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SCOTT ADLER Department of Political Science University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309 (303) 492-6659 [email protected] https://sites.google.com/a/colorado.edu/adler-scott/ ACADEMIC POSITIONS: 2013-present Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder. 2016-present Director of the Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder. 2016-present Director of the American Politics Research Lab, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder. 2013-2016 Director of Graduate Studies/Associate Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder. 2003-2013 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder. 1996-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder. 1995-96 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Columbia University. 1992 & 1993 Instructor, Departments of Political Science, Columbia University and Barnard College. Visiting Positions: 2018 Research School of Social Sciences Visiting Fellow, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University 2014, 2015, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 2016 2012 Visiting Scholar, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University 2006-2007 Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University 1998 Visiting Scholar, Carl Albert Congressional Research Center, University of Oklahoma AREAS OF EXPERTISE: U.S. Congress, presidency, congressional reform, elections, legislative organization, reorganization of political institutions, policy making. EDUCATION: 1996 Ph.D. in Political Science, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. American Politics specialization Dissertation: “Changing the Rules of the Game: Distributive, Informational and Partisan Approaches to Congressional Reform.” (Committee: Charles Cameron, Robert Shapiro, and Demetrios Caraley) 1 1993 M.Phil. in Political Science, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 1991 M.A. in Political Science, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 1988 B.A. in Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS: 2018 Research School of Social Sciences Visiting Fellowship, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University   2014 Charles Bonjean Award, Southwestern Social Science Association (most outstanding paper published in Social Science Quarterly).   2013 Award of Excellence,  Outstanding Teacher for Technology, Arts & Sciences Support of Education Through Technology (ASSETT), University of Colorado, Boulder   2006-07 Research Fellow, Center for the Study of American Politics, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University 2003 Alan Rosenthal Prize, Legislative Studies Section, American Political Science Association (best book or article in legislative studies written by a junior scholar that has potential value to legislative practitioners) 2002-03 National Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (declined the award) 1990-95 President’s Fellowship, Columbia University 1989 Herbert Scoville Peace Fellowship, Washington, D.C. 1988 James B. Angell Scholarship, University of Michigan GRANTS: 2017-2018 Innovative Seed Grant, University of Colorado Research and Innovation Office for “Prosopographical Data Mining for Analyzing Multiplex Networks among Members of the US Congress since 1789” (Co-PI, with Brian Keegan [PI] and Thea Lindquist [Co-PI]; $49,603) 2017 Undergraduate Education Development Program Grant, University of Colorado for “The Colorado Political Climate Survey as a Pedagogical Approach” to the American Politics Research Lab (APRL) and Dept. of Political Science (with David Brown and Anand Sokhey; $17,000) 2017 Undergraduate Education Development Program Grant, University of Colorado for “Learning Through Research Grants” to the Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences (CARTSS; $9,000) 2016-18 Project Grant, Madison Initiative of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for “Understanding Congressional Performance Through Legislative Reauthorizations” ($200,000) 2015 Faculty Research Grant, Colorado European Union Center of Excellence, Univ. of Colorado for “Understanding Political Agendas and Policy Output in Parliamentary Systems: European Union Directives and Policy Making in the U.K. ” ($3000) 2012 Scholar Grant, Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences, Univ. of Colorado for “Data Set on U.S. Law Expirations and Renewals” ($2000) 2 2011-13 Discovery Project Grant, Australian Research Council for “Policy Agendas in the Australian Commonwealth Government” (Partner Investigator – equivalent of a “Co-PI”; $298,000 Australian) 2010-11 Faculty Research Grant, Colorado European Union Center of Excellence, Univ. of Colorado for “The Influence of European Union Policy on Lawmaking in the United Kingdom” ($2000) 2010-11 LEAP Growth Grant, Univ. of Colorado for “Understanding Political Agendas and Policy Output in Parliamentary Systems” ($2000) 2008 Legacy Fund Grant, Department of Political Science, Univ. of Colorado for “Legislative Performance and Congressional Accountability” ($770) 2003-04 Research Team Grant, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Univ. of Colorado for “The Politics of Legislative Specialization” ($2,500) 2003-04 Vertically-integrated Research and Teaching Grant, Dept. of Political Science, Univ. of Colorado for “The Politics of Legislative Specialization” ($1,500) 2002-03 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Grant, National Science Foundation ($13,000) 2000-03 Research Grant, National Science Foundation “Collaborative Research on Congressional Committee Jurisdictions, Gatekeeping and Agenda Setting” with John Wilkerson, Univ. of Washington ($216,134, split between Colorado and Washington) 2000-01 Robert H. Michel Special Project Grant, Dirksen Congressional Center for conference “The Macropolitics of Congress” ($3100) 2000-01 Conference Grant, Council on Research and Creative Work, University of Colorado for conference “The Macropolitics of Congress” ($1800) 2000-01 Grant-in-Aid, Council on Research and Creative Work, University of Colorado for basic research on “Understanding Congressional Committee Power.” ($6845) 1998-99 Grant-in-Aid, Council on Research and Creative Work, University of Colorado for book project, Why Congressional Reforms Fail: Reelection and the House Committee System ($6000) 1998 Visiting Scholar Grant, Carl Albert Congressional Research Center, Univ. of Oklahoma ($1000) 1998 Dean's Advancement Grant, University of Colorado ($1075) 1994-95 Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation ($9348) 1994-95 Congressional Research Grant, Dirksen Congressional Center ($1000) 1993-94 Congressional Research Grant, Dirksen Congressional Center ($2500) 3 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS: (Listed in order of authorship.) Books E. Scott Adler, Jeffrey Jenkins, and Charles Shipan. The U.S. Congress. Under contract, W. W. Norton. E. Scott Adler and John D. Wilkerson. 2012. Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving. New York: Cambridge University Press. E. Scott Adler and John Lapinski, eds. 2006. The Macropolitics of Congress. Princeton: Princeton University Press. E. Scott Adler. 2002. Why Congressional Reforms Fail: Reelection and the House Committee System. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Chapter 8 reprinted in American Politics Online Reader, W.W. Norton (2008). •   Winner of the 2003 Alan Rosenthal Prize Articles in Refereed Journals E. Scott Adler, Adam Cayton, and John Griffin. “Representation When Constituent Opinion and District Conditions Collide” Forthcoming, Political Research Quarterly Jeremy Gelman, Gilad Wilkenfeld, and E. Scott Adler. 2015 “The Opportunistic President: How U.S. Presidents Determine Their Legislative Programs.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 40: 363- 390. David Doherty and E. Scott Adler. 2014 “Comparing the Effects of Positive and Negative Campaign Mailers: Findings from a Field Experiment.” Political Research Quarterly 67: 562- 573. E. Scott Adler and Thad E. Hall. 2013 “Ballots, Transparency, and Democracy.” Election Law Journal 12: 146-61. E. Scott Adler, Michael J. Berry, and David Doherty. 2013. “Pushing ‘Reset’: The Conditional Effects of Coaching Replacements on College Football Performance.” Social Science Quarterly (published online October 26, 2012) 94: 1-28. •   Winner of the 2014 Charles Bonjean Award E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. 2008. “Intended Consequences: Jurisdictional Reform and Issue Control in the U.S. House of Representatives.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 33: 85-112. E. Scott Adler. 2000. “Constituency Characteristics and the ‘Guardian’ Model of Appropriations Subcommittees, 1959-1998.” American Journal of Political Science 44: 104-114. William Howell, E. Scott Adler, Charles Cameron, and Charles Riemann. 2000. “Divided Government and the Legislative Productivity of Congress, 1945-1994.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 25: 285-312. Ester Fuchs, E. Scott Adler, and Lincoln Mitchell. 2000. “Win, Place, Show: Public Opinion Polls and Campaign Contributions in a New York City Election.” Urban Affairs Review 35: 479- 501. E. Scott Adler, Chariti Gent, and Cary Overmeyer. 1998. “The Home Style Homepage: Legislator Use of the World Wide Web for Constituency Contact.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 23: 585- 595. Reprinted in Contemplating the People’s Branch: Legislative Dynamics in the Twenty- 4 First Century, eds. Kelly Patterson and Daniel Shea. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, N.J. (2000). E. Scott Adler and John Lapinski. 1997. “Demand-side Theory and Congressional Committee Composition: A Constituency Characteristics Approach.” American Journal of Political Science 41: 895-918. Chapters in Edited Volumes Josh M. Ryan, E. Scott Adler, and Anand E. Sokhey. 2011. “The 2010 Colorado Senate Race: Incumbent Victory in an Anti-incumbency Year,” in Roads to Congress, 2010, ed. Robert Dewhirst and Sean D. Foreman. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 169-86. E. Scott Adler. 2011. “Congressional Reforms,” in Oxford Handbook of the American Congress, ed. Eric Schickler and Frances Lee. New York: Oxford University Press, 473-97. E. Scott Adler. 2010 “Congress,” in Encyclopedia of United States Political History, Vol. 7; The Clash of Conservatism and Liberalism, 1976-present, ed. Richard Valelly. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press. E. Scott Adler and John Lapinski. 2006. “Defining the Macropolitics of Congress,” in The Macropolitics of Congress, eds. E. Scott Adler and John Lapinski. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1-18. E. Scott Adler and David Leblang. 2006. “Legislative Bargaining and the Macro-economy,” in The Macropolitics of Congress, eds. E. Scott Adler and John Lapinski. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 211-238. E. Scott Adler. 2002. “New Issues, New Members: Committee Composition and the Transformation of Issue Agendas on the House Banking and Public Works Committees,” in Policy Dynamics, eds. Frank Baumgartner and Bryan Jones. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 230-249. Published Book Reviews E. Scott Adler. Participation in Congress by Richard Hall. American Political Science Review 91 (September 1997), pp. 742-744. Invited Articles E. Scott Adler. The Giant Jigsaw Puzzle: A Giant Leap Forward. APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter: Extension of Remarks. (July, 2003) Invited Editorials in Popular Media “Congress and the President: Set Your Sights Low” Roll Call (Washington, D.C.), December 3, 2014, with John Wilkerson “G.O.P. Missteps” The New York Times, Room for Debate, October 26, 2010 “Congress is Shirking Many of Its Most Basic Responsibilities” Roll Call (Washington, D.C.), February 16, 2010, with Thad Hall 5 “The Biggest Problem Facing Congress? Ex-members say: Itself” Roll Call (Washington, D.C.), October 25, 2006, with John Wilkerson CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: Articles and Data Collection In Progress “Shelter In A Storm: Campaign Fundraising and the Changing Nature of Congressional Committees,” E. Scott Adler and Adam Cayton. (Article project) “Congressional Capacity and Reauthorizations,” E. Scott Adler, Stefani Langehennig, and Ryan Bell. (Book chapter) “Governing on a Deadline: Congress and Legislative Reauthorizations,” E. Scott Adler, Stefani Langehennig, and Ryan Bell. (Article Project) “Institutional Advantage in the U.S. Congress,” E. Scott Adler, Stefani Langehennig, and Joseph Zamadics. (Article Project) “Presidential Policy Statements,” E. Scott Adler, Amber Boydston, Jeffrey Cohen, and Trey Thomas. (Data collection and article/book project coding all public policy statements of presidents.) “Understanding Political Agendas and Policy Output in Parliamentary Systems,” Shaun Bevan and E. Scott Adler. (Data collection and article project on European Union directives and delegated legislation in European countries.) “Understanding Congressional Performance Through Legislative Reauthorizations” (Data collection and article/book project) Data Sets Congressional Bills Project. (National Science Foundation funded) This on-going project, with John Wilkerson (University of Washington), has created a comprehensive database of information about all bills introduced in Congress since 1947 – approximately 430,000 bills. Among other data, we have collected detailed information on bill sponsors, committee(s) of referral, policy content, and action taken on individual bills subsequent to referral. A limited release of the data is now available at <http://www.congressionalbills.org>. Congressional District Data Project. (National Science Foundation funded) This data set includes a wide range of economic, social and geographic information for every U.S. congressional district, from 1943-1998. <http://socsci.colorado.edu/~esadler/Congressional_District_Data.html> Important Legislation. (National Science Foundation funded) This data set encompasses all 17,663 public laws enacted by Congress between 1945-94, coded into four categories of legislative significance. <https://www.princeton.edu/~ccameron/datareadme.html> CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: E. Scott Adler, Stefani Langehennig, and Ryan Bell. “Congressional Capacity and 6 Reauthorizations,” paper presented at the Congressional Capacity Conference, Washington, D.C., 2018. E. Scott Adler, Stefani Langehennig, and Ryan Bell. “Renewing Legislation as a Measure of Congressional Accomplishment: A Preliminary Analysis,” paper presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2017. Stefani Langehennig, Ryan Bell and E. Scott Adler. “Understanding Congress Through the United States Code,” paper presented at the PoliInformatics of Lawmaking Conference, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2017. E. Scott Adler and Stefani Langehennig. “Legislative Reauthorizations as a Gauge of Congressional Accomplishment,” paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL 2017. E. Scott Adler and Stefani Langehennig. “Tracking Statutory Reauthorizations: Creating a New Metric for Legislative Productivity,” paper presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2016. E. Scott Adler and Stefani Langehennig. “The Politics of Temporary Legislation,” paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2016. E. Scott Adler and Adam Cayton. “Protecting the Vulnerable? The $tate of House Committee Assignments,” paper presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2015. E. Scott Adler and Gilad Wilkenfeld. “What Drives Policy Change in Congress? Modeling Statutory Revisions as Repeated Events,” paper presented at the Conference on Institutions and Law-making, Emory University, 2015 E. Scott Adler, Adam Cayton, and John Griffin. “Which Way Do Lawmakers Go When District Opinion And Conditions Diverge?” Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Washington, D.C., 2014. David Doherty and E. Scott Adler, “Estimating the Effects of Campaign Advertising across Contexts and Experimental Methodologies,” paper presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2013. Jeremy Gelman, Gilad Wilkenfeld, and E. Scott Adler. “Issue Emphasis in the President’s Program, 1981-2010,” paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2013. David Doherty and E. Scott Adler, “Comparing the Effects of Positive and Negative Campaign Mailers: Findings from a Field Experiment,” paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2013. E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. “Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving,” presented at the “Why Leaders Can’t Lead” Conference, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney (AU), Sydney, AU, 2012. E. Scott Adler, Gilad Wilkenfeld, and John Wilkerson. “Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving: A Repeated Events Model of Statutory Amendment, 1977-2004,” paper presented at 7 the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2012. Josh Ryan, Anand Sokhey, and E. Scott Adler. "Social Networks, Tea Party Support, and Tea Party Identification," Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Portland, OR, 2012. E. Scott Adler, Michael Ensley, and John Wilkerson. “Throw the Bums Out? Public Approval of Congress and Incumbent Electoral Support?” Presented at the Western Political Science Association annual meeting, Portland, OR, 2012. E. Scott Adler, Gilad Wilkenfeld, and John Wilkerson. “Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving: A Repeated Events Model of Statutory Amendment, 1977-2004” Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA, 2011. Nominated for the CQ Press Award, for the Best Paper in Legislative Studies Presented at the APSA Conference. E. Scott Adler, Gilad Wilkenfeld, and John Wilkerson. “Policy Change Through Amendments: A Repeated Events Model of Enactment Evolution, 1977-2004” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, 2011. E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. “The Evolution of Policy” Presented at the Workshop on Political Parties, Public Policy and Issue Competition, Sciences Po, Paris (FR), Centre d’études européennes, March 2011. E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. “The Evolution of Policy” Presented at the Western Political Science Association annual meeting, San Francisco, 2010.   E. Scott Adler, Charles Cameron, and Scott Minkoff. “Bill Support Rates: What Do They Tell Us About Theories of Lawmaking” Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Toronto, CA, 2009 E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. “The Evolution of Policy” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2009 and the 8th Annual History of Congress Conference, Charlottesville, VA. E. Scott Adler, Michael Ensley, and John Wilkerson. “Are Congressional Incumbents Accountable?” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2008.   E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. “A Governing Theory of Legislative Organization” Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2007.   E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. “The Scope and Urgency of Legislation: Reconsidering Bill Success in the House of Representatives” Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Washington, D.C., 2005.   E. Scott Adler, Michael Berry, Cherie Maestas and John Wilkerson. “The Politics of Legislative Specialization: Issues and Considerations in Measurement” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2005.   E. Scott Adler, Cherie Maestas and John Wilkerson. “The Politics of Legislative Specialization” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2004.   8 E. Scott Adler, Laurel Harbridge, and John Wilkerson. “Wait Until Next Year: Congressional Policy Making and the Reauthorization Calendar.” Paper to be presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, 2003. E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. “Bill Sponsorship Activity and Success in Congress: Why we should change the way we study legislative effectiveness,” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2003.   E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. “Gatekeeping or Obstruction: An Empirical Investigation of the Second Face of Committee Power.” Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, San Francisco, 2001. E. Scott Adler and Dennis Still. “Controlling the Floodgates: Committees, Power and Issue Gatekeeping in the U.S. House of Representatives.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, April, 2001. E. Scott Adler and Dennis Still. “Redefining Committee Jurisdictions: A Bill Referral Approach.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, April, 2000. Sunita Parikh and E. Scott Adler. “Positive Theory, Public Opinion, and Supreme Court Policy Choices: Examples from the Indian Case.” Presented at American Political Science Association annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, September, 1999. E. Scott Adler. “Protecting Turf in a Reform Era: Distributive Politics and Congressional Committee Reform in the 1970s.” Presented at American Political Science Association annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, September, 1999. E. Scott Adler. “Congressional Committees, Congressional Districts and Federal Domestic Outlays: A Reexamination.” Presented at the Public Choice Society annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, March, 1998 and University of Washington, May, 1999. E. Scott Adler, Charles Cameron, and William Howell. “Legislative Responsiveness to Public Opinion in the Post-WWII Era.” Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, Washington, D.C., August, 1997. Charles Cameron, William Howell, and E. Scott Adler. “Toward an Understanding of the Institutional Performance of Congress in the Post-war Era: Structural Explanations for Surges and Slumps in the Production of Significant Legislation, 1945-1994.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, April, 1997. E. Scott Adler and John Lapinski. “Distributive Politics and Congressional Committees.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, April, 1996. Sunita Parikh and E. Scott Adler “Parliamentary Dominance and Judicial Review: Extending the Congressional Model.” Presented at the Public Choice Society annual meeting, Austin, TX, April, 1994. E. Scott Adler. “Informational and Partisan Approaches to Congressional Reform: The Changing Composition of House Committees.” Presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, New York City, September, 1994. 9 E. Scott Adler and Charles Cameron. “The Macro-Politics of Congress: The Enactment of Significant Legislation, 1947-1992.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, April, 1994. E. Scott Adler. “Committees, Information and Congressional Reform: The Case of Civilian Nuclear Energy Policy.” Presented at the Southern Political Science Association annual meeting, Savannah, GA, November, 1993. INVITED LECTURES: American University, Department of Government, December 2015 Loyola University Chicago, Department of Political Science, Pi Sigma Alpha Lecture, April 2013 Australian National University, School of Politics and International Relations, June 2012 University of Virginia, Miller Center, GAGE Colloquia Series, November 2011 (2 lectures) Duke University, Center on Political Institutions and Public Choice, May 2011 (3 lectures) University of Essex (UK), Department of Government, March 2011 University of Texas, Department of Government, October 2010 (2 lectures) University of Notre Dame, Department of Political Science, September 2009 University of Pennsylvania, Department of Political Science, October 2008 University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, May 2008 University of Pittsburgh, Department of Political Science, February 2008 New York University, Department of Politics, April 2007 Columbia University, Department of Political Science, March 2007 SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Political Science, March 2007 Fordham University, Department of Political Science, February 2007 Yale University, Center for the Study of American Politics, February 2007 Pennsylvania State University, Department of Political Science, December 2005 University of Michigan, Department of Political Science, November 2004 Yale University, Department of Political Science, March 2004 Stanford University, Stanford Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society, February 2004 University of Michigan, Department of Political Science, May 2003 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Department of Political Science, May 2003 Brigham Young University, Department of Political Science, April 2003 University of California, Davis, Department of Political Science, May, 2001 University of Maryland, Department of Political Science, November, 2000 Ohio State University, Political Economy Workshop, Department of Political Science, October, 2000 Michigan State University, Center on Political Institutions and Public Choice, May, 2000 (3 lectures) University of Washington, Department of Political Science, May, 1998 COURSES TAUGHT: Introduction to the American Political System (Undergraduate) The American Congress (Undergraduate) Campaigns and Elections (Undergraduate) Senior Honors Thesis Seminar (Undergraduate) Seminar: The United States Congress (Graduate) Seminar: American Political Institutions (Graduate) Seminar: Political Institutions (Graduate) Introduction to Data Analysis (Undergraduate and Graduate) Advanced Data Analysis (Graduate) 10