Frank R. Baumgartner, of UNC-Chapel Hill, has written extensively on the topics of agenda-setting, public policy, lobbying, and framing in both US and comparative perspectives. In recent years, he has focused on statistical studies of criminal justice issues, including the death penalty, racial dispartiies in traffic stop outcomes, and other issues, as well. His most recent book is Suspect Citizens (Cambridge, 2018), focusing on racial differences in the outcomes of routine traffic stops. In 2019 he was recognized with the C. Herman Pritchett Best Book Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Assocation (for Suspect Citizens), and with the Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Dataset Award from the APSA Section on Comparative Politics (for the Comparative Agendas Project).
In addition to normal teaching and research responsibilities, for 2019-20 he serves as Director of Placement for graduating PhD students in Political Science, and Faculty Co-Chair of the UNC-Chapel Hill Campus Safety Commission, among other service appointments.