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Erika Franklin Fowler
Academic background
EducationB.A., mathematics and political science, 2000, St. Olaf College
M.A., political science, 2002, PhD., political science, 2007, University of Wisconsin–Madison
ThesisMissing messages? elections on local television news (2007)
Doctoral advisorBarry Burden
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health
Wesleyan University

Erika Franklin Fowler is an American political scientist. She is a Professor of Government at Wesleyan University, having previously served as a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Early life and education

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Franklin Fowler was born to two public school teachers.[1] She earned her Bachelor of Arts from St. Olaf College and her Master's degree and PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] Her thesis was titled Missing messages? elections on local television news and Barry Burden sat on her committee.[3] While earning her PhD, one of Franklin Fowler's faculty advisors directed the Wisconsin Advertising Project and, upon his retirement, Franklin Fowler and others took over.[4] She also co-authored a study titled Medical News for the Public to Use? What's on Local TV News[5] which used a representative sample of the top 50 news markets to conclude that 76% of all stories involved a medical condition.[6]

Career

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Upon earning her PhD, Franklin Fowler accepted a two year Robert Wood Johnson Scholarship in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.[7] In 2010, she became an assistant professor of government at Wesleyan University and co-directed their newly launched Wesleyan Media Project (WMP). The aim of the project was to provide a non-partisan, neutral analysis of all political television advertising during the 2010 United States elections to the public.[8] They quantified data collected during the election and concluded that the tone of advertisements during the campaign were equal to those in 2008.[9] Following the same idea, in 2013 she co-published Negative, angry, and ubiquitous: Political advertising in 2012 with Travis N. Ridout. Together, they quantified the data of 3 million campaign ads during the 2012 United States elections and concluded that three-quarters of all ads in the presidential race were negative in tone.[10]

During the 2015–16 academic year, Franklin Fowler co-authored a book with Michael M. Franz and Travis N. Ridout titled Political Advertising in the United States. The book was a survey of how political advertising influenced voters.[11] She was subsequently granted tenure by the Wesleyan Board of Trustees.[12]

Following the 2018–19 academic year, Franklin Fowler received Wesleyan's Binswanger Prizes for Excellence in Teaching.[13] By the conclusion of the 2019–20 academic year, it was announced that she would be promoted to Full professor of government at Wesleyan on July 1, 2020.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "2018-2019 Campus Teaching Award Winner: Erika Franklin Fowler". politicalsciencenow.org. February 28, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Erika Franklin Fowler - Member". centerforhealthjournalism.org. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "ERIKA FRANKLIN FOWLER CV" (PDF). efowler.faculty.wesleyan.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Palermo, Rachel (December 12, 2012). "Where math meets politics". stolaf.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Pribble, James M.; Goldstein, Kenneth M.; Franklin Fowler, Erika; Greenberg, Matthew J.; Noel, Stacey K.; Howell, Joel D. (March 2006). "Medical News for the Public to Use? What's on Local TV News". The American Journal of Managed Care. 12 (3): 170–176. PMID 16524349. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. ^ Caffrey, Mary (March 21, 2020). "PAPER OF THE WEEK: By 2006, TV Was the Top Source of Medical News". ajmc.ca. The American Journal of Managed Care. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Drake, Olivia (May 31, 2020). "5 Faculty Conferred Tenure, 4 Promoted". newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Wesleyan Media Project Launched". mediaproject.wesleyan.edu. September 23, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Negative Ads Prominent, Increasing in Number, but 2010 No More Negative than Previous Election Year" (PDF). mediaproject.wesleyan.edu. October 14, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Franklin Fowler, Erika (February 14, 2013). "2012 ELECTION CRUSHES RECORDS FOR CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING". knightfoundation.org. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Lilleker, Darren G. (December 2016). "Review of Political Advertising in the United States". Perspectives on Politics. 14 (4): 1217–1218. doi:10.1017/S1537592716003637. S2CID 151569297. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Rubenstein, Lauren (May 24, 2016). "7 Faculty Promoted, 4 Awarded Tenure". newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  13. ^ Drake, Olivia (May 26, 2019). "Fowler, Northrop, Siry Receive Binswanger Prizes for Excellence in Teaching". newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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