Distinguished Professor of Political Science
363 Hamilton Hall
CB# 3265
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
919-962-0424 (phone)
conover@email.unc.edu
B.A. Emory University, 1973
Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1979
Research Intersts
Before coming to UNC in 1984, Pamela Conover taught for six years at the University of Kentucky. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of Political Behavior, Political Psychology, and Sexuality Studies. She teaches courses dealing with political psychology, women and politics, and the politics of sexuality. In the past, Conover’s research has concerned the nature of political thinking, and the politics of identity and citizenship. Articles dealing with these topics have appeared in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, American Politics Quarterly, and Western Political Quarterly. She also coauthored the book Feminism and the New Right (1983). Her current research is focused on the politics of identity and the same-sex marriage debates, and the nature of citizenship and political culture. Conover was founder and director of the Program in Sexuality Studies and Chair of the Provost’s LGBTQ Advisory Board. She teaches “The Politics of Sexuality.”