Betina Cutaia Wilkinson
Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair
Ph.D. Louisiana State University, 2010
Kirby 321
336.758.3997
wilkinbc@wfu.edu
Areas of Expertise: Racial and Ethnic Politics, Public Opinion, Public Policy, Political Behavior
Betina Cutaia Wilkinson is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Politics and International Affairs department at Wake Forest University. Wilkinson’s current research falls into two broad categories: 1.) sports activism and attitudes toward racial justice policies and 2.) Black, Latinx experiences with the criminal justice system. Her latest book project Partners or Rivals? Power and Latino, Black and White Relations in the 21st Century (University of Virginia Press, 2015) won the American Political Science Association REP Section’s Best Book Award on Inter-Race Relations in the United States. In 2015, Wilkinson was awarded an Early Career Award by the Midwest Political Science Association’s Latina/o Caucus. She has served as the President of the Midwest Political Science Association’s Latina/o Caucus, on the editorial board of the journal PS: Political Science & Politics and as an executive council member of the Midwest Political Science Association. She currently serves as a co-editor of the PS: Political Science & Politics journal and as an advisory board member for the SREB Center for Innovative Faculty Development. She is the founder of the Race, Inequality and Policy Initiative (RIPI). Wilkison’s research has been published in several political science and multidisciplinary journals including Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, American Politics Research, PS: Political Science and Politics, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, and Race and Social Problems. Wilkinson’s research has been highlighted by numerous media sources including NPR, Los Angeles Times, NPR WUNC, NPR WFAE, NPR WFDD, NBC News Latino, San Francisco Weekly, Houston Chronicle, The New Orleans Advocate, Winston-Salem Chronicle, Enlace Latino NC, WPTF/North Carolina News Network, Spectrum News Triad, and “This Morning” show in Seoul, South Korea.
For more information about Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, check out her personal website.
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