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Erin Rossiter

Nancy Reeves Dreux Assistant Professor

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Office
2077 Jenkins and Nanovic Halls
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone
574-631-1747
Email
erossite@nd.edu

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Biography

I am the Nancy Reeves Dreux Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Notre Dame. I study interpersonal communication and its political consequences, with a specific interest in political discussion and polarization. My research agenda equally involves advancing quantitative methodologies, namely experimental design and text-as-data methods, suited for the complexities inherent in interpersonal communications. My work has been supported by two grants from the National Science Foundation and is published in the The American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, and other outlets. Before coming to Notre Dame, I earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis in 2021 and a B.A. in Political Science & English from Creighton University in 2015.

Research Interests

American Politics, Political Behavior, Quantitative Methodology; Experimental Design, Text-as-Data

Affiliated Centers and Institutes

  • Rooney Democracy Institute

Awards/Honors/Grants

  • U.S. National Science Foundation (SES-2241835). “Collaborative Research: Interpersonal Pathways to Radicalization & Deradicalization.” Total award: $375,858. Notre Dame award: $57,389. (2023–2025, Co-PI with Carly Wayne and Taylor N. Carlson).
  • U.S. National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (SES-1938811). “When Does Interparty Conversation Harm or Heal Affective Polarization?” Total award: $23,298 (2020–2021, Co-PI with Jacob M. Montgomery).
  • APSA Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section Best Paper Award (2024)
  • APSA Experimental Research Section Best Dissertation Award Co-Winner (2022)
  • APSA Political Communication Section Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award Honorable Mention (2022)

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