Darren Davis
(Ph.D., Univ. of Houston, 1994) Professor Davis, is a leading and nationally recognized scholar in public opinion, elections and voting behavior, political psychology, research methods and statistics, and racial politics. Professor Davis is the author of Negative Liberty: Public Opinion and the Terrorist Attacks on America (Russell Sage Foundation), which examines citizens’ perceptions of threat and vulnerability on the tradeoffs between democratic values and security following the September 11 terrorist attacks. His research has been published in the most prestigious journals in political science, such as The American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, and Political Behavior. He has also served on the editorial boards of the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, and Political Research Quarterly. Professor Davis received the Emerging Scholar Award, which recognizes the top scholar within 10 years of Ph. D., from the Public Opinion and Elections Section of the American Political Science Association. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and The Russell Sage Foundation. He also served as an elected member of the ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research). Professor Davis is currently working on the political and social consequences of fear, social desirability (political correctness), stereotype threat, the measurement of racial attitudes, perceptions of citizenship, political tolerance, and the social-psychology of African American political attitudes and behavior.
Advising Specialties:
Graduate Programs in political science, teaching and research
Interests:
American Politics, Political and Social Psychology; Political Behavior; Public Opinion; Research Methods; and Race and Politics
Contact Information
Email: Darren.W.Davis.240@nd.edu
Office: 446 Decio Hall
Phone: (574) 631-5654
Mailing Address:
217 O'Shaughnessy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556