This book explains why people acquire implicit attitudes, how they affect political thinking,
and where in the mass public they have their strongest-and weakest-influences. A …

Widespread attention to, and mobilization against, police killings of unarmed African
Americans shatter any lingering myths of a post-racial America. We argue that the …

What role might emotions play in Black public opinion and political decision-making? Extant
literature in political psychology and Black politics provide us with incomplete answers to …

If there was ever a time in US history to understand women's politics, that time is certainly
now, as with the increase of women candidates, the rise of women's political engagement …

Emotions matter in public opinion and political decision-making. Existing literature examines
how individuals experience emotions like anger, anxiety, fear, and disgust, and how these …

In the twenty-first century, the killings of Black Americans have sparked a movement to end
the brutality against Black bodies. In 2013,# BlackLivesMatter would become a movement …

In this dissertation, I use data collected from three experiments to examine the dynamics of
racial ingroup bias. In particular, I look at the extent to which same-race politicians are either …