Kenneth Miller

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Expertise: Political Polling, Campaign Finance, Elections, Political Parties, Legislative Politics, Political Communication and Campaign Ads

Biography

Kenneth Miller is an assistant professor of political science with expertise in elections, polling, campaign finance, and political communication. His teaching and research at UNLV focuses on how money affects American political campaigns and what happens in Congress.

Miller's past work has investigated how the sources of funds affect the content of campaign messages, the behavior of legislators, and the balance of power within party networks. He has also conducted research on the downstream effects of political communication — studying how images used in campaign advertisements affect perception of candidates' positions, and how the presentation of news affects how individuals choose which stories to read.

Prior to UNLV, Miller worked as a post-doctoral research associate at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton University, and as a visiting assistant professor of political science at the State University of New York at Geneseo. Before his academic career, he worked in political polling and consumer market research. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Journal of PoliticsPolitics and ReligionSocial Science Quarterly, and The Forum.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

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Kenneth Miller In The News

Tallahassee Democrat
A 26-year-old real estate investor and entrepreneur seeks to deny the former chair of the Florida Democratic Party a third term in the Florida House and capture one of the last two Florida House seats held by Democrats between Jacksonville and Pensacola.
InsuranceNewsNet
The insurance industry contributed more than $60 million during the current 2023-24 election cycle, according to Open Secrets, a nonprofit organization tracking campaign donations and lobbying. There are more donations to be counted before the Nov. 5 election, but the insurance industry is well behind the $127 million donated in the 2019-20 election cycle. The off-year 2021-22 election cycle netted $83 million in donations from insurers.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are neck and neck in the swing state of Nevada with less than two months to go until the November election, new polling shows.
The Nevada Independent
Since fall 2018, the Nevada Alliance has poured more than $7 million into the coffers of left-leaning groups and to support ballot initiatives in Nevada, making it one of the 10 most active donors in state-level politics during that period, according to an analysis by The Nevada Independent.

Articles Featuring Kenneth Miller

Mirage Resort
Campus News | August 1, 2024

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Josh Hawkins, UNLV
Campus News | July 3, 2024

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The Las Vegas strip as seen on Super Bowl weekend (Josh Hawkins/UNLV).
Campus News | March 1, 2024

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The Sphere on the Las Vegas Strip.
Campus News | October 2, 2023

A collection of news stories highlighting expert insights, research, and academic achievement.