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Professor Bonilla studies political behavior and communication and broadly examines how elite communication influences voter opinions of candidates and political policies. In particular, her work focuses on how messaging polarizes attitudes or can bridge attitudinal divides with substantive focuses on important topics in American politics ranging from gun control to human trafficking and immigration. Her work incorporates a range of quantitative methods including experiments and text analysis.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Political Science, PhD, Stanford University
… → 2015
Biology/Political Science, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2007
Political Science, MA, Stanford University
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Surveying the Effect of COVID-19 on Trust
Redbird, B. (PD/PI), Redbird, B. (PD/PI), Redbird, B. (PD/PI), Bonilla, T. (Co-PD/PI), Bonilla, T. (Co-PD/PI), Bonilla, T. (Co-PD/PI), Harbridge-Yong, L. (Co-PD/PI), Harbridge-Yong, L. (Co-PD/PI) & Harbridge-Yong, L. (Co-PD/PI)
3/1/21 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
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Gaps in Political Knowledge by Race and Ethnicity
Bonilla, T. (PD/PI)
American Political Science Association
8/1/18 → 4/30/21
Project: Research project
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Reconceptualizing Parents as Policy Agents Within Special Education
Cowhy, J. R., Mulroy, Q. & Bonilla, T., Jun 1 2024, In: Educational Researcher. 53, 5, p. 319-325 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Influence of Partisanship on Assessments of Promise Fulfillment and Accountability
Bonilla, T., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: American Political Science Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Religion or Race? Using Intersectionality to Examine the Role of Muslim Identity and Evaluations on Belonging in the United States
D'Urso, A. S. & Bonilla, T., Jul 15 2023, In: Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics. 8, 2, p. 202-222 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
How Source Cues Shape Evaluations of Group-Based Derogatory Political Messages
Bonilla, T., Filindra, A. & Lajevardi, N., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Politics. 84, 4, p. 1979-1996 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Importance of Campaign Promises
Bonilla, T., 2022, Cambridge University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Open Access
Datasets
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Replication Data for: Which Identity Frames Boost Support for and Mobilization in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement? An Experimental Test
Bonilla, T. (Creator) & Tillery, A. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2020
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/iuzdqi, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/IUZDQI
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Replication Data for: Religion or Race? Using Intersectionality to Examine the Role of Muslim Identity and Evaluations on Belonging in the United States
D'Urso, A. S. (Creator) & Bonilla, T. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, Nov 17 2023
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/mua2gk, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/MUA2GK
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Replication Data for The Evolution of Human Trafficking Policy and Its Effect On Human Trafficking Attitudes
Bonilla, T. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, May 31 2018
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/bg1feo, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/BG1FEO
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