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Provost Teaching Fellow

Nominee of UD’s Excellence in Teaching Award

Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Best Paper Award, APSA

Student-Faculty Diversity Pipeline Award, AAPOR

Dean Recognition for Exceptional Pedagogical Contribution, UW

Best Graduate Paper in PoliSci, UW

Undermining Sanctuary? When Local and National Partisan Cues Diverge

Fight not flight: The effects of explicit racism on minority political engagement

Hate, amplified? Social media news consumption and support for anti-Muslim policies

Estimating candidate support in Voting Rights Act cases: Comparing iterative EI and EI-R× C methods

Perspectives on Politics

Kassra AR Oskooii, Ph.D. (University of Washington, 2016) joined the department in fall of 2016. His research and teaching focuses on the interplay between the contextual and psychological determinants of political opinions and behaviors of high and low status group members. Dr. Oskooii also has research and teaching expertise in the area of voting rights and redistricting. Due to this expertise, he has served as an expert witness or consultant in voting rights related matters in states such as Maryland, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Washington.

Dr. Oskooii's research has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Public Opinion Quarterly, Sociological Methods and Research, Perspectives on Politics, Electoral Studies, Urban Affairs Review, Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, State Politics and Policy Quarterly and the Journal of Public Policy.

Dr. Oskooii has also contributed to the development of the eiCompare Ecological Inference R Package, which has been used in numerous academic papers and voting rights cases across the country. More information about his research and teaching expertise can be found on his website​.

Race and Ethnic Politics

Political Psychology

Public Opinion

Voting Rights

Redistricting

Demography

University of Delaware Faculty Profile

Personal Website

Google Scholar Citations

Enlighten Me: UD professor authors study on connection between social media news use and anti-Muslim views

UD professor's research cited in White House economic report | UDaily

Caroline County NAACP et al v Federalsburg

After redistricting battle, more Black candidates than ever are running for Baltimore County Council

Analysis | Biden reverses Trump's 'Muslim ban.' Americans support the decision.

Trump's 'Muslim ban' has backfired, study suggests

Protests against Trump’s immigration executive order may have helped shift public opinion against it.

"Partisan Winners and Losers: Testing Alternative Frames of Congressional Election Results Among White and Latino Voters"

“KissingUpandKickingDown:How Immigrant Resentment Impacts Latinx Support for Donald Trump and Restrictive Immigration Policies"

"How do Political Attacks Affect Racial and Ethnic Self-Identities?”

“Kissing Up and Kicking Down: How Immigrant Resentment Impacts Latinx Support for Donald Trump and Restrictive Immigration Policies"

"The Significance of Politicized Group Identities: Re-examining the Relationship between Contact with Punitive Political Institutions and Political Participation"

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Associate Professor, American Politics, Political Psychology and Race and Ethnic Politics; Director of Internships

Professor and Chair, Political Science Political Science and International Relations

Professor, Communication

Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Africana Studies

Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse

 Voter behavior and emotion, civil discourse, the spread of misinformation, the role of gender and race in politics and conspiracy theories are among the many topics University of Delaware experts can comment on during this final stretch of the 2024 campaign.

 David Redlawsk Professor of Political Science  and International Relations Expertise: Political psychologist who studies voter behavior and emotion, focuses on how voters process political information to make their decisions. He has written several books on politics, worked behind the scenes on campaigns and ran for local office.    Dannagal Young  Professor of Communication Director of the Center for Political Communication  Expertise: The spread of misinformation in politics and the intersection of entertainment and information, with an emphasis on political satire, political media effects, public opinion and the psychology of political humor.   Kassra Oskooii  Professor of Political Science and International Relations  Expertise: Focuses on the interplay between the contextual and psychological determinants of political opinions and behaviors of high and low status group members.    Erin Cassese  Professor of Political Science and International Relations  Expertise: Explores the behavior of women as voters and candidates for political office, and studies political psychology, gender stereotypes, public opinion, elections and the intersection of religion and politics.   Yasser Payne  Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies  Expertise: Research program also focuses on Black racial identity; street identity;  economic and educational opportunity or the impact of structural violence.    Tim Shaffer    SNF Ithaca Director Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse  Expertise: Civil discourse in politics; can talk about partisanship, polarization and their impact on media outlets. advancement of democratic practices by focusing on the role of civic professionals in institutional settings.   Alice Ba  Professor and acting chair, Political Science and International Relations. Expertise: Her work on the international relations of East and Southeast Asia examines the structures, processes, and systemic effects of regionalism and cooperative regime building, as well as relations between smaller and major powers.   Joanne Miller  Professor of American Politics, Research Methods and Political Psychology  Expertise: Studies political psychology, with an emphasis on political propaganda, misinformation and conspiracy theories.   Muqtedar Khan  Professor of Comparative Politics, International Relations and Political Theory  Expertise: Issues surrounding U.S. foreign policy in the Muslim World as well as national security and counter-terrorism.  To speak with any of these experts, simply visit their profle and click on the "contact" button, which will send a message directly to them (while also copying UD's media relations team). 

Election 2024: Providing insight during a pivotal campaign season

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 Each day, it feels like there's a new social media platform to join, the latest one being Threads. While social media like Threads, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook can be a space to bring people from different corners of the world together, it has also become a way to spread hatred and prejudice.

Kassra Oskooii, associate professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware, studies the interplay between contextual and psychological determinants of political opinions on minority groups. He recently published work examining at how social media news consumption over the last two presidential cycles has heightened anti-Muslim views. 

He noted that social media works by creating information bubbles that echo and amplify views, and when political information is left unregulated, individuals can be exposed to false and prejudicial content that can shape their views toward marginalized groups. 

Oskooii's research was recently cited in the 2023 Economic Report of the President. He can speak about the role that social media continues to play on politics and everyday society.

To arrange an interview, simply click on Professor Oskooii's profile and press the contact button.
 


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