Brenda Goh selected as student marshal
Goh, a double major in political science and psychology, has demonstrated stellar leadership skills, outstanding academics and notable achievements in undergraduate research.
Tag: Department of Political Science
Two LAS graduate students selected as Boren Fellows
Boren Fellows receive funding to support a semester or year studying abroad, with intensive language study and a connection to topics of national security.
Alex Tuckness receives named faculty fellowship
Tuckness will use the Whitaker-Lindgren Faculty Fellowship to advance his research on the history of political philosophy and its implications for contemporary issues.
CATEGORIES: Published
David A.M. Peterson publishes article in Political Psychology
David A.M. Peterson, professor in the Department of Political Science and the Lucken Professor of Political Science, together with Maxwell B. Allamong, published an article in Political Psychology The article is tiled, “Screw Those Guys: Polarization, Empathy, and Attitudes About Out‐Partisans.” Political Psychology, the journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, is dedicated to … Continue reading David A.M. Peterson publishes article in Political Psychology
Calling attention to gender bias dramatically changes course evaluations
Two LAS researchers have developed a new intervention that may help reduce bias against women instructors on course evaluations.
CATEGORIES: Published
Smith publishes multiple pieces in Vox
Amy Erica Smith, associate professor of political science, recently published three pieces to Vox’s Mischiefs of Faction blog: Did Brazilians vote against democracy on Sunday? Brazilian media report that police are entering university classrooms to interrogate professors. Top Pentecostal Leaders Supported the Far Right in Brazil’s Presidential Campaign.
CATEGORIES: Published
Smith published in The Washington Post
Amy Erica Smith, associate professor of political science, was published in The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog on Nov. 2, 2018: In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro’s victory may mean further shifts in tolerance and moderation
Understanding microaggressions in engineering education
Professors in sociology and political science will work with a professor in engineering to study how microaggressions affect students’ experiences in engineering education.