Dr. Jamie Pimlott

Email:

jpimlott@niagara.edu

Phone:

(716) 286-8337

Fax:

716-286-8079

Office Location:

118 TImon Hall

Bio

Born in New Brunswick, Canada, Dr. Pimlott moved to North Central Florida with her parents when she was 9. While attending graduate school, she taught history and political science at both Central Florida Community College and Santa Fe College. During her last few semesters of graduate school, she also taught her own courses in Political Behavior and Congress at the University of Florida. Jamie moved to Washington, D.C. in April 2006, where she spent 10 months working on grant-funded research examining money in state politics at the Campaign Finance Institute. Promoted to Research Analyst in the Spring of 2007, she worked exclusively on issues of campaign finance and the 2008 presidential election. In fact she was quoted in both Roll Call and Forbes for her research on candidate fundraising in the summer of 2007. Since arriving at Niagara In August of 2007, Dr. Pimlott has focused her attention on publishing her book, teaching and mentoring students, and providing service to her department, college, and university. In May 2009 she received the College of Arts & Sciences’ award for Excellence in Teaching. She has a 16 year old daughter, a boyfriend, a dog, and a cat. :)

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Focus of Teaching

Just published her first book, Women and the Democratic Party: The Evolution of EMILY's List. Several other publications are forthcoming this year. I am currently in the early stages of a new project on Congress and its rules.

Current Research

Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Florida, 2007 Masters in History from the University of Florida, 2001 Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida, 1998 Associate of Arts, magna cum laude, from Central Florida Community College, 1995 Graduate of Crystal River High School, High Honors, Crystal River, FL, 1995

Educational Background

Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Florida, 2007 Masters in History from the University of Florida, 2001 Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida, 1998 Associate of Arts, magna cum laude, from Central Florida Community College, 1995 Graduate of Crystal River High School, High Honors, Crystal River, FL, 1995

Current Involvement

Dr. Pimlott currently serves as Interim Chair for the Department of Political Science, Internship coordinator for Dept. of Political Science, Director of Pre-Law Program, and Moderator of Pre-Law Student Association. She serves as the co-chair of Women and Politics section of Southern Political Science conference committee, 2011; Advisory board member for Pathways to Progress; and volunteers at a local congressional office.