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Vincent Lamont Hutchings (born October 17, 1965) is an American political scientist. He is the Hanes Walton Jr. Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and a Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research. In 2022, Hutchings was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences.

Early life and education

Hutchings was born on October 17, 1965. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at San Jose State University before enrolling at the University of California, Los Angeles for his graduate degrees.

Career

Following his PhD, Hutchings accepted a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Scholarship to conduct research at Yale University from 2000 to 2002. Upon joining the faculty at the University of Michigan, Hutchings published his first book entitled Public Opinion and Democratic Accountability: How Citizens Learn about Politics. In 2004, Hutchings served as co-Principal Investigator of the National Politics Study, a national survey of Whites, Latinos, African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans and Asian Americans. He also received a grant from the National Science Foundation for his project "Elite Communications and Racial Group Conflict in the 21st Century" from 2009 to 2011.

As the 2012 United States presidential election loomed, Hutchings became the University of Michigan's Principal Investigator for the American National Election Study (ANES) for the 2012 election cycle. He was also elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for making "innovative contributions to the areas of public opinion, elections, voting behavior, and African American politics." Following the 2012 election, Hutchings continued to serve as co-principal investigator of the ANES to conduct a series of surveys on political participation and vote choice leading up to the 2016 presidential election. At the same time, Hutchings was named President-Elect of the Midwest Political Science Association in 2016.

Hutchings' work was recognized in 2020 with the Tronstein Award in recognition of "innovative and outstanding teaching of undergraduate students in the University of Michigan Department of Political Science." He was also named the recipient of the University Diversity and Social Transformation Professorship. In 2022, Hutchings received the Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award and was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences.

Selected publications

• Public Opinion and Democratic Accountability: How Citizens Learn about Politics (2003)

References

1. "Hutchings, Vincent L., 1965-". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
2. ^ "Vincent Hutchings". University of Michigan. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
3. Berinsky, Adam J. (February 2005). "Review of: Public Opinion and Democratic Accountability: How Citizens Learn about Politics". The Journal of Politics. 67 (1). doi:10.1111/j.1468-2508.2005.00318_13.x. S2CID 154904914. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
4. Jackson, James S.; Hutchings, Vincent L.; Brown, Ronald; Wong, Cara (March 23, 2009). "National Politics Study, 2004 (ICPSR 24483)". University of Michigan. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24483.v1. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
5. "Elite Communications and Racial Group Conflict in the 21st Century". University of Michigan. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
6. Linh Hoang, Bai (2012). "2 Political Science Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences". University of Michigan. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
7. "American National Election Studies receives $10M in federal funding". University of Michigan. September 18, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
8. "Hutchings elected President-Elect of the MPSA". University of Michigan. April 21, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
9. "Professor Hutchings Wins Tronstein". University of Michigan. May 5, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
10. Love, Lauren (July 16, 2020). "Four University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors named". University of Michigan. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
11. "Vincent Hutchings Receives Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award". University of Michigan. March 25, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
12. "Vincent Hutchings". National Academy of Science. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

• Living people
• 1965 births
• American political scientists
• 21st-century African-American academics
• 21st-century American academics
• University of Michigan faculty
• San Jose State University alumni
• University of California, Los Angeles alumni
• Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences