Professor Manning's research focuses upon American politics broadly, with a particular emphasis upon judicial politics. He is co-author of the book Judicial Process in America (CQ Press), and he has authored or co-authored numerous articles on judicial politics, including "Taking It to the Next Level: The Elevation of District Court Judges to the U.S. Courts of Appeals (American Journal of Political Science), "Does Age Matter? Judicial Decision making in Age Discrimination Cases" (Social Science Quarterly), "The Decision-Making Behavior of George W. Bush's Judicial Appointees" (Judicature).  Prof. Manning has also edited, along with John Fobanjong, a politics reader entitled Political Perspectives (Kendall/Hunt).   Manning's recent work entitled "International Conflicts and Decision Making on the Federal Distrct Courts" was published in the Justice System Journal, and he also co-authored the article "The Gender Influence on U.S. District Court Decisions: Updating the Traditional Judge Attribute Model" which appeared in the Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy.  Along with Robert A. Carp, Manning is co-investigator of a database on federal district court decision-making.  Professor Manning also provides frequent political commentary and analysis to news media organizations.

Email: kmanning@umassd.edu
Telephone: 508 999-8366