About Me
I am an Associate Professor of Government at the College of William & Mary. In June 2012, I received my PhD from the University of California, San Diego .
I am a scholar of American
political behavior,
interested in understanding
the way that the American
public experiences politics
on a day-to-day basis. More
specifically, my research
focuses on how political
interactions—in both
face-to-face and online
contexts—affect the way
individuals perceive
conflict in their
environment, evaluate other
people, and engage within
the political system. I use
the core methodological
tools employed in our
discipline, but I am also
interested in integrating
tools from other
disciplines—such as behavior
genetics and
psychophysiology—to inform
our approach in
understanding key questions
within political science.
My CV is here. My Google Scholar profile is here. I direct the Social Networks and Political Psychology Lab (SNaPP Lab) and co-direct the Social Science Research Methods Center. I'm also a member of the Human Nature Group at UCSD.
