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Frank Gonzalez

  • Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
  • Social Sciences, Rm. 337
  • Tucson, AZ 85721
  • fgonzo@arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Political Science
    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
    • Thinking About Race: How Group Biases Interact with Ideological Principles to Yield Attitudes Toward Government Assistance
  • M.A. Political Science
    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
    • The American ideal of representative democracy: The roles of national identity and perceived consensus and homogeneity among the American people
  • B.A. Psychology
    • University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States

Awards

  • Best Paper in American Politics
    • Midwest Political Science Organization, Spring 2022
  • Five Star Faculty Award
    • University of Arizona, Spring 2020 (Award Nominee)
  • University of Arizona Core Facilities Pilot Program Grant
    • University of Arizona, Fall 2019
  • Best Dissertation Award
    • International Society for Political Psychology (ISPP), Summer 2018
  • Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (NSF-SES- 1560432)
    • National Science Foundation, Spring 2016
  • Best Graduate Student Paper of the Academic Year Award
    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Department of Political Science, Spring 2015
  • Senning Summer Research Fellowship
    • University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Department of Political Science, Summer 2014

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Interests

Research

Race and politics, racial prejudice, inequality, social identity, political psychology, political behavior, political ideology, biology and politics

Teaching

Race/minority groups and politics, inequality and politics, political psychology, research methods (including statistical analysis, research methods, and experimental design), American politics

Courses

2025-26 Courses

  • American Natl Govt
    POL 201 (Fall 2025)
  • Dissertation
    POL 920 (Fall 2025)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Fall 2025)
  • Political Psychology
    POL 625 (Fall 2025)
  • Psych Grp Conflict & Coop
    POL 511A (Fall 2025)
  • SGPP Methods Workshop
    POL 697 (Fall 2025)
  • Special Tops in Social Science
    HNRS 195H (Fall 2025)

2024-25 Courses

  • Dissertation
    POL 920 (Spring 2025)
  • Honors Independent Study
    POL 399H (Spring 2025)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Spring 2025)
  • Independent Study
    POL 399 (Spring 2025)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Spring 2025)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Spring 2025)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Spring 2025)
  • Quantitative Methodology II
    POL 682 (Spring 2025)
  • Special Tops in Social Science
    HNRS 195H (Spring 2025)
  • American Natl Govt
    POL 201 (Fall 2024)
  • Dissertation
    POL 920 (Fall 2024)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Fall 2024)
  • Independent Study
    POL 399 (Fall 2024)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Fall 2024)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Fall 2024)
  • Psych Grp Conflict & Coop
    POL 511A (Fall 2024)
  • SGPP Methods Workshop
    POL 697 (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • Dissertation
    POL 920 (Spring 2024)
  • Honors Independent Study
    POL 399H (Spring 2024)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Spring 2024)
  • Independent Study
    POL 399 (Spring 2024)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Spring 2024)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Spring 2024)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Spring 2024)
  • Quantitative Methodology II
    POL 682 (Spring 2024)
  • Special Tops in Social Science
    HNRS 195H (Spring 2024)
  • American Natl Govt
    POL 201 (Fall 2023)
  • Dissertation
    POL 920 (Fall 2023)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Fall 2023)
  • Independent Study
    POL 399 (Fall 2023)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Fall 2023)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Fall 2023)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Fall 2023)
  • Psych Grp Conflict & Coop
    POL 511A (Fall 2023)
  • SGPP Methods Workshop
    POL 697 (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

  • Dissertation
    POL 920 (Spring 2023)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Spring 2023)
  • Independent Study
    POL 599 (Spring 2023)
  • Independent Study
    POL 699 (Spring 2023)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Spring 2023)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Spring 2023)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Spring 2023)
  • Quantitative Methodology II
    POL 682 (Spring 2023)
  • Special Tops in Social Science
    HNRS 195H (Spring 2023)
  • Dissertation
    POL 920 (Fall 2022)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Fall 2022)
  • Independent Study
    POL 399 (Fall 2022)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Fall 2022)
  • Political Psychology
    POL 625 (Fall 2022)
  • Psych Grp Conflict & Coop
    POL 511A (Fall 2022)
  • SGPP Methods Workshop
    POL 697 (Fall 2022)

2021-22 Courses

  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Spring 2022)
  • Independent Study
    POL 399 (Spring 2022)
  • Dissertation
    POL 920 (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Fall 2021)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Fall 2021)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Fall 2021)
  • Origins Data Politics & Policy
    POL 297B (Fall 2021)
  • Psych Grp Conflict & Coop
    POL 511A (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Spring 2021)
  • Independent Study
    POL 699 (Spring 2021)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Spring 2021)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Spring 2021)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Spring 2021)
  • Psych Grp Conflict & Coop
    POL 511A (Spring 2021)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Fall 2020)
  • Independent Study
    POL 399 (Fall 2020)
  • Independent Study
    POL 699 (Fall 2020)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Fall 2020)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

  • Honors Independent Study
    POL 399H (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    POL 399 (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    POL 699 (Spring 2020)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Spring 2020)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Spring 2020)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Spring 2020)
  • Psych Grp Conflict & Coop
    POL 511A (Spring 2020)
  • Quantitative Methodology II
    POL 682 (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Independent Study
    POL 399H (Fall 2019)
  • Independent Study
    POL 399 (Fall 2019)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Fall 2019)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Fall 2019)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Fall 2019)
  • Political Psychology
    POL 625 (Fall 2019)
  • SGPP Methods Workshop
    POL 697 (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Spring 2019)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Spring 2019)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Spring 2019)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Spring 2019)
  • Psych Grp Conflict & Coop
    POL 511A (Spring 2019)
  • Quantitative Methodology II
    POL 682 (Spring 2019)
  • American Politics
    POL 596A (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    POL 699 (Fall 2018)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Fall 2018)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Fall 2018)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Fall 2018)

2017-18 Courses

  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Fall 2017)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    AFAS 330 (Fall 2017)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    MAS 330 (Fall 2017)
  • Minority Group + Am Pol
    POL 330 (Fall 2017)
  • Political Psychology
    POL 625 (Fall 2017)

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Scholarly Contributions

Books

  • PystlikZillig, L. M., Hutchens, M. J., Muhlberger, P., Gonzalez, F. J., & Tomkins, A. J. (2018). Deliberative Public Engagement with Science: An Empirical Investigation. Springer International Publishing, Springerbriefs in Psychology Series.
    More info
    This book is one of several products of my work as a graduate research assistant at the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.

Chapters

  • Gonzalez, F., Wilson, D. C., & Davis, D. W. (2023). Campaigning on ‘Political Correctness’: Revisiting the 2016 Election of Donald Trump.. In Political Communication, Culture, and Society(pp 67-90). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Gonzalez, F., Wilson, D., & Davis, D. (2023).

    Campaigning on ‘Political Correctness’: Revisiting the 2016 Election of Donald Trump 

    . In Political Communication, Culture, and Society(pp 67-90). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Theiss-Morse, E., Gonzalez, F., & O'Toole, A. (2019). Hierarchy, American Identity, and Support for Anti-Poverty Efforts. In Liberal Nationalism and Its Critics. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
  • Gonzalez, F. J., Smith, K. B., & Hibbing, J. R. (2018). No Longer Beyond Our Scope”: The Biological and Nonconscious Underpinnings of Political Attitudes. In New Directions in Public Opinion (3rd Edition). New York, NY: Routledge.
    More info
    We are updating our chapter in this edited volume for the 3rd edition, which will be published during AY2018-2019.
  • Gonzalez, F. J., Smith, K. B., & Hibbing, J. R. (2016). No Longer Beyond Our Scope”: The Biological and Non-Conscious Underpinnings of Political Attitudes.. In New Directions in Public Opinion (2nd Edition)(pp 186-204). New York, NY: Routledge.

Journals/Publications

  • Gonzalez, F. J. (2024). Implicit-explicit discrepancies regarding racial attitudes among U.S. Whites. The Journal of social psychology, 164(5), 854-862.
    More info
    Work on implicit attitude measures has become increasingly rich and nuanced, with much theoretical development emanating from investigations of the correspondence between implicit and explicit attitude measures. However, various facets of implicit-explicit discrepancies (IEDs) remain underexplored - particularly, how prevalent the potentially distinct categories of IEDs are. Existing models speak mainly to discrepancies that occur because explicit attitudes are less prejudiced than implicit attitudes and tends to assume other possible categories are trivial. Using data from two large samples, this study provides a descriptive analysis of the different ways IEDs exist regarding racial attitudes among U.S. Whites. Results suggest IEDs exist largely in line with traditional theories, but there is substantial variation yet to be understood. These results were robust across a variety of measures, although decision-making in the construction of measures can be consequential. Future research should consider this variation in theory development regarding implicit versus explicit attitude measures.
  • Gonzalez, F. J. (2020). Conformity: The Power of Social Influences. Political Science Quarterly, 135(3), 539-541. doi:10.1002/polq.13080
  • Haas, I. J., Baker, M. N., & Gonzalez, F. J. (2017). Who Can Deviate from the Party Line? Political Ideology Moderates Evaluation of Incongruent Policy Positions in Insula and Anterior Cingulate Cortex. Social Justice Research, 30(4), 355–380. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-017-0295-0
    More info
    This project was done with a faculty member at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and a graduate student at the University of California - Merced, but was not finished and published until my affiliation had changed to the University of Arizona.
  • Peterson, J. C., Gonzalez, F. J., & Schneider, S. (2017). The Effects of Disease Salience and Xenophobia on Support for Humanitarian Aid. Politics and the Life Sciences. Politics and the Life Sciences, 36(2), 17-36. doi:10.1017/pls.2017.24
    More info
    This project was done with two fellow graduate students at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, but was not finished and published until my affiliation had changed to the University of Arizona.
  • Mills, M., Gonzalez, F. J., Giuseffi, K., Sievert, B., Hibbing, J. R., Smith, K. B., & Dodd, M. (2016). Political Conservatism Predicts Asymmetries in Emotional Scene Memory. Behavioural Brain Research, 306, 84-90. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2016.03.025
  • Deppe, K. D., Gonzalez, F. J., Neiman, J. L., Jacobs, C., Pahlke, J., Smith, K. B., & Hibbing, J. R. (2015). Reflective Liberals and Intuitive Conservatives: A Look at the Cognitive Reflection Test and Ideology. Judgment and Decision Making, 10(4), 314-331.
  • Neiman, J. L., Gonzalez, F. J., Wilkinson, K., Smith, K. B., & Hibbing, J. R. (2016). Speaking Different Languages or Reading from the Same Script? Value-Based Word Usage of Democratic and Republican Politicians. Political Communication, 33(2), 212-240. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2014.969465
  • Wals, S. C., Theiss-Morse, E., Gonzalez, F. J., & Gosda, T. (2015). Love Thy Neighbor? Perceptions of Foreigners and Support for Transnational Policies. Political Research Quarterly, 68(3), 537-551. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912915594253

Reviews

  • Gonzalez, F. (2020. Review of: Conformity: The Power of Social Influences by Cass R. Sunstein.

Others

  • Gonzalez, F. J., & Theiss-Morse, E. (2018, April). National Identity: A Catalyst for Unity or a Tool for Oppression?. Working Paper.

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