About
Dr. Alauna Safarpour is a political scientist and pollster at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University and a postdoctoral fellow at Northeastern University's Network Science Institute. Her research interests include prejudice reduction, political participation, and public opinion. Beginning in August 2023, Dr. Safarpour will join the Department of Political Science at Gettysburg College as an Assistant Professor.
Recent Publications
- EPR: A Theory of Prejudice Reduction and Support for Racial Policies
- Americans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg
- Montana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s censure shows that American standards of political decorum are failing
- Women power Hassan to victory in New Hampshire.
- Republican J.D. Vance’s election to Senate fueled by broad appeal across Ohio.
- Racism viewed as serious problem by majority of voters in early polling.
- Abortion is not influencing most voters as the midterms approach – economic issues are predominating in new survey
- Prevalence and Correlates of Long COVID Symptoms Among US Adults
- Participation Incentives in a Survey of International Non-Profit Professionals
- 4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority’s preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnout.
- Overturning Roe is not making laws reflect what people want - new survey highlights flaws in Supreme Court's reasoning in returning abortion authority to states.
- The Power of the State: How Postcards from the State Increased Registration and Turnout in Pennsylvania.
- Information about Coronavirus Exposure Affects Attitudes Towards Voting Methods.
- Studying Science Inequities: How to Use Surveys to Study Diverse Populations.
- When Women Run, Voters Will Follow (Sometimes): Examining the Mobilizing Effect of Female Candidates in the 2014 and 2018 Midterm Elections.