Faculty & Staff

Dr. Neil Chaturvedi
Professor of Political Science and Director of the Weglyn Endowed Chair

Office Phone: 909-869-3884
Email: nschaturvedi@cpp.edu
Office Location: 94-312
Office Hours: To be announced
Full CV

Academic Area

American Politics

Areas of Expertise

Congress, presidency, elections and voting behavior, race and ethnicity

Research Statement

Dr. Chaturvedi is a professor of political science with a focus on American politics. His research and teaching interests include Congress, the Presidency, elections and voting behavior, and race and ethnicity. His research has been published or is forthcoming in Religion and Politics, Politics Groups and Identities, and The Journal of Asian American Studies. Currently, he is working on a book manuscript focusing on the power dynamics in the United States Senate, arguing that despite conventional wisdom and political science logic, centrists in the Senate are more vulnerable than powerful.

Academic Degrees

PhD, University of California, Irvine, 2013
MA, University of California, Irvine, 2010
BA, UC Riverside, 2008

Current Courses

SPRING 2025

POLITICAL SCIENCE 3250: THE AMERICAN CONGRESS
The examination of the inner workings of the United States Congress; compare and contrast the House of Representatives and the Senate; understanding the policymaking process; compare and contrast the institution with other legislative bodies.

POLITICAL SCIENCE 3260: THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
The role of the presidency within the federal political system: behavior, processes and functions. Emphasis on constitutional underpinnings and institutionalization of the American presidency, on other executive components and on the frictions created by competing values in the administrative process.

POLITICAL SCIENCE 4412: SENIOR INTERNSHIP II
Selection of and preparation for an internship under faculty supervision. Development of a plan for identifying an internship opportunity related to career goals and conduct a search, apply, and be selected for an appropriate internship. Preparation for how to learn from and apply lessons from the internship shall be covered in meetings with the instructor.

Publications

Miller, P. and N.S. Chaturvedi. 2018. "Get out the early vote: co-ethnic mobilization and convenience voting." Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties. (Link)

Chaturvedi, N.S. and C. Holloway. 2017. "Postdiluvian? The Effects of Outside Group Spending on Senate Elections After Citizens United and Speechnow.org v. FEC." The Forum, 15(2): 251-268. (Link)

Chaturvedi, N.S. 2017. "Kings of the Hill? An Examination of Centrist Behavior in the U.S. Senate." Forthcoming at Social Science Quarterly. (Link)

Beckmann, M.N., Chaturvedi, N.S., Garcia, J.R. 2017. "Targeting the Treatment: The Strategy Behind Lyndon Johnson's Lobbying." Legislative Studies Quarterly, 42(2): 211-234. (Link)

Chaturvedi, N.S. 2015. "Evaluating Asian American Representation through Bill Sponsors and Cosponsors from 1999 to 2009." Journal of Asian-American Studies, 18(3): 313-346. (Link)

Chaturvedi, N.S. 2014. "The Next Generation? A reexamination of religious influence on Mexican-American attitudes toward same-sex marriage." Politics, Groups and Identities, 2(4): 589-606. (Link)

Chaturvedi, N.S. and O. Montoya. 2013. "Democracy, Oil, or Religion? Expanding Women's Rights in the Muslim World." Politics and Religion, 6(3): 596-617. (Link)