Ronnee Schreiber

Ronnee Schreiber joined the SDSU Political Science Department in 2002. She earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from Rutgers University and an MA in Women’s Studies from George Washington University. Schreiber’s research interests are in the area of women and politics, particularly women in American political institutions and women and public policy. She teaches courses in women and politics, American institutions and public law.

Schreiber is currently working on a book about national conservative women’s organizations. This book examines how conservative women at the elite level seek legitimacy as representatives of women’s interests. She received two funding awards for this research -- from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP).

Schreiber has also published work on conservative women’s organizations in the journal Sex Roles and in an edited volume entitled Right-Wing Women, Bacchetta and Power (eds.). In addition she has co-authored pieces on feminist organizations and women in Congress in Feminist Organizations, Ferree and Martin (eds.) and Women, Media and Politics, Norris, (ed.), respectively.

Prior to becoming a graduate student at Rutgers, Schreiber worked as a lobbyist and political organizer for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the American Association of University Women. While a graduate student, she served on the Board of Directors of the Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey and as a research associate for the Center for American Women and Politics. As she settles into San Diego, she hopes to find other outlets for her activist inclinations. For now, she stays busy playing with her five year old daughter and exploring San Diego.