ERICA CZAJA [email protected] | www.ericaczaja.com

EDUCATION Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Ph.D., Politics and Social Policy, July 2013 Dissertation, “Revolutionary Emotion: Empathy and Equality in the United States” M.A., Politics (American Politics, Law, Quantitative Methods), April 2011 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL M.A., Social Sciences, June 2006 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI B.A., Psychology (with High Distinction), April 2003

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – UC Berkeley/UCSF, Berkeley, CA Scholar in Health Policy Research/Visiting Assistant Researcher, August 2013-July 2015

PUBLICATIONS Articles “Katrina’s Southern “Exposure,” the Kanye Race Debate, and the Repercussions of Discussion.” Souls. 2007. 9 (1): 53-71. Book Chapters “Race and the Group Bases of Public Opinion.” In Adam Berinsky (ed.). New Directions in Public Opinion, 2nd edition (under contract for 2015 publication). New York: Routledge Press (with Jane Junn and Tali Mendelberg). “Race and the Group Bases of Public Opinion.” In Adam Berinsky (ed.). 2011. New Directions in Public Opinion. New York: Routledge Press (with Jane Junn and Tali Mendelberg). “Katrina’s Southern “Exposure”: The Kanye Race Debate and the Repercussions of Discussion.” In Manning Marable and Kristen Clarke (eds.). 2007. Seeking Higher Ground: The Hurricane Katrina Crisis, Race, and Public Policy Reader. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

PRIMARY RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, $22,540, NSF Political Science Program, 2012-2013. Center for the Study of Democratic Politics Graduate Student Research Grant, $7,663, Princeton University, 2013. Distinguished Junior Scholars Award, APSA Political Psychology section, 2012. Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace & Justice Graduate Student Research Grant, $5,000, Princeton University, 2011. Joint Degree Program in Social Policy Pilot Research Grant, $825, Princeton University, 2011.

Updated 01.15.15 Czaja CV 1 of 3 WORK IN PROGRESS “Revolutionary Emotion: Empathy and Equality in the United States” (book manuscript) “Stories that Matter: How Empathy Changes Public Opinion on Minority Rights” “How the Traits of Empathy and Sympathy Influence Public and Private Action” “Violence and Mourning: How Media Stories Elicit Empathy and Change Opinion”

OTHER GRANTS AND AWARDS Center for the Study of Democratic Politics Travel Grant, Princeton University, 2013. Emerging Alumni Scholars Award Departmental Nomination, Princeton University, 2012. Honorific Fellowship Departmental Nomination, Princeton University, 2012. Stafford Fund for Scholarly Travel Grant, Princeton University, 2011, 2012, 2013. Summer Program Award for ICPSR, Princeton University, 2008. University Fellowship, Princeton University, 2008-2013.

CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES “Can Empathy Change Public Opinion? The Case of Stand Your Ground.” Presented at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program Annual Meeting, June 5, 2014, Indianapolis, IN. “Can Media Dramas Move Public Opinion on Gay Rights? Evidence of Empathy Mechanisms from Two Field Experiments.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 13, 2013, Chicago, IL. “A ‘Revolutionary Emotion’: Empathy, Public Opinion, and the March to Equality.” Paper to be presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, August 31, 2012, New Orleans, LA (conference cancelled). Conference on Psychology and Policymaking, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. May 2012, Reviewer and Discussant. “Empathy and Equality: Can Empathic Appeals for Disadvantaged Individuals Affect Public Opinion toward Marginalized Groups?” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 12, 2012, Chicago, IL. “The Impact of Empathy on Whites’ Social Welfare Policy Attitudes.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 1, 2011, Chicago, IL. Conference on Psychology and Policymaking, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. 2011, Discussant. Conference on Psychology and Policymaking, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. 2010, Reviewer.

Updated 01.15.15 Czaja CV 2 of 3 AREAS OF RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTEREST • American Politics • Public Opinion & Political Behavior • Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Politics • Survey and Experimental Methods • Political Psychology • Politics of Health and Healthcare • Inequality and Social Policy • Media and Politics

TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE Assistant in Instruction, Electing the President: Voter Psychology and Campaign Strategy (with Markus Prior), Department of Politics, Princeton University, Fall 2012-2013. Senior Thesis Writing Group Leader, Department of Politics and The Writing Center, Princeton University, Academic Year 2011-2012. Assistant in Instruction and Course Coordinator, Women in Politics, Media, and the Contemporary United States (with Melissa Harris-Perry), Department of Politics, Princeton University, Fall 2010-2011. Assistant in Instruction and Course Administrator, Political Psychology (with Amy Lerman), Department of Politics, Princeton University, Spring 2010. Delivered a lecture on empathy and altruism in politics. Resident Graduate Student, Rockefeller College, Princeton University, Fall 2009-Spring 2012.

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Survey Coordinator, RAND Corp. Survey Research Group, Santa Monica, CA, 2006-2008.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, 2009. Courses in regression analysis and quantitative methods for research on race and ethnicity.

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE/REFERENCES

Tali Mendelberg, Professor of Politics Melissa Harris-Perry, Professor of Politics Princeton University Wake Forest University [email protected] [email protected] 609.258.4750 [email protected]

Martin Gilens, Professor of Politics Paul Frymer, Associate Professor of Politics Princeton University Princeton University [email protected] [email protected] 609.258.2129 609.258.9080

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