It's an Honor: The Impact of Polling in Elections with Drs. Samara Klar, Christopher Weber, and Alex Braithwaite
For this panel episode of It's an Honor, Dean Pollard had the honor of speaking with three powerhouse experts from The University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy: Dr. Samara Klar, who specializes in how personal identities and social environments shape political attitudes and behavior, Dr. Christopher Weber, whose expertise centers on political psychology and behavior, with a focus on American political campaigns and ideology, and Director of the School of Government and Public Policy Dr. Alex Braithwaite.
Dr. Samaara Klar is a Political Scientist and the Melody S. Robidoux Fund Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy. She studies how individuals’ personal identities and social surroundings influence their political attitudes and behavior. Most often, she uses experimental methods (in and outside the lab), surveys, and other statistical tools. She is a co-Coordinator of the Arizona Policy Lab. Dr. Christopher Weber is a professor and the Director the Voter Project at the University of Arizona. Dr Weber specializes in political psychology, and political behavior, with a focus on American political campaigns and ideology. Dr. Alex Braithwaite, is Director of the School of Government and Public Policy, Melody S. Robidoux Fund Leadership Chair and a 2023 W.A. Franke Honors Academy of Scholars Fellow. Dr. Braithwaite research addresses a series of related topics in the broad areas of international relations and conflict processes. This includes (1) the causes and contagion of violent and nonviolent conflict, including terrorism, protests, riots, civil war, and international wars; (2) patterns of forced migration; and (3) the use of systems of concentration camps as a form of repression.
