Pamela Johnston Conover, Professor of Political Science, was educated at Emory University, B.A. (1973) and the University of Minnesota, Ph.D. (1979). Before coming to UNC in 1984, Professor Conover taught for six years at the University of Kentucky. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of Political Behavior, Political Psychology and Sexuality Studies. Professor Conover teaches courses dealing with political psychology, women and politics, and the politics of sexuality. In the past, Professor Conover's research has concerned the nature of political thinking, and the politics of identity and citizenship. Articles dealing with these topics have appeared in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, American Politics Quarterly, and Western Political Quarterly. She also coauthored the book Feminism and the New Right (1983). Her current research is focused on the politics of identity and the same-sex marriage debates, and the nature of citizenship and political culture.