David P. Redlawsk

David P. Redlawsk

Chair of Department
James R. Soles Professor

 

Office: 344 Smith Hall

Biography

David P. Redlawsk, PHD (Rutgers University, 1997) is the James R. Soles Professor and Chair of Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. In addition to the PhD, he holds an M.A. degrees from Rutgers University, an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University, and a B.A. from Duke University.Dr. Redlawsk served as President of the International Society of Political Psychology for 2018-2019. He previously served ISPP as a Vice President and as an elected Governing Council member. He was a co-editor of the journal Political Psychology from 2010 through 2015.Dr. Redlawsk is an author or editor of 9 books and has published more than 50 articles and book chapters. His newest books are the Oxford Encyclopedia of Political Decision Making, for which he is Editor-in_Chief, and A Citizen's Guide to the Political Psychology of Voting, with UD Ph.D. student Michael Habegger (2020, Routledge).Dr. Redlawsk's research focuses on campaigns, elections, the role of information in voter decision making, and on emotional responses to campaign information. Dr. Redlawsk has received several grants from the National Science Foundation, and served on the Board of Overseers for the American National Election Studies from 2009-2013. Typically, he teaches courses that include Political Campaigning, Voting Behavior, Political Psychology, Decision Making, and Experimental Methods.

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