Beth Leech Associate Professor  CV Contact Information Office: Hickman Hall - 601 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Phone: (732) 932-1918

Education and background

Ph.D in political science from Texas A&M University B.S.J. in journalism from Northwestern University

Specialty

American politics; research methodology At Rutgers, Professor Leech teaches classes on interest groups, mass media and politics, citizen activism, and research methods

Research

Professor Leech's primary research interests involve the roles of interest groups, social movements, and the mass media in the public policy process.

Publications

Books: Lobbying and Policy Change: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why.  Chicago University Press, 2009, With Frank R. Baumgartner, Jeffrey M. Berry, Marie Hojnaki and david Kimball. Winner of the Leon D. Epstein Outstanding Book Award from the Political Organization and Parties section, American Political Science Association. Basic Interests: The Importance of Groups in Politics and Political Science.  Princeton University Press, 1998.  With Frank R. Baumgartner. Selected Journal Articles and Book Chapters: "Congressional and Presidental Effects on the Demand for Lobbying," Forthcoming, Political Research Quarterly, With Frank R. Baumgartner, Heather A. Larsen-Price and Paul Rutledge.