Published Work

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• Whitesell, Anne. 2024. Living off the Government? Race, Gender, and the Politics of Welfare. New York University Press.
• Whitesell, Anne, Kevin Reuning, and A. Lee Hannah. 2023. “Local Political Party Presence Online.” Party Politics 29(1): 164-175.
• Reuning, Kevin, Anne Whitesell, and A. Lee Hannah. 2022. “Facebook algorithm changes may have amplified local Republican parties.” Research & Politics.
• Lee Hannah, Kevin Reuning, and Anne Whitesell. 2023. “The Party Replies: Examining Local Party Responsiveness to Prospective Campaign Volunteers.” Political Research Quarterly 76(2): 931-943.
• Whitesell, Anne, and Hunter Fitch. 2022. “Using Social Media to Promote School Nutrition Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Journal of School Health 92(5): 485-492. 
• Ojeda, Christopher, Anne Whitesell, Michael Berkman, and Eric Plutzer. 2019. “Federalism and the Racialization of Welfare Policy.” State Politics & Policy Quarterly. 19(4): 474-501.
• Plutzer, Eric, Michael Berkman, James Honaker, Christopher Ojeda, and Anne Whitesell. 2019. “Measuring Complex State Policies: Pitfalls and Considerations, with an Application to Race and Welfare Policy.” Policy Studies Journal. 47(3): 712-734.
• Whitesell, Anne. 2019. “Who Represents the Needs of Domestic Violence Survivors in State Welfare Policy?” Politics & Gender. 15(3): 514-546.
• Whitesell, Anne. 2018. “Interest Groups and Social Media in the Age of the Twitter President.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 7(1): 219-230.
• Whitesell, Anne, Eleanor Schiff, and David Lowery. 2018. “Agency issues with small lobby firms: a test of competing hypotheses.” Interest Groups & Advocacy 7(1): 82-103.
• Banaszak, Lee Ann, and Anne Whitesell. 2017. “Inside the State: Activism within Legislative and Governmental Agency Forums.” In The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Women’s Social Movement Activism. Eds. Holly McCammon, Verta Taylor, Jo Reger, and Rachel L. Einwohner. Oxford University Press.
• Schiff, Eleanor L., Kim Seufer, Anne Whitesell, and David Lowery. 2015. “Agency Problems and Interest Representation: An Empirical Analysis of the Costs of Lobbying.” Interest Groups & Advocacy 4(3): 225-248.
• Brown, Heath, and Anne Whitesell. 2014. “21st-Century Influence and the Presidency: Social Media, Campaigns, and Transitions.” In Dirty Deals? An Encyclopedia of Lobbying, Political Influence, and Corruption. Ed. Amy Handlin. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Work in Progress

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For my information about my ongoing pro-life research, please click here.

• “Framing on Facebook: Adapting School Lunch Programs during the Covid-19 Pandemic.” With Clare Brock.
• “Explaining Loss and Victory: How Local Parties Explain Election Outcomes.” With Kevin Reuning and A. Lee Hannah.
• “Party Networks Online: Using Facebook to Identify “Us” vs. “Them.”” With Kevin Reuning and A. Lee Hannah.
• “A Latinx Approach to the Pro-Life Movement”
• “Frame Extension Among Pro-Life Groups”