People

Lab Director

Ingrid J. Haas, Ph.D.

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Dr. Ingrid Haas is Associate Professor of Political Science and Resident Faculty in the Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Haas is interested in understanding the expression of political attitudes and beliefs, and how that expression is influenced by contextual factors such as emotion and identity. She conducts interdisciplinary research on political behavior using theory and methods from political psychology, social psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. Her specific areas of expertise include attitudes, social cognition, emotion, prejudice, social identity, experimental design, survey design, and functional MRI (fMRI). Dr. Haas directs the Political Attitudes and Cognition (PAC) Lab and serves as Faculty Coordinator of the Political Science Experimental Participant Pool (PSEPP). She teaches courses on political psychology, American politics, and quantitative/experimental research methods. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in social psychology from The Ohio State University and B.A. in psychology and political science from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.

Affiliated Graduate Students

Francia K. Baltazar Parra

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Francia is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is a research assistant in UNL's Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior. Her research interests include sustainable development, public policy, urban planning and the political socialization of race and gender. She obtained a B.A. in International Relations from ITAM (Mexico City), and is currently in the stage of dissertation-approval for a B.A. in Political Science from the same institution.

Kyle Hull

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Kyle is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Saginaw Valley State University. Kyle’s research interests range in focus from political institutions to political behavior. His current research focuses on the study of attitudes towards public servants with disabilities.

Dean Jackson

José Joaquín Suárez

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Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from Mexico. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from ITAM in Mexico City. Before joining the program, he worked for the electoral office in his home state as an advisor. His research interests are biopolitics, public policy and administration, as well as a newfound interest in Latinx experiences in the United States.

Clarisse Warren

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Clarisse is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Austin Peay State University. Clarisse's research focuses on psychological and biological influences on political behavior, particularly within the framework of American politics. Her current research examines physiological response to incongruent policy stances and negative information about political candidates.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Molly Arnold

Molly is currently a sophomore, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Mathematics. Her research interests range from political campaigns to political attitudes and behaviors. After graduating, she plans to continue on to graduate school or work in a related field.

Megan Elbel

Megan is currently a senior. She is majoring in Psychology, and minoring in Political Science and National Security Studies. Outside of class, she is a member and Vice President of the UNL Juggling Club. Her research interests are political attitudes, partisanship, and democratic backsliding. After graduation, she plans to pursue a doctorate in Political Psychology, and continue to conduct research. She also hopes to eventually run for local office.

Josh Harris

Josh is a sophomore with a major in Biological Sciences and minors in Biochemistry and Political Science. He plans to finish his undergraduate career and go onto medical school (ideally here in Nebraska). From there, he plans to pursue a medical doctorate and become a physician. Outside of class, he is involved in Dance Marathon, Teammates Mentoring, Honors Peer Mentoring, and Beta Theta Pi.

Kate Ng Shi Qing

Kate Ng is a freshman with a major in Political Science and a minor in psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her current research interest ranges from the study of biopolitics to political structures and their impacts. Currently, Kate is involved with the Nebraska University Malaysian Student Association (NUMSA) and political campaign management. After graduation, she intends to attend graduate school for additional biopolitics research.

Dylan Patrick

Dylan is majoring in Political Science and Global Studies and minoring in Psychology. His research/academic interests are effective campaign strategies, apathy that people feel towards politics, and using soccer to mitigate violence. After graduating he plans on going to law school, becoming a JAG in the Air Force, and then running for Congress.

Lab Alumni

Affiliated Graduate Students

Frank Gonzalez, Assistant Professor at University of Arizona

John Peterson, Assistant Professor at Palo Alto College

Stephen Schneider, Postdoctoral Scholar at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Allison Skinner, Assistant Professor at University of Georgia

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Melissa Baker

Jacob Berggren

Allison Black
James Gunn

Allison Haindfield

Alyssa Meyer

Peter Oster

Josh Pierce

Grace Stallworth

Sarah Sweeney

Faculty and Postdoc Collaborators

Arthur Andrews, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Dona-Gene Barton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Wil Cunningham, University of Toronto

Chris Dawes, New York University

Russ Fazio, The Ohio State University

John Jost, New York University

Hannah Nam, Stony Brook University

Maital Neta, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Dominic Packer, Lehigh University
Matt Rocklage, Northeastern University

Ya Hui Michelle See, National University of Singapore

Jay Van Bavel, New York University

Sergio Wals, University of Nebraska-Lincoln