Tom Jamieson

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. I received a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Southern California in 2018. Before USC, I completed a BA (Hons) and an MA at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Teaching Interests

I am interested in teaching a range of courses across the Emergency Management and Disaster Science curriculum at UNO, with a particular emphasis on the politics of disaster preparedness, response, and mitigation. I aim to foster learning through facilitating a fun, inclusive environment; through setting high expectations for students; and through providing opportunities for students to develop their skills.

Research Interests

I study how information and public opinion affect policymaking, especially during periods of crisis. In my research, I argue that these periods create extraordinary conditions to create change and pursue policies that would otherwise be all but impossible.

Service Summary

I currently serve as a member of the SPA Doctoral Program Committee, the SPA Diversity and Inclusion Workgroup, and the Emergency Management and Disaster Science Committee.

Education

Ph D, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Political Science and International Relations, 2018

MA, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Media Studies, 2013

BA, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, History, International Relations, and Media Studies, 2010

Selected Publications

Brisbane, Laura, Hua, Whitney, Jamieson, Thomas. Morality and the Glass Ceiling: How Elite Rhetoric Reflects Gendered Strategies and Perspectives, Politics & Gender.

Reyes-Nunez, Reyna, Blanco, Felipe, Benenson, Jodi, Rivera, Juve, Gomez-Aguiñaga, Barbara, Heckler, Nuri, Jamieson, Thomas, Mwarumba, Njoki. Building Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity into Graduate Student Coauthorship, PS: Political Science & Politics.

Benenson, Jodi, Bryan, Tara, Glanz, Theresa , Ebdon, Carol, Jamieson, Thomas, Harrold, James, Mwarumba, Njoki. Uncertainty and Unrest: A Collaborative Pedagogical Response to Pandemics, Protests, and Policy, Journal of Public Affairs Education.

Hua, Whitney, Jamieson, Thomas. 2022. Whose lives matter? Race, public opinion, and military conflict, Politics, Groups, and Identities, 1-23.

Jamieson, Thomas, Van Belle, Douglas. 2022. That Could Be Us: News Media, Politics, and the Necessary Conditions for Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Michigan Press, 235.