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Kyle McWagner

Visiting Assistant Professor
 Bolton 658

Website

https://kylemcwagner.org/

Office Hours

M 1:00pm – 2:00 pm
R 11:30 am – 12:30 pm & 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm,
F 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm & 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
& by Appt

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 203 – Introduction to Political Science Research
  • 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

Undergraduate Syllabi
Graduate Syllabi

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.