Faculty
The Center for the Study of Political Psychology brings together faculty from a variety of units at the University of Minnesota. The CSPP core faculty are currently drawn from the Department of Political Science, the Department of Psychology, and the Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication. CSPP also includes affiliated faculty with interests in political psychology from these units and many others throughout the University.
CSPP Director
| Name | Department | Interests | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Goren Director, CSPP |
[email protected] | Political Science | Political sophistication, personal and political values, voting behavior, race and the welfare state |
CSPP Core Faculty
| Name | Department | Interests | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Borgida | [email protected] | Psychology | Attitudes and social cognition, psychology and law, political psychology |
| Christopher Federico | [email protected] | Political Science, Psychology | Social-psychological foundations of ideology and belief systems, racial attitudes, political sophistication |
| Howard Lavine | [email protected] | Political Science | Personality and politics, partisanship, political persuasion, ambivalence, and authoritarianism |
| C. Daniel Myers | [email protected] | Political Science | Deliberation, political communication, and experimental methods |
| Albert Tims Professor Emeritus |
[email protected] | Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication | The role of media in adolescent political socialization, public opinion formation and change, and political advertising |
| John Sullivan Professor Emeritus |
[email protected] | Political Science | Political tolerance, political psychology, elections, American politics, electronic communication |
| Benjamin Toff | [email protected] | Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication | Public opinion, political communication, and changing journalism norms and practices |
| Emily Vraga Director of Graduate Studies, Political Psychology Minor |
[email protected] | Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication | Social media, misinformation, disagreement, media literacy, and biased processing |
CSPP Affiliated Faculty