Nichole Bauer Named LSU Emerging Scholar Rainmaker
3/2/2022
Dr. Nichole Bauer, 2021 Emerging Scholar Rainmaker.
Photo Credit: LSU
BATON ROUGE—Nichole Bauer, associate professor in the LSU Department of Political Science in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences and LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, has been named as a 2021 Rainmaker by the LSU Office of Research & Economic Development (ORED). ORED, in partnership with Campus Federal Credit Union, selects six faculty
members who balance their teaching and research responsibilities while extending the
impact of their work to the world beyond academia.
Bauer received the Rainmaker Award for Emerging Scholar in the Arts, Humanities, Social
& Behavioral Sciences category for her exceptional research, creative activities,
and scholarship. Rainmakers include faculty who are at the early, middle and senior
stages of their careers and have established track records in securing external research
funding and publishing in high-impact journals.
“Dr. Bauer’s ability to produce high-quality scholarship is apparent in not only her
publication record, but also the number of peer-reviewed articles she has published
over the years and the places where her work is found,” said Troy Blanchard, dean
of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences. Robert Hogan, R. Downs Poindexter
Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science added, “Dr. Bauer is a
talented teacher and mentor to her students. I am very happy our students have an
opportunity to be trained by a professor engaged in such cutting-edge research.”
"Dr. Bauer's is critical to the intersection of political communication and gender
bias," said Josh Grimm, interim dean of the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication.
"She is fiercely passionate about her research, which is evident in her tremendous
scholarship and commitment to teaching and facilitating impactful research among our
students. We applaud Dr. Bauer for this well-deserved honor."
Jointly appointed in the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, Bauer conducts
research on gender and politics, specifically focusing on how strategic political
communication affects the way voters form impressions about women in politics. She
received a 3-year grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents to create a Gender & Politics Research Lab that supports undergraduate and graduate
researchers who will help conduct experiments, public opinion studies and news content
analyses.
“It’s such an honor to be recognized for my research, especially among so many talented
scholars at LSU,” said Bauer.
Bauer is the recipient of the 2019 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research
Award and the 2018 Gender and Political Psychology Network Emerging Scholar Award.
Her book, “The Qualifications Gap: Why Women Must be Better than Men to Win Political
Office,” was published by Cambridge University Press and won the Robert E. Lane Award
for the best book published in political psychology in 2021.
About the LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences
The LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences positions students, faculty, and staff
to be visionary leaders in their respective fields, a tradition of excellence that
began with the college’s inception in 1908. For more news and information about the
LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences, visit hss.lsu.edu.
About the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication
LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication ranks among the strongest collegiate communication
programs in the country, with its robust emphasis on media and public affairs. It
offers undergraduate degrees in public relations, journalism, political communication,
digital advertising and pre-law, along with four graduate degree programs: Master
of Mass Communication, Ph.D. in Media and Public Affairs, Certificate of Strategic
Communication and a dual MMC/Law degree. Its public relations students were recently
ranked the #1 team in the nation, and its digital advertising and student media teams
frequently earn national recognition.
Additional Links
Rainmaker Awards: https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2022/03/02ored_rainmakers2021.php
Campus Federal Credit Union : www.campusfederal.org
Contact Sarah Gaar Keller
LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Aariel Charbonnet
LSU Manship School of Mass Communication