Dr. Dana Griffin

An expert on political decision-making, Dr. Griffin studies how people use information to make political choices.  She is particularly interested in how elected officials compare to everyday citizens, and what these differences might mean for representative democracy.  As a specialist in political psychology, she uses experiments, surveys, and biophysical measures in her research.

When she's not researching or teaching, Dr. Griffin is travelling -
she's been to a total of 41 states and 27 countries so far. 

Current Research

• A series of articles stemming from her NSF-funded research on political decision-making.
• Co-PI on the University of Nebraska Campaign Ads Project.  Currently working on a series of articles about how the tone and content of presidential campaign advertisements has changed over time. 

Awards

• Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation.
• Recognized by the UNL Parents' Association
• Recognized by the UNL Teaching Council for making significant contributions in the lives of students.

Publications

• Citizens, Representatives, and the Myth of the Decision-Making Divide
• Testing Group-Level Differences in Political Decision-Making
• Nudging Students' Creative Problem-Solving Skills

Career Highlights

• PhD, University of Minnesota
• Visiting instructor at Furman University, South Carolina