Quinnipiac University
Professor of Political Science and Women's & Gender Studies
Hamden, CT
2020 - Present
Jennifer S Sacco
Professor of Political Science and Women's & Gender Studies
Chair of Philosophy
Chair of Philosophy and Political Science
Jennifer S Sacco
Professor of Political Science and Women's & Gender Studies
Chair of Philosophy
Chair of Philosophy and Political Science
Jennifer Schenk Sacco, professor of political science and women's and gender studies and chair of the department of philosophy and political science, teaches American government and politics, with a focus on women and public policy, feminist theory, and political movements. Professor Sacco is a graduate of Denison University and earned her Ph.D. in political science and a graduate certificate in women’s studies from Rutgers University, where she was awarded dissertation fellowships from the AAUW, the Dirksen Center for Congressional Research, and the Institute for Research on Women. Her research focus is on gender and American politics and questions of representation. She published her edited book “Women of the 2016 Election” in 2019, and has worked and published across disciplines, with scholars in mathematics, communication, journalism, and advertising. At Quinnipiac, she served as the director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program from 2010-2019. She facilitates the AAUW Start Smart salary negotiation workshop for women, and serves on the steering committee for the People's United Center for Women and Business. Prof. Sacco was appointed by the mayor and has served on the Economic Development Commission for the Town of Hamden since 2014, was elected to the Hamden Democratic Town Committee in 2020, and volunteers with Girl Scouts of CT. In 2016 she was awarded the “Outstanding Faculty Award” from the Student Government Association at Quinnipiac.
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Education
- BA, Denison University OH
- MA, Rutgers-The State Univ of NJ
- PHD, Rutgers-The State Univ of NJ
Areas of Expertise
- Women, Gender, and American Politics
Organization
- Political Science
Office Location
- Modular 1 M1-105
Mail Drop
- CL-AC1
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Chair, Department of Philosophy and Political Science
Hamden, CT
2020 - Present
Quinnipiac University
Professor of Political Science
Hamden, CT
2019 - Present
Quinnipiac University
Associate Professor of Political Science
Hamden, CT
2013 - 2019
Quinnipiac University
Director of Women's and Gender Studies Program
Hamden, CT
2009 - 2019
Quinnipiac University
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Hamden, CT
2006 - 2013
Educational Testing Service
Consultant
Princeton, NJ
2006 - 2010
Educational Testing Service
Reader, American Government and Politics AP exam
Princeton, NJ
2003 - 2013
Selected Publications
Invited Speaker
The Pandemic and Childcare in the U.S.
Jennifer Schenk Sacco
International Women's Day Teach-In, Hamden, CT, Quinnipiac University (2021)
Invited Speaker
Covid-19 and the Gender Pay Gap
Jennnifer Schenk Sacco
Roundtable with Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewiz, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, and State Rep. Robyn Porter, Hartford, CT, Lt. Governor's office (2020)
Book review
Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures: The Creation of Women's Caucuses, by Anna Mitchell Mahoney
Jennifer Schenk Sacco
34:4 Gender & Society 685-687 August (2020)
Non-Peer Reviewed Presentation
Election Day Debrief
Jennifer Sacco
Quinnipiac University (2020)
Invited Speaker
Women and Leadership
Jennifer Sacco
Leading Women of Tomororw, Hamden, CT, Quinnipiac University (2020)
Non-Peer Reviewed Presentation
Vice Presidential Debate Watch
Jennifer Sacco
Quinnipiac University (2020)
Conference Presentation
Descriptive Representation by Men? Evidence from Health Bill Sponsorship
Jennnifer Schenk Sacco
Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA (2019)
Books
Women of the 2016 Election: Voices, Views, and Values
Jennifer Schenk Sacco, ed.
Lanham, MD (Lexington Books 2019)
Peer Reviewed Journal
The Situatedness of Mathematics in Motherhood and Academia
Jennifer Schenk Sacco and Jill Shahverdian
8(2) Journal of Humanistic Mathematics 5-20 July (2018)
Invited Speaker
Girl Power and Politics
Jennifer Schenk Sacco
Fechner Day, Hamden, CT, Department of Psychology, Quinnipiac University (2018)
Invited Speaker
Women of 2018
Jennifer Sacco
Women Political Candidates in 2018: Challenges and Opportunities, Hamden, Quinnipiac University (2018)