Website

https://kylemcwagner.org/

Education

• PhD Political Science, U of C – Irvine, June 2023
• MA Political Science, U of C – Irvine, January 2022
• MA Behavioral Mathematics in Social Science, U of C – Irvine, June 2021
• BA Political Science, Brigham Young University–Idaho, 2016

Courses Taught

• PolSci 701 – Techniques of Political Science Research
• PolSci 702 – Advanced Techniques of Political Science Research
• PolSci 711 – Current Topics in Political Science: Religion in American Politics
• PolSci 935 – Seminar in Advanced Political Science Methodology
• PolSci 203 – Introduction to Political Science Research

Research Interests

American Politics, Methods, Public Opinion, Affective Polarization, Partisanship, Political Tolerance, Religion and Politics

Current Projects

• “Affective Polarization and Anti-Democratic Attitudes: A Complex Relationship” with William Kidd
• “Affective Lean and the Illusion of Two Click Independents” with Melina Much

Publications

Breznau, Nate et al. 2022. “Observing Many Researchers Using the Same Data and Hypothesis Reveals a Hidden Universe of Uncertainty.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119(44): e2203150119.