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University of Kentucky is hiring in international relations with an emphasis on political violence. I'm on the search committee and happy to answer questions! Info here: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/546896

Excited to share my job market paper! I study how racial minorities develop political ambition, from initial interest to candidacy. Using field experiments and observational analyses, I explore what factors influence their entry decisions and how these factors evolve over time.

Feeling rejuvenated and so grateful for the aggressively supportive Women in Legislative Studies and Emory Political Science ladies!!!

Delighted to see this in print, six Septembers after I scribbled down an idea for a term paper, five Septembers after it tumbled out of the nest as a 2nd year paper! Read on if you’re interested in motivated reasoning, opinion backlash, BJP partisan identity, demonetization.

A feature story on one of our newest arrivals, Dr. Maggie Dr. Maggie Macdonald. UKNews even created a video to go with the story ... check it out! uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-po…

In an era where political discourse often unfolds online, Maggie Macdonald, a UK Arts & Sciences researcher and assistant professor, is examining the evolving communication strategies used in American politics with a focus on social media. Watch now: research.uky.edu/news/uk-politi…

Ever wondered about the impact of social media on political campaigns? 🤔 Dive into the research of UK Arts & Sciences assistant professor Maggie Macdonald to learn about the implications for voters in the current election season. → go.uky.edu/socialandpolit…

Prof. Dr. Maggie Macdonald makes the big board: Coverage of her social-media research was tweeted out by UK's main account.

my god. just…my god.

feeling rested, recharged, and ready to take on this totally normal week

Think Trump’s tariffs won’t affect you? Expect price hikes on: •Iced tea imported from England •Lifeguards imported from Spain •Towels imported from Turkey •And turkey imported from Maine

So excited to see this paper out in the world!

Political scientist in the southeast? Have cool research that you want feed back on? Want to network with other scholars? Consider applying to SoWEPS UKy Dept of Poli Sci Deadline February 17th! soweps.org/call-for-papers

you want me to go to work? the same thing that killed irving b?

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. The imagery? Sublime. The writing? Doesn't matter. The emotions? Big. The stunts? Unreal. The Tom? Cruise. True American blockbuster filmmaking (positive/negative/horny). it's "can't we all just get along" incarnate and I cried twice.

📢 Thrilled to share our new article introducing CampaignView—a comprehensive open-source dataset of congressional candidate campaign bios and policy platforms (2018–2022). Paper + data here: campaignview.org & doi.org/10.7910/DVN/JI… 🧵1/4

How do congressional candidates tailor messages across platforms? Research by ERC affiliate Ross Dahlke 🔑 and coauthors finds mobilization strategies vary by platform, not just party, but that only Republicans used alt-tech like Truth Social. Read here: doi.org/10.1177/205630…