My research interests span three domains: (1) attitudes toward the police, (2) political attitudes, and (3) mechanisms of automatic attitude change. I draw from a social cognitive perspective, focusing on basic cognitive and affective mechanisms underlying effects in these areas. Across domains, physical threat processes—such as threat perception, defensive motivation, and self-protective behavior—are recurring themes. Much of my work uses a diverse set of methods including reaction time measures, peripheral physiological indices, postural assessments, and eye-tracking (you can read more about my methodological approach here). To learn more about my work on police and political attitudes, use the drop-downs under the RESEARCH tab or click on the links below. Here you will find brief summaries of studies as well as links to papers and recorded talks. My page on attitude change is still under construction!