Matthew Burbank is an associate professor in political science. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1993. Prior to coming to the University of Utah, he taught for two years at Washington State University in Pullman.
Research and Teaching
Professor Burbank's research interests focus primarily on citizen participation in politics. He is the co-author of two books, Olympic Dreams: The Impact of Mega-events on Local Politics (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001) and Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Political Campaigns (Westview Press, 1999). His work has also appeared in the Journal of Urban Affairs , Urban Affairs Review , Political Behavior , Political Geography , and Social Science History . Professor Burbank's current research examines the effect of information and citizen deliberation on individual attitudes on complex policy issues. Professor Burbank teaches courses on American politics, public opinion and elections, and research methods.
In recent years, he has taught:
- American National Government
- Honors American Institutions
- Political Analysis
- Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
- American Political Behavior (Graduate)
- Research Design for American Politics and Public Administration (Graduate)
- Quantitative Analysis in Political Science (Graduate)
- Quantitative Methods for Public Administration (Graduate)
Awards
- Award for Best Paper at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association for "Olympic Cities: Lessons Learned from Mega-event Politics," with Greg Andranovich and Charles Heying (2001)
- Superior Teaching Award, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Utah (2000)
- Faculty Fellow Award, University of Utah (1999)
- Samuel H. Beer Dissertation Prize, awarded by the British Politics Group for the best dissertation related to British politics (1994)