My research is situated within the field of American Politics with a focus on racial and ethnic politics, public opinion and public policy. My research uses a variety of advanced methods, with a focus on survey, interview and focus group research. I currently have two ongoing research agendas:
1.) sports activism and its influence on individuals' policy preferences,
2.) Black, Latinx attitudes toward and experiences with the criminal justice system.
Invited Talks (in the last three years)
Books
Partners or Rivals? Power and Latino, Black and White Relations in the 21st Century (2015)
My book, Partners or Rivals?, was published by University of Virginia Press. The book relies on national survey data and focus group data to examine interracial attitudes among Latinos, Whites and Blacks in the U.S. Partners or Rivals? won the 2015 American Political Science Association REP Section's Best Book Award on Inter-Race Relations in the United States.
*The book is available for purchase on the University of Virginia Press website here and on Amazon here.
**Check out my interivew in which I discuss this book on the New Book Network podcast here.
Check out my Google Scholar profile for links to my various publications.
Journal Symposia
2..) White, Ismail and Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, eds. 2020. "A Symposium on Power, Discrimination and Identity in the U.S.." PS: Political
Science and Politics..
1..) Wilkinson, Betina Cutaia, ed. 2018. "Stepping Back or Stepping Out? Latinos, Immigration and the 2016 Presidential Election." PS: Political
Science and Politics 52(1): 277-308.
Peer Reviewed Work
13.) “Putting a Band-Aid over a Bullet Wound? Black and Latinx Educational Experiences during a Pandemic.” with Dani Parker Moore, Olivia
Field (undergraduate student) and Alondra Ramirez (undergraduate student) in Sharon A. Navarro and Samantha L. Hernandez,
Eds. The Color of Covid -19: The Racial Inequality of Marginalized Communities published by Routledge Press in June 2022. The book is
available for purchase here.
12.) "Sports Elites, Counter-Stereotypical Statements, and Immigration Attitudes" with Melissa R. Michelson and Alexis Webster
(undergraduate student). Social Science Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13065, 2021.
11.) “The Markings of Linked Fate among Asian Americans and Latinxs.” with Lisa Kiang and Linda Juang. Cultural Diversity
and Ethnic Minority Psychology.. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000482. 2021
10.) "The 2016 Latino Vote in North Carolina" in Gabriel R. Sanchez, Luis R. Fraga, and Ricardo Ramírez, Eds. Latinos and the 2016 Election:
Latino Resistance and the Election of Donald Trump published by Michigan State University Press in May 2020. The book is available for
purchase here.
9.) "White-Latino Relations" (with undergraduate student Liz Torres-Ramirez), bibliography published by Oxford Bibliographies in Latino
Studies. (Ed. Ilan Stavans) Oxford University Press, 2019.
8.) “Broad Patterns" with Will Walldorf, Sara Dahill-Brown, and Sandeep Mazumder in To Shape Our World for Good: Master Narratives and
Regime Change in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1900-2011 published by Cornell University Press in April 2019. The book is available for purchase
here.
7.) “Getting Pushed Back Further in Line? Southern African American Attitudes toward Immigration and Immigrants.” (with Natasha
Bingham) PS: Political Science and Politics 49(2): 221-227. 2016.
*Study featured in a London School of Economics US Centre Blog Post
6.) “Skin Tone and Individuals' Perceptions of Commonality and Competition with Other Racial and Ethnic Groups" (with Jim Garand and
Johanna Dunaway) Race and Social Problems 7(3): 181-197. 2015.
5.) “North Carolina Latinos: An Emerging, Influential Electorate in the South”, a book chapter in The Pivotal Role of the Latino Electorate in
the 2012 Election published by Michigan State University Press in June 2015. The book is available for purchase here.
4.) “Perceptions of Commonality and Latino-White, Latino-Black Relations in a Multiethnic U.S.” Political Research Quarterly 67(4): 905-916.
2014.
3.) "Taking a New Perspective to Latino Attitudes: Examining the Effects of Skin Tone on Latino Perceptions of Commonality with Whites
and Blacks." (with undergraduate student Emily Earle) American Politics Research 41(5): 783-818. 2013.
2.) “Rebuilding or Intruding? Media Coverage and Public Opinion on Latino Immigration in Post-Katrina Louisiana.” (with Johanna Dunaway,
Kirby Goidel, Ashley Kirzinger) Social Science Quarterly 92(4):917-937. 2011.
1.) “Divided Loyalties? Understanding Variation in Latinos’ Attitudes toward Immigration in the United States.” (with Stella Rouse and Jim
Garand) Social Science Quarterly 91(3):856-882. 2010.
Other research
6.) “Best Practices in Diversifying in Political Science.” with Melissa Michelson, PS: Political Science and Politics. 1-4.
doi:10.1017/S1049096522000804. 2022.
5.) "The Shadow Bargainers" with Ronald Wright and Jennifer Roberts, law review article in Cardozo Law
Review. 2021.
4.) "Introduction and Commentary" for "A Symposium on Power, Discrimination and Identity." PS: Political Science and Politics 1-4.
3.) "Introduction and Commentary" for Symposium "Stepping Back or Stepping Out? Latinos, Immigration and the 2016 Presidential
Election." PS: Political Science and Politics 52(1):277-281.
2.) Book Review of The New Americans? Immigration, Protest, and the Politics of Latino Identity (2017, University of Kansas Press) by
Heather Silber Mohamed, Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics
1.) "Hispanic Americans" The Oxford Companion to American Politics. Edited by David Coates and Kathy Smith. Oxford University Press,
pp.489-495. 2012.
Works in Progress:
4.) Sports elites and attitudes toward racial justice topics book project with Lisa Kiang
3.) Sports elites and perspectives on Black Lives Matter topics with Lisa Kiang and Indy Cousin (WFU undergraduate student)
2.) Race and perceptions of corruption in the U.S. study with Justin Esarey and Addison Collins (WFU undergraduate student)
1.) Race and crime studu on Black and Latinx experiences with the criminal justice system (with Gabe Sanchez, Edward Vargas and Jessical Lynn Stewart)
Research Awards:
Research Training:
1.) sports activism and its influence on individuals' policy preferences,
2.) Black, Latinx attitudes toward and experiences with the criminal justice system.
Invited Talks (in the last three years)
- "Mentoring: Understanding It and Uncovering Best Practices" address at the Spring 2022 Southern Regional Education Board Student Success Advisory Council Meeting (May 2022)
- "Race, Identity and Elections: A Presentation by Dr. Betina Cutaia Wilkinson," keynote address at the 2022 Pi Sigma Alpha Virtual Conference (March 2022)
- “Strategies to Transform Departmental and Institutional Practices” as part of the Implicit Bias and Faculty Hiring Short Course, American Political Science Association Virtual Meeting (September 2020)
- "Pushing Back Against Prejudice: An Examination of the Effects of Sports Elite Rhetoric and In-Group Identity on Individuals' Immigration Policy Stances" paper presented at the UNC American Politics Research Seminar (September 2019)
- Book manuscript, Partners or Rivals? Power and Latino, Black and White Relations in the 21st Century, virtual class presentation, Menlo College (April 2019)
Books
Partners or Rivals? Power and Latino, Black and White Relations in the 21st Century (2015)
My book, Partners or Rivals?, was published by University of Virginia Press. The book relies on national survey data and focus group data to examine interracial attitudes among Latinos, Whites and Blacks in the U.S. Partners or Rivals? won the 2015 American Political Science Association REP Section's Best Book Award on Inter-Race Relations in the United States.
*The book is available for purchase on the University of Virginia Press website here and on Amazon here.
**Check out my interivew in which I discuss this book on the New Book Network podcast here.
Check out my Google Scholar profile for links to my various publications.
Journal Symposia
2..) White, Ismail and Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, eds. 2020. "A Symposium on Power, Discrimination and Identity in the U.S.." PS: Political
Science and Politics..
1..) Wilkinson, Betina Cutaia, ed. 2018. "Stepping Back or Stepping Out? Latinos, Immigration and the 2016 Presidential Election." PS: Political
Science and Politics 52(1): 277-308.
Peer Reviewed Work
13.) “Putting a Band-Aid over a Bullet Wound? Black and Latinx Educational Experiences during a Pandemic.” with Dani Parker Moore, Olivia
Field (undergraduate student) and Alondra Ramirez (undergraduate student) in Sharon A. Navarro and Samantha L. Hernandez,
Eds. The Color of Covid -19: The Racial Inequality of Marginalized Communities published by Routledge Press in June 2022. The book is
available for purchase here.
12.) "Sports Elites, Counter-Stereotypical Statements, and Immigration Attitudes" with Melissa R. Michelson and Alexis Webster
(undergraduate student). Social Science Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13065, 2021.
11.) “The Markings of Linked Fate among Asian Americans and Latinxs.” with Lisa Kiang and Linda Juang. Cultural Diversity
and Ethnic Minority Psychology.. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000482. 2021
10.) "The 2016 Latino Vote in North Carolina" in Gabriel R. Sanchez, Luis R. Fraga, and Ricardo Ramírez, Eds. Latinos and the 2016 Election:
Latino Resistance and the Election of Donald Trump published by Michigan State University Press in May 2020. The book is available for
purchase here.
9.) "White-Latino Relations" (with undergraduate student Liz Torres-Ramirez), bibliography published by Oxford Bibliographies in Latino
Studies. (Ed. Ilan Stavans) Oxford University Press, 2019.
8.) “Broad Patterns" with Will Walldorf, Sara Dahill-Brown, and Sandeep Mazumder in To Shape Our World for Good: Master Narratives and
Regime Change in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1900-2011 published by Cornell University Press in April 2019. The book is available for purchase
here.
7.) “Getting Pushed Back Further in Line? Southern African American Attitudes toward Immigration and Immigrants.” (with Natasha
Bingham) PS: Political Science and Politics 49(2): 221-227. 2016.
*Study featured in a London School of Economics US Centre Blog Post
6.) “Skin Tone and Individuals' Perceptions of Commonality and Competition with Other Racial and Ethnic Groups" (with Jim Garand and
Johanna Dunaway) Race and Social Problems 7(3): 181-197. 2015.
5.) “North Carolina Latinos: An Emerging, Influential Electorate in the South”, a book chapter in The Pivotal Role of the Latino Electorate in
the 2012 Election published by Michigan State University Press in June 2015. The book is available for purchase here.
4.) “Perceptions of Commonality and Latino-White, Latino-Black Relations in a Multiethnic U.S.” Political Research Quarterly 67(4): 905-916.
2014.
3.) "Taking a New Perspective to Latino Attitudes: Examining the Effects of Skin Tone on Latino Perceptions of Commonality with Whites
and Blacks." (with undergraduate student Emily Earle) American Politics Research 41(5): 783-818. 2013.
2.) “Rebuilding or Intruding? Media Coverage and Public Opinion on Latino Immigration in Post-Katrina Louisiana.” (with Johanna Dunaway,
Kirby Goidel, Ashley Kirzinger) Social Science Quarterly 92(4):917-937. 2011.
1.) “Divided Loyalties? Understanding Variation in Latinos’ Attitudes toward Immigration in the United States.” (with Stella Rouse and Jim
Garand) Social Science Quarterly 91(3):856-882. 2010.
Other research
6.) “Best Practices in Diversifying in Political Science.” with Melissa Michelson, PS: Political Science and Politics. 1-4.
doi:10.1017/S1049096522000804. 2022.
5.) "The Shadow Bargainers" with Ronald Wright and Jennifer Roberts, law review article in Cardozo Law
Review. 2021.
4.) "Introduction and Commentary" for "A Symposium on Power, Discrimination and Identity." PS: Political Science and Politics 1-4.
3.) "Introduction and Commentary" for Symposium "Stepping Back or Stepping Out? Latinos, Immigration and the 2016 Presidential
Election." PS: Political Science and Politics 52(1):277-281.
2.) Book Review of The New Americans? Immigration, Protest, and the Politics of Latino Identity (2017, University of Kansas Press) by
Heather Silber Mohamed, Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics
1.) "Hispanic Americans" The Oxford Companion to American Politics. Edited by David Coates and Kathy Smith. Oxford University Press,
pp.489-495. 2012.
Works in Progress:
4.) Sports elites and attitudes toward racial justice topics book project with Lisa Kiang
3.) Sports elites and perspectives on Black Lives Matter topics with Lisa Kiang and Indy Cousin (WFU undergraduate student)
2.) Race and perceptions of corruption in the U.S. study with Justin Esarey and Addison Collins (WFU undergraduate student)
1.) Race and crime studu on Black and Latinx experiences with the criminal justice system (with Gabe Sanchez, Edward Vargas and Jessical Lynn Stewart)
Research Awards:
- Latino Center for Leadership Development and Southern Methodist University Grant for the project titled "The Criminal Justice System and Latinos in the South" ($9,747.00)
- URECA-X Grant, Wake Forest University
- Pilot Research Grant, Wake Forest University
- Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Research Fund, Wake Forest University
- Dean’s Office Fund for Faculty Development Award, Wake Forest University
- CRADLE fellowship (to learn how to develop competitive external proposals to support multiyear research projects), Wake Forest University
Research Training:
- ICPSR Mixed Methods Workshop (Approaches for Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research Strategies) June 2013, UNC Chapel Hill.
- Duke University’s "Enhancing Research: A Workshop for Political Scientists from Underrepresented Groups" February 2011, Durham, North Carolina.
