondra. “Duke Student Government and Milestones in Black Student Leadership on Campus, 1975-
1981.” Preparing for inclusion in edited volume.
Rose, Deondra. “Depression Era Egalitarianism: Politics, Gender, and the NYA Work Study Program.”
Preparing for journal submission.
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Rose, Deondra. “Understanding the New Gender Gap in Higher Educational Attainment.” Preparing for journal
submission.
Rose, Deondra. “The Politics of African American Education: Representation, Partisanship, and Educational
Equity. By Kenneth J. Meier and Amanda Rutherford. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016.”
Perspectives on Politics Vol. 15, No. 3 (2017): 898-900.
Rose, Deondra. “Education and the Austerity Reform Agenda.” Review of Austerity Blues: Fighting for the Soul
of Public Higher Education. By Michael Fabricant and Stephen Brier. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press,
2016 American Association of University Professors (2017).
Rose Deondra. “Title IX.” In The Sage Encyclopedia of Higher Education, vol. 5. Eds, Marilyn J. Amey and
Miriam E. David. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2020.
Rose, Deondra. “To Expand Access to Higher Education, Snap out of the Past.” Gender Policy Report Blog.
University of Minnesota. March 10, 2020.
Rose, Deondra. “The Scholar As Citizen.” Duke University Office of Civic Engagement Blog.
November 16, 2018.
Rose, Deondra. “Young Voters are Ready to Dismantle Politics-As-Usual.” East Bay Times. August 2016.
Ayoub, Phillip and Deondra Rose. “In Defense of ‘Me’ Studies.” With Phillip Ayoub. Inside Higher Ed.
Rose, Deondra. “Will U.S. College Aid Continue Its Proud Track Record of Enlarging Opportunity and
Reducing Inequality?” Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) Basic Facts. October 2014.
Rose, Deondra. “Women Are Higher Ed’s Great Success Stories, But Is College Affordable?” Talking Points
Memo. January 24, 2014.
Rose, Deondra. “How Federal Government Policies Have Helped Women Earn College Degrees.” Scholars
Strategy Network (SSN) Key Findings. January 2014.
Rose, Deondra. “Title IX Has Fought Gender Discrimination on Campuses for 40 Years.” The Progressive.
September 12, 2012.
Rose, Deondra. “A Democratic Imperative: The Necessity of Government Support for U.S. Gender Equality” in
Enduring Questions in American Government (Database), Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011.
Rose, Deondra. “Caucuses,” “Education (as a campaign issue),” “Favorite Son/Daughter,” and “The Presidential
Election of 1936,” in The Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Political Behavior, ed.
Kenneth F. Warren. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2008.
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“Capitalism, Higher Education, and American Democracy.” Presented at the UVA Democracy and Capitalism
Conference, Charlottesville, VA, March 8, 2023.
Theme Panel: “Title IX at 50: Politics of Sex, Gender, & Gender Identity in U.S. Public Policy.” Presenter.
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Montreal, QC, September 8, 2022.
Keynote Speaker: “Higher Education and the Promise of an Inclusive and Equitable Society.” The State Higher
Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) Association Higher Education Policy Conference, Indianapolis, IN,
August 10, 2022.
Roundtable: “Reflecting on the Legacy of Mobilizing Interest Groups in America.” Presenter. Annual Meeting of
the American Political Science Association (APSA), Washington, DC, August 30, 2019.
“Understanding the New Gender Gap in U.S. Higher Educational Attainment.” Presented at the Annual Meeting
of the European Conference on Politics & Gender, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 4-6, 2019.
“Politically Empowering Experiences.” Chapter 6 of The Power of Black Excellence: HBCUs and the Fight for
American Democracy. (Working Book Manuscript). Presented at the National Academies of Education
(NAEd)/Spencer Foundation Fellows Retreat, Washington, DC, November 14-17, 2018.
“Politics and the History of Lawmakers’ Reluctance to Regulate For-Profit Colleges.” Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Boston, MA, August 30-September 2, 2018.
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“Of Equity and Enmity: Higher Education and the Racialization of Affirmative Action, 1961-1980.” Presented at
the Annual Meeting of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), Brisbane, Australia,
July 21-28, 2018.
“Educating Black Citizens: HBCUs and the Redistribution of American Political Power.” Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, IL, April 5-8, 2018.
“Promises to Keep: Post-Reconstruction Politics and the Unlikely Passage of the Morrill Land Grant Act of
1890.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA), New Orleans, LA,
January 4-6, 2018.
“The Morrill Land Grant Acts and the Roots of Higher Educational Opportunity for African-Americans.”
Presented at the Biannual Meeting of the International Public Policy Association (IPPA), Lee Kuan Yew School
of Public Policy (NUS), Singapore, June 28-30, 2017.
Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), San
Francisco, CA, August 31-September 3, 2017.
“At the Pleasure of the State: Policy, Politics, and Government Support for HBCUs.” Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the APSA, Philadelphia, PA, September 1-4, 2016.
Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association (SSHA), Chicago, IL,
November 17-20, 2016.
“Stasis by Design: Congress, Budgets, and the Limits of the Federal TRIO Programs.” Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, IL, April 7-10, 2016.
“Legislating Upward Mobility through Education?: The Federal TRIO Programs.” Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), San Francisco, CA, September 3-6, 2015.
“Men in Back?: U.S. Higher Education Policy and the Educational Attainment of American Men since the Mid-
Twentieth Century.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,
Washington, DC, August 28-31, 2014.
“Depression-Era Egalitarianism: Politics, Gender, and the NYA Work-Study Program.” Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago IL, April 3-6, 2014.
“Opening Doors for Women: How Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments Promoted Gender Equality in
American Higher Education.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association,
Chicago, IL, April 11-14, 2013.
Also presented at the Biennial Conference on Policy History, Columbus, OH, June 4-7, 2014.
“U.S. Higher Education Policy and the Expansion of Educational Opportunity for Black Women.” Presented at
the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Hollywood, CA, March 28-30, 2013.
“The Cold War Roots of Gender Equality in Higher Education: Policy, Politics, and the National
Defense Education Act of 1958.” Presented at the Midwestern Political Science Association
Conference, Chicago, IL, March 31-April 3, 2011.
“Favorite Sons…and Daughters: The Effects of Federal Higher Education Policies on U.S. Gender Politics.”
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.,
September 2-5, 2010.
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“Regulating Women’s Access to Higher Education: The Development of Title IX, 1972-2008.”
Presented at the Midwestern Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April 22-25, 2010.
“The Tank in the Living Room: An Answer to the Puzzle of Women’s Underrepresentation in
American Government.” With M. Elizabeth Sanders. Presented at the Midwestern Political
Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April 22-25, 2010.
“Taking IX for the Team: Policy, Politics, and How Sports Came to Dominate Title IX.”
Presented at the Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education, Yale University, New
Haven, CT, March 27, 2010.
“Unsustainability of Equal Opportunity: The Development of the Higher Education Act, 1965-
2008.” With Suzanne Mettler. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association, Toronto, Ontario, September 3-6, 2009.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Reviewer:
American Political Science Review
Studies in American Political Development
Perspectives on Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities
PS: Political Science and Politics
Journal of Policy History
Journal of Public Policy
Journal of Research on Women and Gender
Policy Studies Journal
International Review of Public Policy
Student Advising:
Undergraduates:
Gabrielle Battle (Public Policy, 2023), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Amiya Mehrotra (Public Policy, 2023-2024), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Henry Park (Public Policy, 2023-2024), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Daisy Lane (Public Policy, 2021-2022), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Kyle Melatti (Public Policy, 2021-2022), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Dalia Dichter (Public Policy, 2020), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Nini Lam (Public Policy, 2020), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Maram Elnagheeb (PPS Advisor, 2018-2020), Interdepartmental Major, Duke University
Kendrik Icenhour (Public Policy, 2018-2019), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Claire Chen (Public Policy, 2017-2018), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Kelsey Sicard (Public Policy, 2017-2018), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Sarah Bender (Public Policy, 2015-2016), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Melissa Frio (Public Policy, 2015-2016), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Michael Pelle (Public Policy, 2015-2016), Honors Thesis, Duke University
Master’s Students:
Isabel Shapiro (MPP Advisor, 2021-2022), Masters Project, Duke University
Andrea Barnes (MPP Advisor, 2020-2021), Masters Project, Duke University
Patrick Rochelle (MPP Advisor, 2020-2021), Masters Project, Duke University
Le’Andre Blakeney (MPP Committee, 2019-2020), Masters Project, Duke University
Deandrea Newsome (MPP Committee, 2019-2020), Masters Project, Duke University
Sean Ryan (MPP Co-Advisor, 2019-2020), Masters Project, Duke University
Joe Marshall (MPP Committee, 2018-2019), Masters Project, Duke University
Dominique Moore (MPP Advisor, 2018-2019), Masters Project, Duke University
Nandita Srivastava (MPP Advisor, 2018-2018), Masters Project, Duke University
Annie Krabbenschmidt (MPP Committee, 2017-2018), Masters Project, Duke University
Kerry Condon (MPP Advisor, 2017-2018), Masters Project, Duke University
Caitlin Alcala (MPP Committee, 2016-2017), Masters Project, Duke University
Shaiesha Moore (MPP Committee, 2016-2017), Masters Project, Duke University
Erica Brand (Master’s Committee, 2015-2016), Masters Exam, Duke University
Joe Fleming (MPP Committee, 2015-2016), Masters Project, Duke University
BongGeun Song (MPP Committee, 2015-2016), Masters Project, Duke University
Julia Burrus (MPP Committee, 2015-2016), Masters Project, Duke University
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Ph.D. Students:
Lesa Redmond (Ph.D. Exam Committee, 2021-2022), History, Duke University
Adrienne Jones (Ph.D. Committee, 2021-present), Public Policy, Duke University
Marayna Martinez (Ph.D. Committee, 2020-2023), Public Policy, Duke University
Ajenai Clemmons (Ph.D. Advisor, 2015-2021), Public Policy, Duke University
Sierra Smucker (Ph.D. Committee, 2015-2018), Public Policy, Duke University
Rebecca Lehrman (Ph.D. Exam Committee, 2015-2016), Public Policy, Duke University
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Field Organizer and Finance Staff, Steve Kelley for Governor of Minnesota, 2006
Substitute Teacher, Henry County Schools, Henry County, Georgia, 2005
Standardized Test Evaluator, Pearson Education, Duluth, Georgia, 2005
Campaign Manager, Mary Squires for Georgia State Senate, 2002