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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 Devlopment 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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Prof. Bonilla Developing a quantitative framework to track and assess state-level policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
3/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Surveying the Effect of COVID-19 on Trust
Redbird, B., Bonilla, T. & Harbridge-Yong, L.
3/1/21 → 2/28/23
Project: Research project
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Gaps in Political Knowledge by Race and Ethnicity
American Political Science Association
8/1/18 → 4/30/21
Project: Research project
Research Output
- 23 Citations
- 4 Article
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Which Identity Frames Boost Support for and Mobilization in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement? An Experimental Test
Bonilla, T. & Tillery, A. B., 2020, In: American Political Science Review. 114, 4, p. 947-962 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
The evolution of human trafficking messaging in the United States and its effect on public opinion
Bonilla, T. & Mo, C. H., Jun 1 2019, In: Journal of Public Policy. 39, 2, p. 201-234 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Bridging the partisan divide on immigration policy attitudes through a bipartisan issue area: The case of human trafficking
Bonilla, T. & Mo, C. H., 2018, In: Journal of Experimental Political Science. 5, 2, p. 107-120 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Elevated threat levels and decreased expectations: How democracy handles terrorist threats
Bonilla, T. & Grimmer, J., Dec 2013, In: Poetics. 41, 6, p. 650-669 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
18 Scopus citations