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General Interests
"I am broadly interested in the psychology of political behavior, both of the masses and elites. My recent work has focused on voting behavior and emotions."
Years at Knox: 2007 to present
Education
Ph.D., 2007, University of Iowa.
M.A., 2002, University of Iowa.
B.A., 2001, Grinnell College.
Teaching Interests
Voting behavior, political psychology, interest groups, and women and American politics.
Recent Accomplishments
Publications
"Voters, Emotions, and Memory." Co-authored with David P. Redlawsk. Political Psychology 30.1 (2009): 125-151.
"Affective Intelligence and Voting: Information Processing and Learning in a Campaign." Co-authored with D.P. Redlawsk, and R. Lau. The Affect Effect:Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior, Edited by Crigler at al. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Review of Ted Brader (2006), Campaigning for Hearts and Minds: How Emotional Appeals in political Ads Work. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Political Psychology 28.6 (2007):804-805.
"Detrending." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods 1 (2004): 259.
"Moving Average." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods 2 (2004): 666-667.
Presentations
"The Complex Role of Affect in Structuring What We Remember About Candidates." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, Massachusetts, 2008.
"The Role of Affect in Structuring Political Information Search." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2008.
"Neuroscientific and Evolutionary Bases of Politics." Panel Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2008.
"Remember the Feeling: How Affect Structures Voters’ Memories." With David P. Redlawsk. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2007.
"Incongruency, Anxiety, and Voter Information Search." With David P. Redlawsk. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006.
"Voters, Emotions, and Memory." With David P. Redlawsk and Karen Emmerson. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2006.
"A Feeling Person's Game: Affect and Voter Information Processing and Learning in a Campaign." With David P. Redlawsk. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., 2005.
"Women in State Legislatures and the Density of State Interest Organization Populations." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2005.
"Misspecification Effects in Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial Regression Models: Common Cases." With Eric H. Hines. Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2005.
"Affective Intelligence and Voting: Information Processing and Learning in a Campaign." With David P. Redlawsk. Iowa Conference of Political Science, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2004.
"Strategic Selection of Conferees in the United States Senate, 101st-107th Congresses." With Eric H. Hines. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2004.
"Strategic Selection of Conferees in the United States House of Representatives, 104th-106th Congresses." With Eric H. Hines. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2004.
Campus & Community Involvement
Broadcast, Internet, and Publications Committee.
Honorary Degrees Subcommittee.
Discussant. Neuroscientific and Evolutionary Bases of Politics. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Discussant, "Affect and Cognition in Voting." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Referee, Journal of Politics.
Referee, Political Psychology.
Referee, Legislative Studies Quarterly.
Referee, American Politics Research.
Referee, State and Local Government Review.
Referee, Atomic Dog Publishing.
Discussant, "Affect and Cognition in Voting." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Executive, Graduate and Professional Student Senate, University of Iowa.
Chair and Discussant, "Evaluating Candidates." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Chair, "The Impact of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act on Competitive U.S. House Contests." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Senior Faculty Rep., Graduate Association of Political Science, University of Iowa.
Vice President, Graduate Student Senate, University of Iowa.
Discussant, "Foreign Policy After September 11th." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Senator from Political Science, Graduate Student Senate, University of Iowa.
Contact
309-341-7380
acivetti@knox.edu
Knox College is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation for Fulbright Scholar grants awarded to faculty during 2009-2010. Karen Kampwirth is studying feminism and politics at the University of Buenos Aires, and Jeremy Day O'Connell is conducting musicology and linguistics research at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Knox College is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation for Fulbright Scholar grants awarded to faculty during 2009-2010. Karen Kampwirth is studying feminism and politics at the University of Buenos Aires, and Jeremy Day O'Connell is conducting musicology and linguistics research at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Knox-Sandburg Community Concert Band, Knox Wind Ensemble, and individual music students perform in concert and recital, November 13 through 17 at Knox College.
