Professor of Political Science
Stony Brook University
Research Interests:
My
research
focuses on the origins of political preferences. I am
particularly interested in the structure of political
ideology and values, and the psychological bases of
attitudes and opinions. I am currently working on
projects to better understand the nature and
complexity of ideology and the implications of this
complexity for explanations of core political
attitudes and beliefs. My work has examined the impact
of personality characteristics on political attitudes,
particularly authoritarianism. I am also interested in
the role of emotions in politics and public responses
to terrorism and threat.