Jody C. Baumgartner, Date of Birth
TweetJody C. Baumgartner
American political scientist
Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1958
Profession: political scientist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Jody C. Baumgartner
- Jody C Baumgartner (born July 24, 1958) is the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of political science at East Carolina University.
- He received his Ph.D.
- in political science from Miami University in 1998, specializing in the study of political humor, the vice presidency and presidential campaigns and elections.
- He is probably best known for researching the effects of viewing political humor on people's political attitudes, such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
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- He has authored or edited nine books (individually or in collaboration with others), including "Politics Is a Joke"[1], and numerous journal articles (e.g., "The Fey Effect: Young Adults, Political Humor, and Perceptions of Sarah Palin in the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign,[2][3][4][5]) and book chapters.
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