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About Barry Edwards, J.D., Ph.D.
About This Page
I created the Political Science Data Group and Web Site. On this page, you'll find links to some of my publications, replication datasets, and some (possibly outdated) information about my works in progress. I live in beautiful Orlando, Florida and able to reseach and write for a living. I founded a non-profit organization, Fair Trial Analysis, that analyzes the fairness of criminal trials for appeals and post-conviction proceedings. I also teach part-time for UGA. I'm best known for co-authoring Political Analysis textbooks with Philip H. Pollock for CQ Press/Sage Pubulishing. I enjoy working on this web site and hope you enjoy visiting it!
My Textbooks
An IBM SPSS Companion to Political Analysis, 7th Edition (with Philip H. Pollock)
Published by CQ Press, An Imprint of Sage Publishing
The Essentials of Political Analysis, 7th Edition (with Philip H. Pollock)
Published by CQ Press, An Imprint of Sage Publishing
A Stata Companion to Political Analysis, 5th Edition (with Philip H. Pollock)
Published by CQ Press, An Imprint of Sage Publishing
An R Companion to Political Analysis, 3rd Edition (with Philip H. Pollock)
Published by CQ Press, An Imprint of Sage Publishing
A Microsoft Excel Companion to Political Analysis (with Philip H. Pollock)
Published by CQ Press, An Imprint of Sage Publishing
The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th Edition (with Philip H. Pollock)
Published by CQ Press, An Imprint of Sage Publishing (2020)
An IBM SPSS Companion to Political Analysis, 6th Edition (with Philip H. Pollock)Published by CQ Press, An Imprint of Sage Publishing (2020)
A Stata Companion to Political Analysis, 4th Edition (with Philip H. Pollock)
Published by CQ Press, An Imprint of Sage Publishing (2019)
An R Companion to Political Analysis, 2nd Edition (with Philip H. Pollock)
Published by CQ Press, An Imprint of Sage Publishing (2017)
Journal Articles
Measuring Fairness,
Alabama Law Review (forthcoming Fall 2025)
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If the Jury Only Knew: The Effect of Omitted Mitigation Evidence on the Probability of a Death Sentence
Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law (Spring 2025)
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A Scientific Framework for Analyzing the Harmfulness of Trial Errors
UCLA Criminal Justice Law Review (2024)
How to Transform the Judicial System: Lessons from the Institutionalization of Veterans' Treatment Courts (with Ramon Hinojosa and Komysha Hassan)
NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy (2018-2019).
Why Appeals Courts Rarely Reverse Lower Courts: An Experimental Study to Explore Affirmation Bias
Emory Law Journal (2019).
Formal Authority, Persuasive Power, and Effectiveness in State Legislatures
State Politics & Policy Quarterly (Vol. 18, Issue 3, 2018)
Redistricting and Individual Contributions to Congressional Candidates (with Michael Crespin)
Political Research Quarterly (2016).
Institutional Control of Redistricting and the Geography of Representation (with Michael Crespin, Ryan Williamson, and Maxwell Palmer)
The Journal of Politics (2017).
Does the Presidency Moderate the President?
Presidential Studies Quarterly (Vol. 47, Issue 1, 2017).
Can Independent Redistricting Commissions Lead Us Out of the Political Thicket? (with Angel Sanchez, Tyler Yeargain, Michael Crespin, and Jessica Hayden)
Albany Government Law Review (Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2016)
Alphabetically Ordered Ballots and the Composition of U.S. Legislatures
State Politics & Policy Quarterly (Vol. 15, Issue 2, 2015)
Race, Ethnicity, and Alphabetically Ordered Ballots
Election Law Journal (Vol. 13, No. 3, 2014)
Unfulfilled Promise: Laboratory Experiments in Public Management Research (with Derrick Anderson)
Public Management Review (Vol. 17, Issue 10, 2015)
Formulating Voting Rights Act Remedies to Address Current Conditions
American Politics Research (Vol. 42, Issue 3, 2014)
Putting Hoover on the Map: Was the 31st President a Progressive?
Congress & the Presidency (Vol. 41, Issue 1, 2014)
Renovating the Multi-Door Courthouse: Designing Trial Court Dispute Resolution Systems to Improve Results and Control Costs
Harvard Negotiation Law Review (Vol. 18, Spring 2013)
The Voting Behavior of President Obama's Appointees on the U.S. Courts of Appeals (with Susan Haire and David Hughes)
Judicature (2013)
Comprehensive Arbitration of Domestic Relations Cases in Georgia
Georgia Bar Journal (2008)
Book Chapters
Inequality, Access to the Courts, and Judicial Integrity (with Allison Trochesset and Tyler Yeargain)
Chapter In International Human Rights and Justice, Ed. Doug Hodgson. Nova Publishers (2016)
In Development (last updated: 5/3/2025)
Project Title:Status:
Evaluating Death Sentencing Procedures: Fairness, Disparities, and Constitutional Limits Manuscript complete, article-length, important, quantitative analysis, under review.
Legal Imagination and the Hypothetical Trial: Evaluating the Effect of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Glossip v. Oklahoma Manuscript complete, essay-length, under review.
Outdated and Unconstitutional: Rethinking Duration of Residency Requirements for Jury Service Manuscript complete, article-length, niche but important, under review.
The Battle Over School Desegregation and the Attitudinal Model of Judging on the US Circuit Courts of Appeals Manuscript complete, submitted once, good paper, classic topic, should resubmit.
George Washington and the Siren Song of Political Factions Dissertation chapter I'd love to revise into stand-alone artice, political history is fun research
Latino Judges on the US Circuit Courts (with Susan Haire, David Hughes, and Phil Marcin) Manuscript complete, submitted once, unlikely to resubmit based on current interests.
Decision Making of Senior Status Federal Judges (with Susan Haire, UGA) Manuscript complete, submitted once, solid niche research, unlikely to resubmit based on current interests
Polarization of the U.S. Presidency Manuscript complete, submitted once, data getting stale, important results, unlikely to resubmit based on current interests.
Another Door at the Courthouse: Political Science Research on Alternative Dispute Resolution Manuscript complete, submitted once, probably summarize in future blog post
Barry Edwards
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Fair Trial Analysis, LLC
1918 Lee, Suite B5
Orlando, FL 32810
Ph. 407-710-2502

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Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs
The University of Georgia
180 Baldwin Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Ph. 706-542-2057

My Curriculum Vitae pdf
barry.edwards @ uga.edu

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