I'm thrilled to finally share that I'll be joining the Department of Politics and Public Affairs at Denison University this fall as an Assistant Professor of American Politics, with a focus on policy analysis. I'm grateful to my mentors and excited for what's to come!

New w/@scottclifford.bsky.social. Lots of work uses agree-disagree scales, and a lit review shows these are 1) frequently just measured in one direction (agree = higher trait) and 2) correlated with each other. This has potentially big issues for conclusions. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Really important new evidence that American attitudes are much more inclusive than conventional debates suggest, though this support is conditional on policy design. People are more supportive of integration when it includes social support and clear eligibility criteria, which they view as fair.

My job market paper is now available as a preprint! 🚨 Using survey evidence with a conjoint experiment, I test how state-level immigrant integration policy features affect perceptions of fairness and support. 3 key points, the big takeaway, the link, and a bonus below⬇️🧵

🎺 Call for proposals 🎺 1️⃣ replicate an existing experiment 2️⃣ run a novel experiment on repdata.com 3️⃣ coauthor with Mary McGrath and me to meta-analyze the replications and existing studies 4️⃣ publish your study details: alexandercoppock.com/replication_... applications open Feb 1 please repost!

Another #SPSA Borders and Migration CwC in the books and a convenient excuse to finally visit New Orleans!

🗳️ How does having more than one citizenship shape political participation? ➡️ S Jung , Y Lee & C Wong find US born dual citizens are more active than naturalized dual citizens. Having dual citizenship plays a relevant role in civic engagement www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

Inclusive – not hostile – state policies promote linked fate among Latino immigrants finds @tntrummel.bsky.social of UC Santa Barbara blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Asylum is not "illegal migration" Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...

Over the summer I published the first article of my dissertation! In this paper, I study how state immigrant policies affect Latino immigrant linked fate. Drawing on a large sample of Latino immigrants (LINES 2016), I use co-ethnic and immigrant linked fate as the DVs. See more⬇️🧵 (1/5)

Had a great time presenting a snippet of my JMP at @ucriverside.bsky.social for @priec.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks to the organizers and for the thoughtful feedback from the audience. #UCRPRIEC20

If you’re interested in American immigration attitudes and unique ways of assessing different dimensions of fairness, come see me this Thursday at 8:00 am at #APSA2025. The evidence comes from a large original survey and conjoint experiment I fielded this year (n=3,000+).

Kirill Zhirkov & Robert H. Brehm find that calling immigrants “illegal” or “undocumented” doesn’t affect perceptions in experiments. However, people’s preferences for these terms do reflect their broader attitudes toward immigration policy. Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

📢 Chan & Landgrave find that many Americans hold an immigrant identity—distinct from race or origin—and that its strength varies by race and generation. 🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎉We're celebrating another successful Research Transparency & Reproducibility Training (RT2)! Last week, we hosted 28 early-career researchers for a course exploring preregistration, evidence aggregation, and other topics. Feeling inspired by scholars making open science happen!

🚨Do pro-immigration reforms trigger backlash?🚨 In our new paper, we examine how Americans reacted to high-profile immigration reforms using an unexpected-event design and all possible daily surveys. In short: no backlash to DACA—but potential backlash to Trump’s Muslim Ban. doi.org/10.31219/osf...

Immigrants of just about all statuses in the US face significant restrictions on access to federally funded public benefits. Even when eligible, they tend to use welfare at much lower rates than the US born. Check out our new explainer for all the details: www.migrationpolicy.org/content/immi...

1. When a country turns authoritarian, democracy often bounce back. A recent article shows that this happens in more than half (52%) of all episode - this is what they call U-Turns. The statistics look even better in recent years; here democracy has made a comeback in 73% of the cases.

How Americans really feel about deporting immigrants – why forcing a choice between deportation and legalization matters for the results

Wooo! Very proud alumna! 🎉

@aegutierrez.bsky.social and I have a new article on accurately accounting for Latino racial identities and how these affect feelings of closeness and solidarity with different racial groups. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Let's talk about the history and present of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). It was introduced in the 90s as part of the Immigration Act of 1990 -- the last time Congress did a major reform of immigration. 🧵

This is finally out. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sharing an incredible resource for people looking to follow the legal changes on immigration under Trump. A law professor and numerous students at Yale Law and Stanford Law will be tracking and summarizing every change in immigration policy. immpolicytracking.org/home/

My new piece in @pspolisci.bsky.social: % of gender & LGBTQIA+ articles in 6 polisci journals. Takeaway: gender articles abt ~6%; LGBTQIA+ articles, <1%. Nearly all use quant methods & men are greater % authors than their % membership in respective APSA sections. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Young female scholars’ citation rates lag behind those of young men but the good news is on average women reduce the gap over the duration of their career.

Great panels and discussions at the Borders and Migration CwC at #SPSA2025. Plus, this incredible spot