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CLASS Research Excellence Professor
Associate Professor
Office: PGH 431
Email: abadas@uh.edu
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Research Interests

• American Politics 
• Judicial Politics
• The Supreme Court
• Empirical Legal Studies

Biographical Summary

Alex Badas is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the 91视频 and a faculty affiliate with the . He joined the department in the fall of 2018. His research expertise is in the field of judicial politics and covers many topics including judicial decision-making, public attitudes towards judicial institutions, and representation within the judiciary. He teaches courses on the intersection of law, politics, and governence. 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Artabe, Eugenia and Alex Badas. 2026. "" The Journal of Law & Empirical Analysis. 

Artabe, Eugenia, Alex Badas, and Lucia Lopez. 2026. "" Political Research Quarterly. 79(1) 233-247. 

Badas, Alex. 2025. "." Political Research Quarterly. 79(1) 17-28. 

• Received an honorable mention for the Best Journal Article Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.

Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2025. "" Social Science Quarterly. 

Badas, Alex and Eric R. Schmidt. 2025. "." Political Research Quarterly.

Badas, Alex. 2025. 鈥溾��&苍产蝉辫;Journal of Law and Courts. 13(2) 476-484. 

Badas, Alex, Bailey K. Sanders, and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2025. "" Journal of Law and Courts. 13(2) 397-419.

Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2025. "" Politics, Groups, and Identities. 13(2) 476-484.

Badas, Alex and Eric R. Schmidt. 2024. 鈥溾��&苍产蝉辫;Political Research Quarterly. 77(1) 137-151.

Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2024. "" Political Behavior. 46 1985-2004.

Artabe, Eugenia and Alex Badas. 2023. "" The Journal of Legal Studies. 50(2) 345-375.

Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2023. "" Political Research Quarterly. 76(2) 757-769. 

Badas, Alex. 2023. "" Political Research Quarterly. 76(2) 540-552.

Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2023. "" Representation. 59(2) 249-270. 

Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2023. "" Journal of Law and Courts. 11(1) 116-140.

• Received an honorable mention for the Best Conference Paper Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.

Badas, Alex, Billy Justus, and Siyu Li. 2022. "" Justice System Journal. 43(4) 609-622.

Badas, Alex and Elizabeth N. Simas. 2022. "." Political Science Research and Methods. 10(1) 49-67.

• Received the Best Journal Article Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.

Badas, Alex. 2021. "" Justice System Journal. 42(2) 150-163. 

Badas, Alex. 2020. "." Political Research Quarterly 73(1) 96-110. 
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Badas, Alex. 2019. "" The Journal of Legal Studies 42(2) 377-408.

Badas, Alex. 2019. "" Social Science Quarterly 100(5) 1848-1861.

Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "" Electoral Studies 57 245-255.  

Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "" Politics & Gender 15(3) 431-459.
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Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2018. "" Political Research Quarterly 71(4) 127鈥�142. 
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鈥婤adas, Alex. 2016. "" Justice System Journal 37(4) 318-330.