Center for the Study of Political Psychology

Thanks to @ylelkes for visiting us here at @CSPPUMN and the Public Life Project at @umncla!

NEW: Research on place-based identity by @CSPPUMN alums Dr Kristin Lunz Trujillo (@klunztrujillo) and Zack Crowley is discussed in this @Edsall piece: nytimes.com/2023/01/25/opi…

Terrific postdoc opportunity with the great Prof Joanne Miller (@PoliPsyProf) of the U of Delaware (and formerly @CSPPUMN) for researchers interested in the political psychology of conspiracy belief and misinformation!

Distinguished @CSPPUMN alumna Prof Monica Schneider (@PolisciMonica) has been named a 2022 Distinguished Educator in the College of Arts and Science at Miami University. Congratulations! miamioh.edu/cas/news/2022/…

New: Prof Christopher Federico (@ChrisPolPsych) of @CSPPUMN provided some comments to @mprnews on the role of partisanship as a screen in perceptions of economic conditions for this piece on the new Minnesota Poll. Check it out: mprnews.org/story/2022/09/…

Partisans have increasingly began to justify political violence in the US. This Friday Professor @NathanKalmoe (LSU) will join CSPP to discuss his forthcoming book which explains how we got here and how to move forward. Sign up to join our conversation forms.gle/WLQuSDeZ2DDMdh…

How did American politics become so polarized? What can we realistically do about it? Sign up forms.gle/WLQuSDeZ2DDMdh… to hear Professor @NathanKalmoe (LSU) discuss research from his forthcoming co-authored book with @LilyMasonPhD, “Radical American Partisanship" next Friday!

Today's CSPP session with Dr. Dan Myers has unfortunately been canceled due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances. CSPP will be meeting again on 4/15 where Dr. Nathan Kalmoe at LSU will be presenting research on partisan political violence. More details to come!

CSPP can't wait to see Professor Dan Meyer's presentation on “Partisan Exemplars in a Changing Media Environment” from 9-11 a.m. CT on 04/01. The good news is you're invited to join in on the excitement too! Sign up forms.gle/bM7hG7hcf7Sy3G… to join our meeting via Zoom.

It might be April Fool's Day next Friday, but U of MN Professor Dan Myers' (04/01) presentation to CSPP on how the nationalization of media consumption has impacted polarization is no joke! Sign up here forms.gle/bM7hG7hcf7Sy3G… to learn more.

Time to set the record straight? CSPP welcomes you to join our Zoom discussion on 3/25 from 9-11:00 a.m. with Dr.Vraga @ekvraga from @UMN_HSJMC on correcting misinformation online. Sign up here to attend: forms.gle/bM7hG7hcf7Sy3G…

Have you seen misinformation on social media and wondered how to effectively correct it? Sign up forms.gle/bM7hG7hcf7Sy3G… to hear Dr. Emily Vraga @ekvraga from @UMN_HSJMC discuss her research-"Mechanisms for Observational Correction" @ CSPP

Just how bad can partisan stereotypes be? Professor Dan Myers (U of MN) will be discussing how to measure and compare theories of partisan stereotyping this Friday (3/4) at CSPP. Join the conversation here: forms.gle/wMMbKUq3oiEExy…

But the GOP’s targeting of transgender people may have a shelf life, just as both parties’ efforts against same-sex marriage shifted along with public opinion, said Paul Goren, a political psychology professor at #UMN. @UMN_HSJMC @CSPPUMN @UMNPsych nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-po…

Issues, Groups, or Idiots? Come listen to Professor Dan Myers compare theories of partisan stereotyping this Friday (3/4) at CSPP from 9-11 a.m (CT). Sign up here forms.gle/wMMbKUq3oiEExy… to join us!

Empathy, schadenfreude, antipathy, & apathy?! Learn about the distinction and influence different emotions have on intergroup relations from Dr.Huson @Sakiera_Hudson at CSPP on 02/25 from 10-11 am CT. Sign up here to attend forms.gle/Yh8FWkjKKf6EcA…

Are you curious what apathy & antipathy have in common? Sign up forms.gle/Yh8FWkjKKf6EcA… to hear Dr.Sa-kiera Hudson @Sakiera_Hudson explain the role emotions have in meditating intergroup conflict at CSPP next Friday!

CSPP welcomes you to join our conservation on race, gender, and partisanship with Professor Chryl Laird @chryllaird on 1/28. Sign up here to attend via Zoom! forms.gle/8RE65DpuFaMsHa…

Why are Black women argued to be the backbone of the Democratic party? Sign up to @chryllaird Dr. Chryl Laird's Zoom presentation on 1/28 at CSPP to find out. forms.gle/Yh8FWkjKKf6EcA…

It's not too late! Sign up to attend Dr.Sumner's @JaneLSumner CSPP Zoom talk on 12/10--She will explain how opinions about free trade are gendered based on ANES data. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…