Samara M Klar
- Professor, School of Government and Public Policy
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- Social Sciences, Rm. 318B
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- klar@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. Political Science
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- "The Influence of Identities on Political Preferences"
- M.A. Political Science
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- B.A. Political Science and Sociology
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Work Experience
- MSNBC (2007)
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (2006 - 2008)
- ABC News (2006)
- 107th United States Congress (2004)
Awards
- Melody S. Robidoux Fund, Faculty Fellowship
- Fall 2023
- Fall 2021
- Fall 2020
- Best Article with a Pre-Registration Published in Journal of Experimental Political Science in 2021
- APSA, Spring 2022
- Philip E. Converse Award
- APSA, Spring 2021
- APSA Special Projects Grant ($25,000).
- American Political Science Association, Spring 2020
- Best Paper Published in the "American Journal of Political Science"
- American Political Science Association, Spring 2019
- Emerging Scholar Award
- American Political Science Association (Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section), Spring 2018
- American Political Science (Political Organizations and Parties Section_, Fall 2016
- Best Book Award in Experimental Political Science
- American Political Science Association, Fall 2017
- Robert E. Lane Award for Best Book
- American Political Science Association, Fall 2017
- Jane Mansbridge Award
- American Political Science Association (Women's Caucus), Fall 2016
- Best Paper in Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior
- American Political Science Association, Fall 2015
- Best Dissertation Award, Experimental Research Section
- American Political Science Association, Fall 2014
- Best Dissertation Award, Political Psychology Section
- American Political Science Association, Fall 2014
- Distinguished Junior Scholar, Political Psychology Section
- American Political Science Association, Fall 2014
- Burns Roper Fellowship
- American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Spring 2014
- American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Travel Grant
- American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Spring 2013
- Best Student Paper Award. Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research
- Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, Fall 2012
- Northwestern University Graduate Research Grant
- Northwestern University, Fall 2012
- RTI International Survey Research Grant.
- RTI International, Fall 2012
- Canadian Political Science Association Travel Grant
- Canadian Political Science Association, Spring 2012
- National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
- National Science Foundation, Spring 2012
Interests
Teaching
research design, experimental methods, public opinion
Research
experimental methods, public opinion, political psychology, identity politics
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Spring 2025) -
Experimental Design
POL 687 (Spring 2025) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2025) -
Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Fall 2024) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2024) -
Intro American Politics
POL 620 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2024) -
Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Fall 2023) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2023) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2023) -
Research Design
POL 680 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Summer I 2023) -
Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Spring 2023) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2023) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2023) -
Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Fall 2022) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2022) -
Experimental Political Science
POL 404 (Fall 2022) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2022) -
Honors Independent Study
POL 399H (Spring 2022) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2022) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2022) -
Methods/Politicl Inquiry
POL 301 (Spring 2022) -
Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Fall 2021) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2021) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2021) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Fall 2021) -
Research Design
POL 680 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Spring 2021) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Spring 2021) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Spring 2021) -
Methods/Politicl Inquiry
POL 301 (Spring 2021) -
Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Fall 2020) -
Dissertation
POL 920 (Fall 2020) -
Intro American Politics
POL 620 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2020) -
Experimental Political Science
POL 404 (Fall 2019) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Fall 2019) -
Independent Study
POL 699 (Fall 2019) -
Research Design
POL 680 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Experimental Design
POL 687 (Spring 2019) -
Experimental Political Science
POL 404 (Spring 2019) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
POL 399 (Spring 2019)
2017-18 Courses
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Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Summer I 2018) -
Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Spring 2018) -
Methods/Politicl Inquiry
POL 301 (Spring 2018)
2016-17 Courses
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Causes & Conseq of Pub Opinion
POL 409 (Spring 2017) -
Methods/Politicl Inquiry
POL 301 (Spring 2017)
2015-16 Courses
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Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Summer I 2016) -
American Politics
POL 596A (Spring 2016) -
Honors Thesis
POL 498H (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Klar, S., & Krupnikov, Y. (2014). Independent in America.More infoBook manuscript accepted for publication at Cambridge University Press and at Princeton University Press. Currently negotiating to decide on which press to choose,
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Krupnikov, Y. (2016). Independent Politics: How American Disdain for Parties Leads to Political Inaction. Cambridge University Press.
Chapters
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Wang, I. S. (2022). “Partisanship and Public Opinion.”. In Handbook on Politics and Public Opinion.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2020). “Curating the News: How Social Media Facilitates Selective Exposure.”. In Dynamics of American Democracy: Partisan Polarization, Political Competition, and Government Performance.
- Shmargad, Y., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2020). Curating the News: How Social Media Facilitates Selective Exposure. In Dynamics of American Democracy: Partisan Polarization, Political Competition and Government Performance.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Leeper, T. (2019). Identities and Intersectionality: A Case for Purposive Sampling in Survey-Experimental Research. In Experimental Methods in Survey Research: Techniques that Combine Random Sampling with Random Assignment.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2019). Using Online Experiments to Study Political Decision Making. In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Political Decision-Making.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Leeper, T. (2017). Probability versus Purposive Sampling for Experimental Studies of Intersectionality. In General Experimental Design.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Leeper, T. J. (2016). Probability versus Purposive Sampling for Experimental Studies of Intersectionality. In General Experimental Design. John Wiley & Sons.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Leeper, T. J. (2018). Probability versus Purposive Sampling for Experimental Studies of Intersectionality. In General Experimental Design.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Schmitt, E. J. (2018). The Evolution of Experiments on Gender in Elections. In Advances in Experimental Political Science.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2018). Using Online Experiments to Better Understand Social Influence and Political Decisions. In The Oxford Handbook of Political Decision-Making.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Druckman, J., Gubitz, S., & Robison, J. (2018). The Political Dynamics of Framing. In New Directions in Media and Politics, 2nd Edition.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Gubitz, S., Robison, J., & Druckman, J. (2017). Political Dynamics of Framing. In New Directions in Media and Politics,.
- Klar, S., Robison, J., & Druckman, J. (2012). The Political Dynamics of Framing. In New Directions in Media and Politics.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Druckman, J., & Robison, J. (2012). "The Political Dynamics of Framing.". In New Directions in Media and Politics.
Journals/Publications
- Druckman, J., Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., Levendusky, M., & Ryan, J. (2020). “Affective Polarization, Local Contexts, and Public Opinion in America.”. Nature Human Behaviour.
- Druckman, J., Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., Levendusky, M., & Ryan, J. (2020). “How Affective Polarization Shapes Americans’ Political Beliefs: A Study of Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.”. Journal of Experimental Political Science.
- Finkel, E., Bail, C., Cikara, M., Ditto, P., Iyengar, S., Klar PhD, S. M., Mason, L., McGrath, M., Nyhan, B., Rand, D., Skitka, L., Tucker, J., Van Bavel, J., Wang, C., & Druckman, J. (2020). “Political Sectarianism in America.”. Science.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2020). Sorting the News: How Online Algorithms Polarize Our Politics. Political Communication.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Klar PhD, S. M., Weber, C., & Weber, C. (2020). “Why Would a Republican Vote Biden? Ask Arizonans.”. New York Times.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., Ryan, J., Searles, K., & Shmargad, Y. (2020). “Using Social Media to Promote Academic Research: Identifying the Benefits of Twitter for Sharing Academic Work.”. Plos One.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Leeper, T., & Robison, J. (2020). "Studying Identities with Experiments: Weighing the Risk of Post-Treatment Bias Against Priming Effects.". Journal of Experimental Political Science.
- Shmargad, Y., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2020). "Sorting the News: How Ranking by Popularity Polarizes Our Politics.". Political Communication.
- Shmargad, Y., Searles, K., Ryan, J. B., Krupnikov, Y., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2020). Using Social Media to Promote Academic Research: Identifying the Benefits of Twitter for Sharing Academic Work. PLOS One.
- Davis, N., Klar PhD, S. M., & Weber, C. (2019). Affective Consistency and Sorting. Social Science Quarterly.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., & Ryan, J. B. (2019). Is America Hopelessly Polarized? Or Just Allergic to Politics?. New York Times.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., & Ryan, J. B. (2019). Should You Talk About Politics Over the Holidays?. CNN.com.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Leeper, T., & Robison, J. (2019). . “Considering Priming and Demand Effects in Experimental Design.”. Journal of Experimental Political Science.
- Shmargad, Y., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2019). How Partisan Online Environments Shape Communication with Political Outgroups. International Journal of Communication.
- Weber, C., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2019). Understanding Individual-Level Variation in Ideological Sorting. Advances in Political Psychology.
- Davis, N., Weber, C., Klar, S. M., Klar, S. M., Davis, N., & Weber, C. (2018). Affective Consistency and Sorting. Social Science Quarterly.More infoR+R at SSQ
- Druckman, J., Gilli, M., Klar, S., & Robison, J. (2014). Athlete Support for Title IX. Journal of Sport.
- Druckman, J., Gilli, M., Klar, S., & Robison, J. (2014). Measuring Alcohol and Drug Use Among College Student-Athletes. Social Science Quarterly.
- Druckman, J., Gilli, M., Klar, S., & Robison, J. (2014). The Social Context of Student-Athlete Opinion on Unionization. PLoS ONE.
- Druckman, J., Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., Levendusky, M., & Ryan, J. (2020). “(Mis-)Estimating Affective Polarization.”. Journal of Politics.
- Kingzette, J., Druckman, J., Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., Levendusky, M., & Ryan, J. (2020). “How Affective Polarization Undermines Support for Democratic Norms". Public Opinion Quarterly.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016). When Common Identities Decrease Trust: An Experimental Study of Democratic and Republican Women. American Journal of Political Science.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018). Review: Neither Liberal nor Conservative by Donald Kinder and Nathan Kalmoe. Perspectives on Politics.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018). When Common Identities Decrease Trust: An Experimental Study of Partisan Women. American Journal of Political Science.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Krupnikov, Y. (2018). How To Win Swing Voters (And How to Lose Them). New York Times.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & McCoy, A. (2019). Biased Evaluations of Sexual Misconduct in Politics and the Mitigating Role of the #MeToo Movement. American Journal of Political Science.More infoR&R'ed in 2020 at AJPS
- Klar PhD, S. M., & McCoy, A. J. (2020). “Biased Evaluations of Sexual Misconduct in Politics and the Mitigating Role of the #MeToo Movement.”. American Journal of Political Science.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2016). “The Influence of Network Structure on Preference Formation.”. Journal of Politics.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2018). How Partisan Online Environments Shape Encounters with Political Outgroups. International Journal of Communication.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2018). Sorting the News: How Online Algorithms Polarize Our Politics. Political Communication.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Bergeresen, M., & Schmitt, E. (2017). . “Intersectionality and Engagement among the LGBTQ+ Community.”. Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy..
- Klar PhD, S. M., Bergersen, M., & Schmitt, E. (2018). Intersectionality and Engagement among the LGBTQ+ Community. Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Brown, N., Dionne, K., Michelson, M., Krupnikov, Y., Boydstun, A., Wolbrecht, C., & Searles, K. (2016). Women Also Know Stuff: Meta-Level Mentoring to Battle Gender Bias in Political Science. PS: Politcal Science & Politics.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., & Ryan, J. B. (2017). “Untangling a Dislike for the Opposing Party from a Dislike of Partisanship.”. Public Opinion Quarterly..
- Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., & Ryan, J. B. (2018). Affective Polarization or Partisan Disdain?: Untangling a Dislike for the Opposing Party from a Dislike of Partisanship. Public Opinion Quarterly.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., Ryan, J. B., Searles, K., & Shmargad, Y. (2019). Using Social Media to Promote Academic Research: Identifying the Benefits of Twitter for Sharing Academic Work. PLOS One.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Leeper, T., & Robison, J. (2018). Considering Priming and Demand Effects in Experimental Design. Journal of Experimental Political Science.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Ryan, J. B., & Krupnikov, Y. (2016). Untangling a Dislike for the Opposing Party from a Dislike of Partisanship. Public Opinion Quarterly.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Schmitt, E., & Bergersen, M. (2016). Intersectionality and Engagement among the LGBTQ+ Community. Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Weber, C., & Krupnikov, Y. (2016). Social Desirability Bias in the 2016 Presidential Election. The Forum.
- Klar, S. (2014). A Multidimensional Study of Ideological Preferences and Priorities among the American Public. Public Opinion Quarterly.
- Klar, S. (2014). Identity Importance and Political Engagement among American Independents. Political Psychology.
- Klar, S. (2014). Partisanship in a Social Setting. American Journal of Political Science.
- Klar, S. M., & Weber, C. (2018). Why Are We Divided? Understanding the Social and Ideological Foundations of Partisan Sorting and Polarization.. Advances in Political Psychology.
- Klar, S., & Piston, S. (2014). The Influence of Competitive Identity Priming on Civic Donations. Journal of Public Policy.
- Klar, S., & Shmargad, Y. (2014). Influence of Social Network Structure on Political Preference Formation. In Progress.
- Klar, S., & Shmargad, Y. (2014). The Effect of Network Diversity on Information Diffusion in Complex Environments. In Progress.
- Klar, S., & Shmargad, Y. (2016). The Effects of Network Structure on Preference Formation. Journal of Politics.
- Klar, S., Klar, S., Shmargad, Y., & Shmargad, Y. (2015). The Effects of Network Structure on Preference Formation. Journal of Politics.
- Klar, S., Schneider, M., & Madonia, H. (2014). The Influence of Threatening Parental Primes on Mothers’ versus Fathers’ Policy Preferences. Politics, Groups, and Identities.
- Shmargad, Y., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2019). Sorting the News: How Online Algorithms Polarize Our Politics. Political Communication.
- Weber, C., & Klar, S. M. (2018). Sorting and the Expression of Ideology. Advances in Political Psychology.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2017). . “The Effect of Network Structure on Preference Formation.”. Journal of Politics.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Beaulieu, E., Boydstun, A., Brown, N., Dionne, K. Y., Gillespie, A., Krupnikov, Y., Michelson, M., Searles, K., & Wolbrecht, C. (2017). “Women Also Know Stuff: Meta-Level Mentoring to Battle Gender Bias in Political Science. PS: Politcal Science & Politics.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Weber, C., & Krupnikov, Y. (2017). Social Desirability Bias in the 2016 Presidential Election. The Forum.
- Shmargad, Y., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2017). The Effect of Network Structure on Preference Formation. Journal of Politics.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016). Experts Weigh In: Women Also Know Stuff. Huffington Post.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016). How political disagreement created the independent voter. Huffington Post.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016). The Political Consequences of Motherhood by Jill S. Greenlee. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016). When Voters Go Undercover. The Hill.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016). The Political Consequences of Motherhood by Jill S. Greenlee. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 37(1).
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Piston, S. (2015). The Influence of Competing Organisational Appeals on Individual Donations. Journal of Public Policy, 35(2).
- Klar PhD, S. M., Druckman, J. N., Gilli, M., & Robison, J. (2015). Measuring Drug and Alcohol Use among College Student-Athletes. Social Science Quarterly, 96.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2013). The Influence of Competing Identity Primes on Political Preferences.. Journal of Politics, 4(75).
- Klar, S. (2013). The Influence of Competing Identity Primes on Political Preferences.. Journal of Politics.
Presentations
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2023). Invited talk at University of Michigan. University of Michigan, Center for Political Studies (Ann Arbor, MI)..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2023). “Testing the Limits of Intergroup Corrections” . Annual Meeting of the Polarization Lab. Stanford University. March 2023..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2023). Invited talk at Arizona State University. ASU Conference on Political Independents.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2023). Invited talk at University of New Mexico. University of New Mexico, Distinguished Speaker Series (Albuquerque, NM)..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2023). Invited talk at University of Pittsburgh, Center for the Study of American Politics & Society Speaker Series (Pittsburgh, PA).. University of Pittsburgh, Center for the Study of American Politics & Society Speaker Series (Pittsburgh, PA)..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2023). Invited talk at Western University, Network of Economic and Social Trends Speaker Series (London, Ontario).. Western University, Network of Economic and Social Trends Speaker Series (London, Ontario)..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2023). Invited talk at Yale Club of Tucson, April 2023. Yale Club of Tucson, April 2023.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2022).
Invitation to give an invited talk at the Oregon State University (Corvallis, WA).
. Invited talk at Oregon State University (Corvallis, WA).. - Klar PhD, S. M. (2022).
“Political Opinions Among a Polarized Public” (with James Druckman, Yanna Krupnikov, Matthew Levendusky, and John Barry Ryan). Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. Chicago, IL. May, 2022.
. Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.. - Klar PhD, S. M. (2022).
“Racial Differences in Affective Polarization: Survey Evidence of Relative Inter-Partisan Harmony among Hispanic Americans” (with Rongbo Jin, Fabian Neuner, Mark Ramirez, and Chris Weber). Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. Chicago, IL. May, 2022.
. Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. - Klar PhD, S. M. (2021). Invited talk at Ashoka University (India). invited talk.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2021). Invited talk at University of Pennsylvania. invited talk.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2021). Invited talk at Yale University. invited talk.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2020, Fall). Harvard University (Invited Talk). Invited Talk.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2020, Fall). London School of Economics (Invited Talk). Invited Talk.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2020, Fall). University of Oxford (Invited Talk). Invited Talk.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2020, Fall). University of Toronto (invited talk). Invited talk.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Fall). Invited talk at UC Irvine. University of California Irvine, Political Science Speaker Series..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Fall). Invited talk at UCLA Business School. Zócalo/UCLA Anderson School of Management “Public Square” Panel: “Is Politics Really Driving Americans Part?”.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Fall). Invited talk at University of Copenhagen. University of Copenhagen. Democratic Politics Colloquium..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Spring). Invited presentation at Social Science Research Council (New York, NY). Social Science Research Council. “Workshop on Identity, Community, and Political Participation.”.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Spring). Invited talk at Princeton University. Princeton University, American Politics Colloquium.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Spring). Invited talk at Rutgers University. Rutgers University, Center for the Experimental Study of Politics and Psychology Speaker Series..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Spring). Invited talk at UC Merced. University of California Merced, Political Science Speaker Series..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Summer 2019). “Re-Evaluating Affective Polarization among Married Couples: How Changes in Gender Roles, not Partisan Biases, Leads to Politically Homophilous Marriages”. Yale Center for the Study of American Politics Summer Workshop (Invite Only).
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Summer). Invited talk at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, Partisanship Considered: A Conference to Honor David Magleby..
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2019, Spring). “Sorting the News: How Algorithms Polarize Our Politics”. Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association.
- Shmargad, Y., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Spring). Sorting the News: How Algorithms Polarize Our Politics. Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2015, May 2015). Why Americans Deny their Partisan Identities and What It Means for Politics. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research. Hollywood FL: American Association of Public Opinion Research.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, Summer). Invited talk at Brown University. Invited talk at Brown University.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, fall). Invited talk at St. Olaf College. Invited talk at St. Olaf College.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, fall). Invited talk at University of Alabama. Invited talk at University of Alabama.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, fall). Invited talk at University of Zurich. Invited talk at University of Zurich.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, fall). Invited talk at Willamette Center for Governance and Public Policy Research. Invited talk at Willamette Center for Governance and Public Policy Research.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, fall). invited talk at University of Colorado Boulder. invited talk at University of Colorado Boulder.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, spring). invited talk at berkeley. invited talk at berkeley.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, spring). invited talk at uc san diego. invited talk at uc san diego.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, spring). invited talk at ucla. invited talk at ucla.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, summer). invited discussant at Yale conference. invited discussant at Yale conference.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019, Fall). Invited talk at Georgia State University - rescheduled due to flight cancellation. Georgia State University, Political Science Speaker Series..
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2018, Summer). The Influence of Social Media Environments on Reactions to Political Diversity. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2018, fall). Sorting the News: How Algorithms Polarize Our Politics. Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2018, spring). The Influence of Social Media Environments on Reactions to Political Diversity. MPSA.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Bauer, N., & schmitt, E. (2018, spring). Examining the Political Consequences of Feminism. MPSA.
- Klar, S. (2015, April 2015). The Influence of Identity Stereotypes on Political Engagement among Hispanic Women. The Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.. Chicago IL.
- Klar, S. (2015, April 2015). The Political Consequences of Independent Voters. The Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago IL: Midwest Political Science Association.
- Klar, S. (2015, July 2015). Why Americans Deny their Partisan Identities and What It Means for Politics. Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology. Hollywood FL: Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology.
- Klar, S. (2015, Sept 2015). How Network Structure Affects Information Exposure and Public Opinion.. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. San Francisco, CA: Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association..
- Shmargad, Y., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2018, spring). How Partisan Online Environments Shape Encounters with Political Outgroups. MPSA.
- Weber, C., & Klar, S. M. (2018, Summer 2018). Sorting and the Expression of Ideology. International Society of Political PsychologyISPP.
- Weber, C., Weber, C., Klar, S. M., Klar, S. M., Shmargad, Y., & Shmargad, Y. (2016, Spring). Polarization in Congressional Caucuses. MPSA.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2017, Fall). When Common Identities Fuel Distrust: An Experimental Study of Women in Politics. George Washington University American Politics Workshop.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2017, Summer). Individual-Level Variation in Political Polarization. Visions in Methodology Conference. Stony Brook University..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2017, spring). Why Americans are Independent and Why It Mattered in the 2016 Election. University of Ottawa.
- Watts, J., & Shmargad, Y. (2017, July). Corrosive Density. North American Social Networks Conference.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2015, Fall). How Network Structure Affects Information Exposure and Public Opinion. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. San Francisco, CA: American Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, December). Invited Research Presentation at the University of Madison, Wisconsin. 2016 Election Symposium.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Fall). Invited Research Presentation at Dartmouth College. Experiments Conference.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Fall). Invited Research Presentation at Georgetown University. American Politics Speaker Series.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Fall). Invited Research Presentation at Tulane University. Speaker Series.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Fall). Invited Research Presentation at UA School of Geography. Speaker Series.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Fall). Overcoming the Gate-Keeping Constraints of Communicating Science. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Fall). Roundtable on Gender Inequality in the US: Beyond Political Representation. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, March). Independent Politics. American Politics Seminar. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, November). Invited Research Presentation at University of Michigan.. Center for Political Studies.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, October). Invited Research Presentation at the University of California,Berkeley. American Politics Seminar.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, October). Invited Research Presentation at the University of Michigan. Center for Political Studies.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, September). Invited Research Presentation at UA Department of Psychology. Social Psychology Brown-Bag Series.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Spring). Exploring Bipartisanship in Congressional Caucus Networks. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Spring). Intersectionality and Engagement among the LGBTQ+ Community. .” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Spring). Intersectionality and Engagement among the LGBTQ+ Community. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Spring). Invited Research Presentation at Stanford University. Speaker Series.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Winter). How Network Structure Affects Information Exposure and Public Opinion. NYU-CESS Experimental Political Science Conference..
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, fall). Job Talk at Stanford University. job talk.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, fall). Roundtable on the Presidential Election. Political Psychology Pre-Conference, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, fall). Untangling a Dislike for the Opposing Party from a Dislike of Parties. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Klar PhD, S. M. (2016, Fall). Invited Job Talk at UC Davis. job talk.
- Shmargad, Y., & Klar, S. M. (2016, February). The Effect of Network Structure on Preference Formation. NYU-CESS Experimental Political Science Conference.
- Shmargad, Y., & Klar, S. M. (2016, November). Diffusion Disparities in Competitive Settings. INFORMS Annual Meeting.
- Weber, C., Klar, S. M., & Shmargad, Y. (2016, Spring). Polarization in Congressional Caucuses. MPSA.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2015, Spring). The Influence of Identities on Attitudes and Behaviors. University of Pittsburgh American Politics Seminar. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2015, Spring). The Influence of Identity Stereotypes on Political Engagement among Hispanic Women. The Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL: Midwest Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2015, Spring). The Influence of Network Structure on Preference Formation. West Coast Experiments Conference. Davis, CA: UC Davis.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2015, Spring). The Political Consequences of Independent Voters. The Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Associatio. Chicago: Midwest Political Science Associatio.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2015, Spring). Why Americans Pretend to be Independent and Why It Matters. Harvard Working Group in Political Psychology. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2015, Summer). Why Americans Deny their Partisan Identities and What It Means for Politics. Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology. San Diego, CA: International Society of Political Psychology.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2015, Summer). Why Americans Deny their Partisan Identities and What It Means for Politics. Annual meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research. Hollywood, FL: American Association of Public Opinion Research.
- Klar, S. (2015, February 2015). When Common Identities Fuel Cross-Party Rivalries. SPSP Political Psychology Pre-Conference. Long Beach, CA.
- Shmargad, Y., Klar, S. M., Shmargad, Y., Klar, S. M., Shmargad, Y., & Klar, S. M. (2015, September). Information Diffusion in Competitive Settings. Conference on Complex Systems.
- Shmargad, Y., Klar, S. M., Shmargad, Y., Klar, S. M., Shmargad, Y., & Klar, S. M. (2015, September). The Effect of Network Structure on Public Opinion. APSA Annual Meeting.
- Klar, S. (2014, August 2014). The Benefit of Unexpected Alliances: How Partisan Out-Groups Win Support in the Case of Gender Equality Legislation. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington DC: American Political Science Association.
- Klar, S. (2014, December 2014). Designing Survey Experiments. Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Public Opinion Research. San Francisco, CA.
- Klar, S. (2014, Nov 2014). A Multi-Dimensional Study of Ideological Preferences and Priorities among the American Public. Public Opinion Quarterly Special Issue Conference. Washington DC.
- Klar, S. (2014, October 2014). Exploring the Cross-Cutting Influences of Gender and Partisanship. New Research on Gender in Political Psychology Conference. Wooster, Ohio.
- Klar, S., & Krupnikov, Y. (2014, April 2014). The Mass Consequences of Partisan Disagreement. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago IL: Midwest Political Science Association.
- Klar, S., & Shmargad, Y. (2014, February 2014). The Diffusion of Political Information through Homogeneous and Diverse Political Network. Annual Meeting of the International Network of Social Network Analyses. St. Pete Beach, Florida: International Network of Social Network Analyses.
- Klar, S., Shmargad, Y., Klar, S., & Shmargad, Y. (2014, February 2014). An Experimental Study of Information Diffusion in Competitive Settings. International Sunbelt Social Network Conference. St. Pete Beach, Florida: International Network for Social Network Analysis.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2013, Fall). Partisanship in a Social Setting. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science AssociationAmerican Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2013, Spring). Partisanship in a Social Setting. NYU-CESS Experimental ConferenceNYU-CESS.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2013, Spring). The Influence of Competing Identity Primes in Political Preferences. Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science AssociationWestern Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Krupnikov, Y. (2013, Spring). Social Desirability Bias and Political Partisanship. Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion ResearchAmerican Association for Public Opinion Research.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Piston, S. (2013, Spring). The Influence of Competing Primes on Political Donations. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science AssociationMidwest Political Science Association.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Madonia, H., & Schneider, M. (2013, Spring). The Influence of Parenthood on Mothers' and Fathers' Political Preferences. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science AssociationMidwest Political Science Association.
- Klar, S., & Klar, S. (2013, Nov 2013). The Influence of Identities over Preferences. Invited Talk at University of Pennsylvania.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2012, Fall). Partisanship in a Social Context. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association of Public Opinion ResearchMidwest Association of Public Opinion Research.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2012, Summer). Identity and Engagement among Political Independents. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political PsychologyInternational Society of Political Psychology.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2012, Summer). The Influence of Competing Identities on Political Preferences: An Experimental Study. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science AssociationCanadian Political Science Association.
Reviews
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2020. “Turn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-changes: How an evolving America activates identity politics.”.
- Klar PhD, S. M. (2019. Turn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-changes: How an evolving America activates identity politics. Journal of Politics.
Others
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Schmitt, E. (2016, September). Framing. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Krupnikov, Y. (2016, April). A Move Very Much Out of Line with the Electorate.. New York Times.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Krupnikov, Y. (2016, January). 9 media myths about independent voters, debunked. Vox.com.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Krupnikov, Y. (2016, January). How political disagreement created the independent voter. Huffington Post.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Krupnikov, Y. (2016, January). Why people call themselves independent even when they aren’t. WashingtonPost.com Monkey Cage.
- Klar PhD, S. M., & Krupnikov, Y. (2016, March). When Voters Go Undercover. The Hill.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Beaulieu, E., Boydstun, A., Brown, N., Dionne, K. Y., Gillespie, A., Krupnikov, Y., Michelson, M., Searles, K., & Wolbrecht, C. (2016, March). Experts Weigh In: Women Also Know Stuff. Huffington Post.
- Klar PhD, S. M., Krupnikov, Y., Searles, K., Gillespie, A., Dionne, K. Y., Wolbrecht, C., Brown, N., Boydstun, A., Beaulieu, E., & Michelson, M. (2016, February). Here’s a list of smart women political scientists. They know stuff too.. WashingtonPost.com.