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Jennifer Wolak is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on political behavior within the American context, with particular emphasis on political psychology, public opinion, gender, and state politics. She is the author of 'Compromise in the Age of Party Polarization', published by Oxford University Press in 2020, and her work has appeared in respected journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and British Journal of Political Science. She earned her PhD in 2004 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has previously worked at the University of Colorado at Boulder before joining Michigan State in 2021. Her recent publications explore the dynamics of political engagement and accountability, with studies investigating emotional motivations in political discussions and gender gaps in political interest and efficacy.
Department of Psychology