Department of Political Science

Political Science
1414 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612-624-4144
Fax: 612-626-7599
E-mail: polisci@umn.edu

Chair: Raymond D. Duvall

Affiliated Graduate Students

Name Department E-mail Research Interests

Dana Adams

Political Science

drba@umn.edu

Effects of emotion on elite and mass decision-making, political leadership, and public law
Neil Bendle Marketing

nbendle@csom.umn.edu

 

Angela Bos

Political Science bosal@umn.edu Gender and politics, civic education, political participation, and media and politics
Vanessa Boudewyns Journalism and Mass Communication

boude002@umn.edu

Health communications frameworks, targeting and changing beliefs and attitudes through campaigns
Chris Chapp Political Science chap0197@umn.edu  

Matt Cravens

Political Science

crave043@umn.edu

 

Grace Deason

Social Psychology

deaso002@umn.edu

 

Jessica Dial

Social Psychology

dial0007@umn.edu

Perceptions of and attitudes toward social out-groups, media and legitimacy, and disclosure of social identity

Caitlin Dwyer

Political Science

dwyer077@umn.edu

Campaigns and elections, primaries, and voting behavior
Damla Ergun Social Psychology ergu0003@umn.edu Intergroup relations, nationalism and patriotism, information processing
Chris Galdieri Political Science galdieri@umn.edu  

Amber Gust

Journalism and Mass Communication

gustx029@umn.edu

Health communication, political processes, and effects of advertising on feelings about the self
Henriet Hendricks Political Science hend0402@umn.edu The executive branch, campaigns and elections, and public opinion

Justin Holmes

Political Science

holm0385@umn.edu

Political communication, public opinion formation, and political tolerance/race/authoritarianism

Corrie Hunt

Social Psychology

hunt0400@umn.edu

Emotion and political attitudes, the role of self-interest and values in social/political attitudes and behavior, motivated social cognition, and intergroup conflict

Rita Langteau

Journalism and Mass Communication

lang0647@umn.edu

 
Brad Lippman Social Psychology lipp0040@umn.edu  

Colleen Miller

Political Science

cemiller@umn.edu

 

Garlyn Moen

Journalism and Mass Communication

moenx155@umn.edu

Political speech, political advertising, and religion and politics

Kjersten Nelson

Political Science

nels1561@umn.edu

Elections, participation, and voting behavior
Ryan Paquin Journalism and Mass Communication

paqu0024@umn.edu

Social identity influence on belief change/formation and persuasion; individual vs. community-level health intervention campaigns; and implicit message content and deception

Jon Peterson

Political Science

pete2454@umn.edu

Public opinion, attitudes and persuasion, and religion and politics

Aaron Rapport

Political Science

rapp0030@umn.edu

Foreign policy, international security, and executive and bureaucratic politics

Eve Ringsmuth

Political Science

ringsmuth@umn.edu

 

Monica Schneider

Political Science

monica@umn.edu

Political psychology, campaigns and elections, media and politics, and survey research methodology

Bas van Doorn

Political Science

vandoorn@umn.edu

Political Psychology, Political Communication, Public Opinion, Voting Behavior, Elite Rhetoric, the Presidency, Discussion Networks and Public Opinion, Political Representation
Justin Wedeking Political Science wede0017@umn.edu Judicial politics, political psychology, and research design

Yongling Zhang

Education Policy and Administration

zhang429@umn.edu

Young people's political socialization, development of moral and political judgment, and civic engagement



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