Professor, Department Chair

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1989.
Fields: Public opinion, political psychology, and political behavior.

Elizabeth Theiss-Morse focuses her research on understanding American public opinion and how it relates to various aspects of democracy, including support for civil liberties, Congress, democratic processes, and the American people as a national group. She is the author or co-author of four Cambridge University Press books: Who Counts as an American? The Boundaries of National Identity (2009); Stealth Democracy (2002), coauthored with John Hibbing and named an "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice magazine; Congress as Public Enemy (1995), co-authored with John Hibbing and winner of the Fenno Prize for the best book on legislative politics; and With Malice Toward Some (1995), co-authored with George Marcus, John Sullivan, and Sandra Wood and winner of the Best Book in Political Psychology award. She has received five National Science Foundation grants and is the winner of a distinguished teaching award. She is currently serving as chair of her department.