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My work focuses on how we can encourage people who don’t typically vote to participate in politics and increase their voice in politics. I study how individuals become politically interested, knowledgeable, and informed, and how political actors mobilize individuals to become politically active. My research pays particular attention to the role of group identities and their interactions in fostering political engagement. I am currently working on several major projects: one aimed at examining voter mobilization through intimate social networks; a SSHRC-funded project investigating the factors that shape newcomers' political attitudes and behavior; and a study on the role of ideological group identity and group norms in political decision-making. My work relies on experimental methods, mostly through field experiments, as well as computer lab settings and embedded surveys. I enjoy teaching students at various levels, ranging from an introductory course on Politics and Government to upper-level seminars on Identity Politics and graduate courses on research design and methodologies.
Department of Philosophy