Current Research
- Dana Adams and Henriet Hendricks, graduate students in political science, are exploring the effects of charisma in political campaigns.
- Damla Ergun, a graduate student in social psychology, is investigating the intersection between affect and political decision-making and attitudes.
- For her dissertation, Henriet Hendricks, a graduate student in political science, is looking at the effects of the electoral college on public perceptions of politics.
- Justin Holmes, a political science graduate student, is using his dissertation to study the effects of 21st century media. In particular, he is interested in how increased choice and control of media by the individual affects agenda setting and priming.
- Social psychology graduate student Corrie Hunt is exploring the relationship between emotional reactions and the structure of political attitudes.
- Political science graduate student Aaron Rapport is investigating the role of false consensus as a mediator between confirmation bias and policy choice in hierarchical small groups.
- Bas van Doorn, a graduate student in political science, is investigating how discussion networks play into agenda-setting. For his dissertation, Bas looks at the effect of rhetoric invoking leadership and responsiveness and of references to public opinion polls on evaluations of politicians.
- Yongling Zhang, a graduate student in Education Policy and Administration, is interested in studying the impact of students' extra-curricular activities as it relates to democracy in the school and classroom. In addition, she wants to explore how young people's current participation may affect future actions as citizens.
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