Religion and the Presidential Campaign

Matthew Wilson received his B.A. in history and political science from Louisiana State University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Duke University. He is currently Associate Professor of political science at Southern Methodist University, where he has taught since 1999. Wilson’s research, which has appeared in a range of top scholarly journals, focuses on public opinion, elections, representation, and religion and politics, both in the United States and abroad. He is editor of From Pews to Polling Places: Faith and Politics in the American Religious Mosaic, recently published by Georgetown University Press. He has received research grants from the American Political Science Association, the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies, and the Sam Taylor Foundation of the United Methodist Church, and his teaching has been honored with awards from the SMU Department of Residence Life and the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility. Wilson routinely serves a commentator on political affairs for local, national, and international media outlets.