Research

Prior to joining the Michigan faculty, Professor Quinn was a Professor of Law at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on questions of empirical legal studies and statistical methodology. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and has appeared in leading journals in political science, statistics, and law. Professor Quinn is a former President of the Society for Political Methodology and his research has received multiple professional awards.

Selected Publications

Please also see Kevin Quinn’s Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Kevin Quinn’s Google Scholar Profile. 

Abrajano, Marisa A.; Christopher S. Elmendorf; and Kevin M. Quinn. 2018. “Labels vs. Pictures: Treatment-Mode Effects in Experiments About Discrimination.” Political Analysis. 26: 20-33.

Keele, Luke and Kevin M. Quinn. 2017. “Bayesian Sensitivity Analysis for Causal Effects from 2 × 2 Tables in the Presence of Unmeasured Confounding with Application to Presidential Campaign Visits.” Annals of Applied Statistics. 11: 1974-1997.

Elmendorf, Christopher S.; Kevin M. Quinn; and Marisa A. Abrajano. 2016. “Racially Polarized Voting.” University of Chicago Law Review. 83: 587-692.

Herron, Michael C. and Kevin M. Quinn. 2016. “A Careful Look at Modern Case Selection Methods.” Sociological Methods and Research. 45: 458-492.

Unkovic, Cait; Maya Sen; and Kevin M. Quinn. 2016. “Does Encouragement Matter in Improving Gender Imbalances in Technical Fields? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial.” PLOS ONE.

Research Projects

Collaborative Research: Measuring Apparent Race and Ethnicity with Applications to the Study of Discrimination