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Robb Willer Co-Authors New York Times Piece on Protest Effectiveness

Yao Xu wins Dornbusch award for research on return migrants in China during COVID-19

Our megastudy on reducing antidemocratic attitudes named runner-up for International Communication Association’s Best Article of the Year

Jan Voelkel wins 2025 New Investigator Award from the Behavioral Science and Policy Association

Our megastudy on reducing antidemocratic attitudes named runner-up for Behavioral Science and Policy Association Best Paper Award

David Lang's work on age verification bills covered by The Atlantic's Podcast

Chagai Weiss accepts position as Assistant Professor and Bronfman Chair at University of Toronto

Robb Willer quoted in New York Times on masculinity and political attitudes

Broska and Ren win WoCCAP for most accurate political prediction algorithm

PNAS features our work on reaching across the political divide

Jonne Kamphorst accepts position as Assistant Professor in Political Science and Quantitative Methods at Sciences Po

Los Angeles Review of Books covers our work on moral framing of progressive policies

Luiza Santos appointed Postdoctoral Scholar at Toyota Research Institute

Our work on political polarization covered in Time

Our research on gossip covered in the New York Times

Our work on masculine overcompensation and politics cited by the New York Times

Strengthening Democracy Challenge cited in The Atlantic's profile of Governor Cox

Vox covers our research on moral framing of progressive candidates

Derek Thompson cited our work on moral reframing on the Plain English podcast

Adam Grant discussed the Strengthening Democracy Challenge with Trevor Noah on "What Now? With Trevor Noah

Our work on gender and electability covered in The Atlantic

Mohamed Hussein appointed Assistant Professor at Columbia Business School

Kylie Fuller joins NYU Sociology Department as PhD Student

Jan Voelkel joins The Wharton School as Postdoctoral Fellow

Isaias Ghezae joins Harvard's Psychology Department as PhD Student

Our field study evaluating the National Governor's Association's bipartisan messaging featured by Yahoo News

Robb Willer discussed out-partisan misperceptions in Time Magazine

Siwar Aslih joins UC Santa Cruz as Assistant Professor in Psychology

Austin van Loon appointed Assistant Professor in Work and Organization Studies at MIT Sloan

Robb Willer quoted in the New York Times regarding his work on protest tactics

Strengthening Democracy Challenge discussed in New York Times

Robb Willer quoted in Washington Post for his research on protest tactics

Robb Willer quoted in Rolling Stone for his insights on protest tactics

Jan Voelkel accepts position as Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Cornell University

Robb Willer discusses political persuasion, empathy, and moral reframing on Hidden Brain

Mohamed Hussein accepts Assistant Professor position at Columbia Business School

Wall Street Journal references Strengthening Democracy Challenge

Our research on antiracism covered in the Washington Post

Jan Voelkel's Op-Ed on Strengthening Democracy Challenge in Die Zeit

New York Times references our work on incivility

Izzy Gainsburg joins lab as Associate Director

Joseph Mernyk quoted in the Associated Press on addressing rising threats of political violence

Our work on the Strengthening Democracy Challenge referenced by Governor Spencer Cox on NPR

Our research on opposition to antiracism covered in the New York Times

The Strengthening Democracy Challenge cited by Governor Spencer Cox in the Washington Post

Willer quoted on polarization in the New York Times

PaSCL featured on PBS NewsHour

Our research on moral and neural underpinnings of polarization discussed in the New York Times

Strengthening Democracy Challenge covered in Nature

Jonas Schoene to join lab as Postdoctoral Scholar

Our work on AI political persuasion covered by Stanford HAI

Our Strengthening Democracy Challenge discussed in the New York Times

Our work on extreme protest tactics covered by CNN

Austin van Loon accepts Postdoctoral Scholar position at Duke University

The Guardian Discusses our Research on Activist Tactics

Willer quoted on solutions to polarization by Stanford Business

Our Op-Ed on Partisan Violence in the Washington Post

Our Work on Democracy Discussed in Scientific American

Strengthening Democracy Challenge covered in Deseret News

Strengthening Democracy Challenge Covered in the Atlantic

Willer Discusses Polarization with Insights by Stanford Business

Landry and Willer's Work on Dehumanization Covered in Insights by Stanford Business

James Chu Discusses Strengthening Democracy Challenge with Utah Governor Spencer Cox

Ashwini Ashokkumar accepts Assistant Professor position at NYU's Psychology Department

Fast Company Discusses a Top Intervention From the Strengthening Democracy Challenge

Willer and Voelkel's Op-ed on Strengthening Democracy in the Washington Post

Willer Interviewed on Here & Now About the Strengthening Democracy Challenge

Willer Interviewed on the Next Revolution About the Strengthening Democracy Challenge

Willer Profiled in Marin Living Magazine

The Strengthening Democracy Challenge Covered by the Stanford Report

Robb Willer Interviewed on C-span About the Strengthening Democracy Challenge

Strengthening Democracy Challenge Covered by Fast Company

Robb Willer Discusses Strengthening Democracy Challenge on Morning Joe

Stanford Social Innovation Review Covers Our Work on Gender and Electability

Jan Voelkel's Recent Research on Morality and Politics Discussed in the New York Time

New York Times Discusses Our Paper on Support for Democracy

Our Research on the Effects of Vaccine Lotteries Cited in Science

Our Op-ed on Republican Endorsements of Vaccination in Washington Post

Siwar Hasan-Aslih wins the 2020 SPSP Student Publication Award

Us News & World Report Discusses Our Research on Republican Leadership Cues and Vaccination

Wired Discusses Our Research on Motivating Covid-19 Vaccination

Boston Globe Covers Our Research on Encouraging Vaccination

Vox Covers Our Research on Promoting Vaccination Among Republicans

Polarization Lab launches the Strengthening Democracy Challenge

Lab's Work on Increasing Vaccination Intentions Among Republicans Published in Pnas

Spsp News Reports on Our White House Covid Response Team Briefing

Lab alumnus Matthew Feinberg promoted to Associate Professor at the Rotman School of Management

Jan Voelkel wins the 2021 Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship

Our Research on Promoting Vaccination Among Republicans Covered in Vox

Insights by Stanford Business Covers Our Work on Covid Vaccine Messaging

Jan Voelkel awarded fellowship with Stanford Impact Labs

Our Op-ed on Motivating Republicans to Vaccinate in the La Times

Ashwini Ashokkumar joins lab as a post-doctoral fellow

Hui (Max) Bai joins lab as a post-doctoral fellow

Robb Willer presents PASCL's research at White House COVID-19 Team briefing

Our Research on Race and Welfare Attitudes Referenced in the Washington Post

Our Work on Extreme Protest Tactics Covered in Insights by Stanford Business

Apply to join our lab via the Stanford Impact Labs Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Deadline: 03/01/2021

Willer and Voelkel Write on Political Empathy for the Washington Post

New York Times Discusses Our Research on Masculinity and Politics

Robb Willer Quoted on Having Better Political Conversations in Teen Vogue

Samy Sekar Discusses Climate Change Attitude Misconceptions with Reasons to Be Cheerful

Ellen Reinhardt Interviewed for Reasons to Be Cheerful About the Power of Empathy

James Chu and Nick Stagnaro Share Their Work on Building Better Social Media Platforms with Reasons to Be Cheerful

Jan Voelkel Interviewed for Reasons to Be Cheerful

Reasons to Be Cheerful Covers Robb Willer's Research on Moral Reframing

Slate Discusses Our Research on Moral Framing by Presidential Candidates

Lab alum Siyu Yu joins faculty of the Jones School of Business at Rice University

Our Research on Covid-19 Covered in Science

Lab member Landon Schnabel accepts Assistant Professor position in Cornell University Sociology Department

Our Op-ed on Gender and Electability in the La Times

Our Research on Gender and Electability Covered in the New York Times

New York Times Covers Our Research on Framing Progressive Candidates

Lab member James Chu accepts Assistant Professor position in Columbia University Sociology Department

Lab alum Samy Sekar begins position at the Analyst Institute

Big Think Discusses Our Research on Framing Progressive Policies

Our Op-ed on Framing Progressive Candidates in the New York Times

Commentary on Hong Kong Protests in the Washington Post

Landon Schnabel's Research Covered by New York Times

Salon Covers Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Political Persuasion

Austin van Loon awarded the Ric Weiland Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities & Sciences

Landon Schnabel's Op-ed Published on Nbc's Think

Lab alum Michael Schultz joins faculty of Indiana University Sociology Department

Landon Schnabel joins lab as a post-doctoral fellow

Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer's New Research on Dog-whistle Messages Covered in the Huffington Post

Lab alum Emily Carian begins Assistant Professor position in sociology at CSU-San Bernardino

Lab alum Amit Goldenberg begins Assistant Professor position at Harvard Business School in Negotiation, Organizations & Markets unit

Lab alum Rachel Wetts joins faculty of Brown University Sociology Department

Sophia Pink begins position as research assistant

Joe Mernyk joins lab as a research coordinator

Robb Willer Discusses Pluralistic Ignorance on the You Are Not So Smart Podcast

Lab alum John Munoz begins research position at YouGov

Lab receives gift from Civic Health Project

Nick Stagnaro joins lab as a post-doctoral fellow

Jan Voelkel and Robb Willer's Framing Research Discussed in Salon

Sophia Pink wins CDDRL Award for Outstanding Thesis for her paper, "Escaping the Echo Chamber: Testing Interventions for Reducing Politically Motivated Reasoning"

Lab alum Rebecca Niemiec accepts Assistant Professor position at Colorado State University

Lab alum Gregg Sparkman wins dissertation award from the Society for Experimental Social Psychology

Jan Voelkel and Robb Willer's Research on Framing Progressive Economic Policies in the Pacific Standard

Stanford Press Release on New Research From Jan Voelkel and Robb Willer on Value Framing in Elections

James Chu wins Barbara & Sandy Dornbusch Award in Social Psychology

Brent Simpson, Robb Willer, and Matthew Feinberg's Research on Nonviolent Protest Featured Hidden Brain

Lab alum Gregg Sparkman accepts post-doctoral fellowship at Princeton University

James Chu wins ASA Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section's Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

Lab alum Amit Goldenberg accepts Assistant Professor position at Harvard Business School

James Chu wins ASA Organizations, Occupations and Work Section's Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

Brent Simpson, Robb Willer, and Matthew Feinberg's Research on Nonviolent Protest Cited in Washington Post

The Atlantic Covers Robb Willer's Work on Political Empathy

Robb Willer's Research on Masculine Overcompensation Discussed in Washington Post

Robb Willer's Research on Masculinity Threats Discussed in Washington Post

Brent Simpson, Robb Willer, and Matthew Feinberg's Research on Violent Protest Covered in the Boston Globe

Jan Voelkel publishes paper on morality and politics in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer's Research on Race and Welfare Featured in Salon

Matthew Feinberg, Robb Willer, and Michael Schultz's Research on Gossip in the Atlantic

Robb Willer's Research on Masculinity Featured in the Atlantic

Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer's New Research on Race and Welfare Featured in Vox

The Atlantic Discusses Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer's Research on Racial Threats and Welfare Attitudes

Pacific Standard Covers Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer's Recent Paper on Racial Threats and Welfare Attitudes

Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer's Work on Racial Threats and Welfare Attitudes Featured in New York Magazine

Washington Post Covers Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer's Research on Racial Threats and Welfare Attitudes

Robb Willer's Research on Masculine Overcompensation Cited by Vice News

Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Political Communication Covered in Vox

Jennifer Stellar and Robb Willer's Research Featured by the American Psychological Association

Robb Willer's Op-ed on the Republican Tax Bill in the Washington Post

Robb Willer Discussed Political Persuasion on Ted Radio Hour

Jan Voelkel publishes paper on value framing of political candidates in Social Psychology and Personality Science

Robb Willer Interviewed by Npr's Marketplace on Republican Tax Reform Plan

Lab alum Andrei Boutyline joins faculty of University of Michigan Sociology Department

The Guardian Discusses Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Moral Reframing

Huffington Post Covers Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Moral Reframing

The Atlantic Features Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Work on Moral Reframing

Robb Willer Interviewed About Political Persuasion on the Gist

The Atlantic Cites Robb Willer's Research on Political Effects of Terrorism

Brent Simpson, Robb Willer, and Matthew Feinberg's Research on Protest Tactics Discussed on Npr

The Stanford Report Covers Brent Simpson, Robb Willer and Ashley Harrell's Research on Morality and Cooperation

Vox Discusses Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Moral Reframing and the Tea Party

The Atlantic Covers Brent Simpson, Robb Willer, and Matthew Feinberg's Research on Effective Protest Tactics

Robb Willer and Matthew Feinberg's Op-ed on Extreme Protest Tactics in the Washington Post

Brent Simpson, Robb Willer, and Matthew Feinberg's Research on Effective Protest Tactics Referenced in the New York Times

Robb Willer's Op-ed on Resisting Minority Rule in Vox

The Atlantic Covers Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Moral Reframing

Mike Pesca and Ralph Nader Discuss Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Moral Reframing Research on Slate's the Gist

Robb Willer's Op-ed on Race and Political Correctness in the New York Times

Vox Covers Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Moral Reframing

Robb Willer's Op-ed on Surviving Political Conversations This Thanksgiving in Huffington Post

Robb Willer Interviewed on the You Are Not So Smart Podcast

Business Insider Covers Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Moral Reframing

Business Insider Covers Robb Willer, Matthew Feinberg, and Rachel Wetts' Research on Race and the Tea Party

Lab alum Jennifer Stellar joins faculty of University of Toronto Psychology Department

Robb Willer Discussed Political Polarization on Npr's Science Friday

Robb Willer's Op-ed on Political Consensus (with Chadly Stern) in the Washington Post

Stanford Insights Covers Robb Willer, Matthew Feinberg, and Rachel Wetts' Research on the Tea Party

Robb Willer, Matthew Feinberg, and Rachel Wetts' Research on Race and the Tea Party Analyzed on Npr

La Times Piece on Trump's Campaign and Robb Willer's Masculine Overcompensation Research

Washington Post Covers Robb Willer, Matthew Feinberg, and Rachel Wetts' Research on Racial Threat and Tea Party Support

The Atlantic Covers Robb Willer, Matthew Feinberg, and Rachel Wetts' Research on Racial Threat and the Tea Party

Huffington Post Covers Robb Willer, Matthew Feinberg, and Rachel Wetts' Research on Racial Threat and Tea Party Support

Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Moral Reframing Analyzed on Npr's Morning Edition

New York Magazine Interviews Robb Willer About the Effect of Terrorism on 2016 Presidential Election

Robb Willer Quoted on Politics and Racial Prejudice in the Washington Post

Stanford Report Cover's Robb Willer's Research on Political Effects of Terror Threats

Robb Willer's and Matthew Feinberg's Op-ed on Political Persuasion in New York Times

Stanford Report Covers Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Recent Research on Moral Messaging in Politics

Robb Willer's New York Times Op-ed on Morality, Ideology, and Environmental Reform

Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on the Moral Roots of Environmental Attitudes Cited in Pacific Standard

Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Environmental Messaging Covered in New York Magazine

Lab alum Matthew Feinberg joins faculty of University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management

Lab alum Jennifer Stellar begins Post-Doctoral Fellowship at University of Toronto

Coverage of Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Political Messaging in New York Magazine

Coverage of Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Effective Climate Change Messaging in the Atlantic

Coverage of Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Climate Change Beliefs in Salon

Article on Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Environmental Messaging Research in Conservation Magazine

Lab moves from University of California, Berkeley to Stanford University

New York Times Blog Covers Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Research on Environmental Message Framing

Lab alum Andrew Penner joins faculty of University of California, Irvine's Sociology Department

Lab alum Matthew Feinberg begins Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Stanford University

Historian Discusses Robb Willer's Research on the Impact of 2004 Terror Alerts

Marketplace Interview on Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Global Warming Research

Nature Article on Matthew Feinberg and Robb Willer's Global Warming Research