Political Psychology Faculty

Geneva Cole

abraith — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:42:06 +0000

Geneva Cole abraith Thu, 07/25/2024 - 08:42

227 Social Sciences

Geneva Cole is an assistant professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. Previously, she was a postdoctoral researcher in race and ethnic politics in the Department of Government at William and Mary. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 2023. Geneva's research interests broadly include public opinion, political behavior, and the role of political and social identities in shaping support for racial equality. Her research has been published in Social Science Quarterly, the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, and featured in the Washington Post, MinnPost, and the UCL Centre for US Politics Working Paper Series in American Politics.

Assistant Professor

genevacole@arizona.edu

Prof. Cole's website

Racial justice

Political identity

Political psychology

Geneva Cole

Chris Weber

nriddel — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:31:23 +0000

Chris Weber nriddel Tue, 04/02/2019 - 10:31

Social Sciences 333

Chris Weber is a Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy. He received his PhD in political science from Stony Brook University in 2008. Dr. Weber specializes in political psychology, and political behavior, with a focus on American political campaigns and ideology. In addition, he has research interests in political methodology, primarily experimental methods and measurement. His work has been published in The American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Social Science Quarterly, Human Communication Research and Political Research Quarterly. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses on political psychology, the mass media, and research methods.

Professor

chrisweber@arizona.edu

Prof. Weber's CV (8/23)

American politics

Political psychology

Methodology

Chris Weber

Samara Klar

nriddel — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:13:15 +0000

Samara Klar nriddel Tue, 04/02/2019 - 09:13

Social Sciences 318-B

Samara Klar is a Professor at the University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy. She studies how individuals’ personal identities and social surroundings influence their political attitudes and behavior. Most often, she uses experimental methods (in and outside the lab), surveys, and other statistical tools. Dr. Klar received her PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University and also hold degrees in political science from Columbia University and McGill University.

Her award-winning book, Independent Politics, (co-authored with Yanna Krupnikov) was published by Cambridge University Press in 2016 and her research appears in top journals including Science, Nature Human Behaviour, American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and many others. This work has received multiple national awards from the American Political Science Association, the Midwest Political Science Association, and the American Association for Public Opinion Research.

Dr. Klar’s research is supported by awards and grants from the National Science Foundation, Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences, the Social Science Research Council, and other organizations. She founded the website www.WomenAlsoKnowStuff.com, which promotes work by women in political science and she has provided expert consulting on public opinion and political communication.

Melody S. Robidoux Fund Professor

klar@arizona.edu

Prof. Klar's CV (8/23)

Prof. Klar's website

Political psychology

Voter behavior

Public opinion

Samara Klar

Frank Gonzalez

nriddel — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:09:14 +0000

Frank Gonzalez nriddel Tue, 04/02/2019 - 09:09

Social Sciences 337

Frank is an Associate Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy (SGPP). He received his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in May 2017. He received a Master of Arts in Political Science at UNL, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Delaware in 2011. His research strengths lay primarily in political psychology, experimental design and quantitative methods. His current research involves using theories from social neuroscience to understand how people place themselves in groups in society, how group-related attitudes interact with “higher-level” ideological principles, and how this interaction impacts political opinions and behaviors.

Frank is also heavily engaged in several other research agendas, which address questions such as: why people are liberal or conservative, what sorts of language Democratic and Republican elites use, how people perceive ideologically extreme and moderate candidates, how disease salience influences policy attitudes, how to cultivate democratic deliberation via group discussions, and why people feel the way they do about income inequality. He has been published in political science journals such as Political Communication and Political Research Quarterly as well as psychology journals such as Behavioural Brain Research and Judgment and Decision Making.

Get to know Frank!

Associate Professor

fgonzo@arizona.edu

Prof. Gonzalez's CV (8/23)

Prof. Gonzalez's website

Political psychology

Race and politics

Biology and politics