About Me
I am currently an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia. I was previously an Associate Professor of Government at Hamilton College between July 2012 and July 2022. I received my doctorate in Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 2012.
Research and Teaching
My research interests include American institutions, judicial politics, executive branch politics, and judicial diversity. I also have interests in race and politics. I have taught courses on American Government, Courts and Judicial Process, Bureaucracy, the American Presidency, and the Politics of Equality. During my time at Hamilton College I also taught the American Government sequence for Hamilton’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) during multiple summers. A key goal of HEOP is to prepare students from underrepresented groups for a college-level curriculum.
Government Transparency
In 2021, I was awarded a $242,000 National Science Foundation grant to examine Freedom of Information litigation in federal courts (with Tracey George co-PI, Vanderbilt University). In 2022, I was appointed to the federal Freedom of Information Act Committee, which examines ways to improve the performance and implementation of the Freedom of Information Act for all stakeholders.
During the Fall 2021 Semester, I served as a APSA Pracademic Fellow working with the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). OGIS is a bureau of the National Archives and Records Administration and serves as the FOIA Ombudsman for the federal executive branch. I discuss my experience working with OGIS here.
Judicial Diversity
In 2022, I was a part of team of scholars (Jarpa Dawuni PI, Alice Kang, Daniel Gomez Mazo) awarded a $700,000 National Science Foundation grant to examine judicial diversity in eight countries.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Political Science
School of Public & International Affairs
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
gbemende.johnson@uga.edu
twitter: @GbemendeJ
Research and Teaching
My research interests include American institutions, judicial politics, executive branch politics, and judicial diversity. I also have interests in race and politics. I have taught courses on American Government, Courts and Judicial Process, Bureaucracy, the American Presidency, and the Politics of Equality. During my time at Hamilton College I also taught the American Government sequence for Hamilton’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) during multiple summers. A key goal of HEOP is to prepare students from underrepresented groups for a college-level curriculum.
Government Transparency
In 2021, I was awarded a $242,000 National Science Foundation grant to examine Freedom of Information litigation in federal courts (with Tracey George co-PI, Vanderbilt University). In 2022, I was appointed to the federal Freedom of Information Act Committee, which examines ways to improve the performance and implementation of the Freedom of Information Act for all stakeholders.
During the Fall 2021 Semester, I served as a APSA Pracademic Fellow working with the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). OGIS is a bureau of the National Archives and Records Administration and serves as the FOIA Ombudsman for the federal executive branch. I discuss my experience working with OGIS here.
Judicial Diversity
In 2022, I was a part of team of scholars (Jarpa Dawuni PI, Alice Kang, Daniel Gomez Mazo) awarded a $700,000 National Science Foundation grant to examine judicial diversity in eight countries.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Political Science
School of Public & International Affairs
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
gbemende.johnson@uga.edu
twitter: @GbemendeJ