Research and Creative Contributions

Conference Presentations

Southern Political Science Association 2024

• Larsen, R. (2024). “Natural Cause Deaths: A Survey of Public Perceptions.”
  Link to Presentation.

• Larsen, R. (2024). “Impacts of State-Level Bail Reform.”
  Link to Presentation.

American Political Science Association 2023

• Larsen, R. (2023). “Cash Bail Reform: Testing Competing Political Expectations.”
  Link to Presentation.

Midwest Political Science Association 2022 - Pedagogical Contributions

• Larsen, R. (2022). Online Courses and Student Engagement. Chair of Panel. Midwest Political Science Association.

• Larsen, R. (2022). Being Faculty at a Regional University. Panel Discussant. Midwest Political Science Association.

• Larsen, R. (2022).Experiential Learning in the Classroom. Panel Discussant. Midwest Political Science Association. 

Southern States Communication Association 2021

• Lastrape, A. & Larsen, R. (2021). “‘I Call it Matilda’s Law’: Governor’s Presidential Rhetoric.”

Broadcast Contributions

Larsen, R. & Lastrape, A. (April 2020 - Spring 2022). This is for the CV. Podcast. Editor, Co-host, Co-creator. A podcast about politics and education by educators from different disciplines, backgrounds, and world views.

Sample of Community/Nonprofit Contributions

• The Impact of Bail on McLennan County. Example from Stage 3 of project update to stakeholders.

• Claitor, D., Young, A.L., Ling, E., Larsen, R. (2016). Jailhouse Stories: Voices of Pretrial Detention in Texas. Texas Jail Project.

• Dunklee, C. & Larsen, R. (2015). Examining the praised Texas prison reform model: How Texas is maintaining racial disparity and mass incarceration. The Institute of Urban Policy Research and Analysis, The University of Texas at Austin.

Manuscripts in Progress

• Larsen, R. (2024). “Natural Cause Jail Deaths: A Survey of Public Perceptions.”
  Paper Draft

• Larsen, R. (2023). “Cash Bail Reform: Testing Competing Political Expectations.”
  Paper Draft

• Larsen, R. (2023). “Rights Violations in Texas Jails: A Text Analysis of Noncompliant Jails.”
  Paper Draft

• Larsen, R. (2023). “Cash Bail’s Impact on Crime: A Meta-Analysis Proposal.”
  Paper Draft
  Presentation

• Khan, H., Larsen, R., & Stewart, S. (2023). Exploring the Sentiment of Qatar World Cup Tweets.
  Paper Draft

• Larsen, R. (2022). “The Political Legacy of Slavery: Replicating and Testing the Path Dependence Theory on a Criminal Justice Outcome.”
  Paper Draft