Dr. Carl Palmer
Associate Professor
Politics and Government
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Schroeder Hall - SCH 433
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
138.006Quantitative Reasoning In Political Science
138.007Quantitative Reasoning In Political Science
412.001Topics In American Politics
310.001Voting And Elections
410.001Voting and Elections
Teaching Interests & Areas
Political Psychology, Public Opinion, Research Methods
Research Interests & Areas
Political Psychology, Public Opinion, and Experimental Methodology
Ph D Political Science
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA
BA Political Science and Communications
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA
Hibbert R. Roberts Teaching Excellence Award
Department of Politics and Government
2016
Journal of Politics Best Paper Award
Southern Political Science Association
2009
Pi Sigma Alpha Award for Best Paper
Midwest Political Science Association
2006
Journal Article
Peterson, R., & Palmer, C. The Dark is Rising: Contrasting the Dark Triad and Light Triad on Measures of Political Ambition and Participation. Frontiers in Political Science 3 (2021): 657750.
Clemons, R., McBeth, M., Peterson, R., & Palmer, C. The Narrative Policy Framework and Sticky Beliefs: An Experiment Studying Islamophobia. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 27.3 (2020): 472-500.
Palmer, C., & Peterson, R. Physical Attractiveness, Halo Effects, and Social Joining. Social Science Quarterly 102.1 (2020): 552-66.
Palmer, C., & Peterson, R. Toxic Mask-ulinity: The Link Between Masculine Toughness and Affective Reactions to Mask-Wearing in the COVID-19 Era. Politics & Gender 16.4 (2020): 1044-51.
Peterson, R., & Palmer, C. The Dark Triad and Nascent Political Ambition. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties (2019)
Presentations
Gendered Personality and the Knowledge Gap. Midwest Poilitical Science Association. (2022)
Too Close for Discomfort? An Explanation of Perceived Institutional Legitimacy. Department of Politics and Government. (2015)
Palmer, C. L., & Wesselmann, E. D. (organizers). (2015, May). The psychology of political information processing and decision-making. Symposium at the meeting for the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Palmer, C. L., & Wesselmann, E. D. (organizers). (2014, May). What can psychology say about politics? Symposium at the meeting for the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Caught in the Crossfire: The Competing Influence of Outcomes and Beneficiaries on Perceptions of Antipoverty Spending. I/O-Social Psychology Workshop. (2012)
Which Cues Matter? The Implications of Stereotypes Appeals and Explicit Predispositions for Group Centric Issue Opinion. Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy Workshop. (2010)
Pushing Buttons: The Effects of Implicit and Explicit Stereotype Manipulations of Political Behavior.. UC Davis Economics, Justice and Society Workshop. UC Davis. (2006)
Grants & Contracts
Personality and Resistance to Persuasion. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2012)
The Intersection of Group and Outcome Frames in Shaping Opinion. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2010)
Large Bi-Annual Spring Research grant. Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts.