Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Fredericksburg, VA, UNITED STATES
Dr. Farnsworth has spent decades researching how media and politics intersect. Check out his website at stephenfarnsworth.net.
Awarded for outstanding research in political science.
2018-03-31Stephen J. Farnsworth, University of Mary Washington professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, has received the prestigious 2017 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV).
2017-01-04Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the UMW Center for Leadership and Media Studies, was recognized for his dedication and service to Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, at the American Political Science Association Conference in September 2016.
2016-09-13Awarded by the Virginia Association of Communication Arts and Sciences.
2016-04-10Eastern Communication Association
2011-04-01Southern States Communication Association
2009-04-01McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2006-01-01Awarded by the Alumni Association of Mary Washington College.
2001-01-01Presented by the graduating class to the faculty member "who had the greatest impact on their lives" at Mary Washington College.
1999-01-01Presented by Mortar Board honor and service society in recognition of exceptional teaching and service to Mary Washington College.
1999-01-01Ph.D., American Government
M.A., American Government
B.A. (Honors), History
B.A. (Honors), American Government
DC News Now online
2023-01-13
But Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said any abortion efforts are unlikely to see success in this divided government during an election year. “With 100 House of Delegates seats and 40 Senate seats up for election in November, these lawmakers are going to put off whatever they possibly can,” he said.
view moreFluvanna Review online
2023-01-13
Stephen Farnsworth, a political analyst at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, told The Washington Post that he thinks the main goal for lawmakers this session “will be to get back to the district and run for reelection as soon as possible. Anything that can be delayed likely will be delayed.
view moreCourthouse News Service online
2022-12-05
Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at University of Mary Washington, said government officials will have to work harder to prove they are authority figures. Otherwise, social media websites will lose credibility.
view moreCTV News Channel online
2021-11-17
"There certainly is some conversation among the Republicans that it might be more useful if the former president waited a little while longer, maybe until after the runoff in Georgia, but I don't know if Donald Trump is going to listen to advice all that much," said Stephen Farnsworth.
view moreFredericksburg Today online
2021-11-17
"I really think the Republicans lost the way from what should have been a normal year for Congressional mid-term elections," said Stephen Farnsworth.
view moreThe Washington Post online
2022-11-14
“This effort to revive social studies content is the latest in a series of efforts by the governor to shape education along the lines of his preferences,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “The governor may be walking into a fight with educators, but that can’t possibly be a surprise to him at this point.”
view moreRichmond Times-Dispatch online
2022-11-14
“The big thing that matters now is negative partisanship, people hating the other side more than they feel positive about their own,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington.
view morefingerlakes1.com online
2022-11-14
“I do think that the former president saddled the Republican party with some real liabilities in terms of the candidates,” Stephen Farnsworth said. “If you think about Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania, you think about Herschel Walker in Georgia, these are candidates who really struggled to compete in what should have been a pretty favorable environment, given the unpopularity of President Biden.”
view moreCTV News online
2022-11-14
"We will probably have a better answer by tomorrow morning. There are a significant number of votes somewhere in the range of 22,000 plus in Nevada that still need to be counted, and that is a very close race. That may create the 50th Democratic seat for the Democrat incumbent there, and the votes that have not been counted are from the Las Vegas area which is one of the more Democratic areas of the state, " said Stephen Farnsworth.
view moreCTV News online
2022-11-10
"There are two I would pick. In the Senate, I really think that the New Hampshire race is the key to watch. I think that is going to give an early indication in the eastern time zone about whether or not there is going to be a red wave tonight. When you are looking at the House, it is actually a surburban district here in the Washington area in Northern Virginia's 7th district which puts Abigale Spanberger in a very different district than she had previously represented," said Stephen Farnsworth.
view moreRichmond Times-Dispatch online
2022-11-10
Some of that capital could come from his own GOP, said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “Virginia Republicans have to ask themselves: ‘What if the governor spent less time out of state and more time in the state?’” Farnsworth said. “More time in-state could have affected the 7th, less time in South Dakota would not affect that result.”
view moreVirginia Association of Communication Arts and Sciences Fairfax, VA
2018-04-06
Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Lynchburg, VA
2017-12-14
Virginia Civics Summit Chesterfield, VA
2017-11-29
The Norwegian Washington Seminar Washington, DC
2017-10-28
White House Fellows Foundation Leadership Conference Washington, DC
2017-10-27
American Political Science Association San Francisco, CA
2017-08-31
American Legion Boys’ State of Virginia Radford, VA
2017-06-21
Western Political Science Association Vancouver, Canada
2017-04-04
Institute for International Education Visitor Leadership Program for International Journalism, U.S. Department of State Washington, DC
2017-03-02
Podius Debates. University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
2016-10-26
BI University Oslo, Norway
2016-10-12
Mary Talks, University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
2016-10-03
American Political Science Association Philadelphia, PA
2016-09-21
American Political Science Association Philadelphia, PA
2016-09-14
Institute for International Education Visitor Leadership Program for International Journalism, U.S. Department of State Washington, DC
2016-09-07
American Political Science Association Pre-Conference in Political Communication Philadelphia, PA
2016-08-03
Midwest Political Science Association Chicago, IL
2016-04-07
9/11 and the Academy Conference at Emory & Henry College Emory, Va
2015-11-12
American Political Science Association San Francisco, CA
2015-09-10
American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.
2014-08-01
American Political Science Association Pre-Conference in Political Communication, Washington, D.C.
2014-08-01
Mass Media Politics U.S. Political Parties & Elections The American Presidency US Constitutional Reform US Politics and Film Consuming News: A User’s Guide
Routledge
Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Deanne Canieso
2018-02-14
The Presidency and Social Media: Discourse, Disruption and Digital Democracy in the 2016 Presidential Election, (Dan Schill and John Allen Hendricks, ed.) New York: Routledge, 2018: 330-45.
Washington Post
Stephen J. Farnsworth and Stephen Hanna
2017-11-09
[Opinion column] “This One Map Shows the Republicans’ Problem in Virginia.” (Stephen J. Farnsworth and Stephen Hanna). Washington Post. (“The Monkey Cage” blog). November 9, 2017.
Washington Post
Stephen Farnsworth
2017-10-08
[Opinion column] “Support for Medicaid in Virginia Keeps Growing.” Washington Post. October 8, 2017.
Greenwood
Benjamin Hermerding and Stephen J. Farnsworth
The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty (R.S. Rycroft, ed.).
Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2017: 476-9.
The Virginia News Letter
Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter
2017-08-01
The Virginia News Letter. Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.
92(3): 1-8 (August 2016).
Washington Post
Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Roland Schatz
2017-02-28
[ Opinion column] “News coverage of Trump is really, really negative. Even on Fox News.” (Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Roland Schatz.)Washington Post. (“The Monkey Cage” blog). February 28, 2017.
Washington Post
Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Deanne Canieso
2017-01-21
[Opinion column] “Donald Trump will probably be the most ridiculed president ever.” Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Deanne Canieso.Washington Post. (“The Monkey Cage” blog). January 21, 2017.
The Washington Post
2016-03-08
Stephen Farnsworth is co-author of an opinion column, “Late Night Tells Three Times as Many Jokes about 2016 Republicans as Democrats,” published by "The Fix" blog of the Washington Post.
view moreThe Washington Post
2015-11-05
A map by Stephen Hanna, professor of geography, and a column by Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, which both discussed the recent state legislative elections were published in "The Fix" blog of The Washington Post. The column was titled “The 2015 Election in Virginia: A Tribute to Gerrymandering.”
view moreThe Virginia News Letter
2015-06-27
Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia
view morePolitics and Policy
2015-06-01
(Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter).
Politics and Policy 41 (3): 447-463 (June 2013).
Virginia Social Science Journal
2015-05-01
Virginia Voters and Decentralized Governmental Power: Federal Frustration and State Satisfaction?
Electronic Media and Politics
2012-11-01
(Stuart Soroka, Stephen J. Farnsworth, Lori Young and Andrea Lawlor).
Electronic Media and Politics 1(10): 143-57 (November 2012).
Politics & Policy
2012-08-01
(Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter).
Politics & Policy 40(4): 547-556 (August 2012).
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