Eric Groenendyk (Ph.D. expected May 2009)
Dissertation Title: The Motivated Partisan: A Dual Motivations Theory of Partisan Change and Stability
Dissertation Committee: Ted Brader (co-chair), Nicholas Valentino (University of Texas, co-chair), Vincent Hutchings. Don Kinder, Norbert Schwarz (Psychology) Research Interests: political psychology, political behavior, political communication, public opinion, political parties, interest groups, and research design.
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Yanna Krupnikov (Ph.D. expected January 2009)
Dissertation Title: Who Votes? How and When Campaign Negativity Affects Voter Turnout
Dissertation Committee: Arthur Lupia (Co-Chair), Nicholas Valentino (Co-Chair, University of Texas), Ted Brader, John Jackson, J. Frank Yates (U-M Ross School of Business)
Research Interests: Electoral Behavior, Political Communication,  Political Psychology, State and Local Politics, Research Design and Survey Measurement.
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Robin Phinney (Ph.D. expected )
Dissertation Title: Diverse Coalitions and Social Welfare Policy in the United States
Dissertation Committee: Elisabeth Gerber (Chair, U-M Public Policy), Richard Hall, Charles Shipan, Sheldon Danziger (U-M Public Policy)
Research Interests: Interest Groups, Legislative Behavior, State and Local Government, Social Welfare Policy, Poverty and Inequality, Quantitative Methods, Formal Modeling, Case Studies

Elizabeth Suhay (Ph.D. expected August 2008)
Dissertation Title: The Social Origins of American Ideals: How Identity and Emotion Shape Citizens' Political Values
Dissertation Committee: Ted Brader (co-chair); Don Herzog (co-chair); Donald Kinder; David G. Winter (UM Psychology)
Research Interests: Public Opinion; Political Psychology; Methodology. Specifically: Political values and ideology; emotions and their political effects; political socialization and interpersonal influence; social identity; prejudice, ethnocentrism, and authoritarianism; neuroscience and genetic studies; experimental design.
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Laura Wernick (Ph.D. expected Spring 2009)
Dissertation Title: Social Justice Philanthropy and Young Donor Organizing: How Young Progressives with Wealth are Leveraging their Power and Privilege to Support Social Justice…A Case Study of Resource Generation
Dissertation Committee: Greg Markus (co-chair), Lorraine Gutierrez (co-chair, UM Social Work), John Chamberlin, Barry Checkoway (UM Social Work), Susan Ostrander (Tufts Sociology) and Michael Spencer (UM Social Work)
Research Interests: Community organizing and social movements; political participation & civic engagement; philanthropy; feminist & intersectional theories; organizational theory; wealth & inequality; urban politics; qualitative and quantitative methods
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