Curriculum vitae

Conference presentations

• Wolak, Jennifer. 2023. The Political Consequences of Feelings of State Pride. Presented at the State Politics and Policy Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Wolak, Jennifer, and Carey E. Stapleton. 2023. Vote-By-Mail and Correct Voting. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Baird, Vanessa, and Jennifer Wolak. 2023. The Impact of Social Identities on Support For the Rule of Law. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2022. Public Support for State Challenges to National Authority. Presented at the State Politics and Policy Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2021. How Gender Gaps in Political Engagement Vary Across Generations. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA.
• Roberts, Damon C., and Jennifer Wolak. 2021. Do Voters Care about the Age of their Elected Representatives? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2020. Gender Differences in Emotional Reactions to Politics. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association.
• Stapleton, Carey, Jacob Oliver, and Jennifer Wolak. 2019. Optimism, Pessimism, and the Practice of Good Citizenship. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2019. Conflict Avoidance and Gender Differences in Political Engagement. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX.
• Wolak, Jennifer, and Srinivas Parinandi. 2018. The Origins of Gubernatorial Approval. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2018. Compromise and the Consequences of Anger, Anxiety, and Embarrassment. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA. (Also presented at the 2018 meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, San Antonio, TX.)
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2018. The Roots of Trust in State Government. Presented at the 2018 State Politics and Policy Conference, State College, PA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2018. Partisan Biases, Gender Biases, and Approval of Members of Congress. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2017. Confidence Gaps and Gender Gaps in Political Interest and Efficacy. Presented at the New Research on Gender in Political Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2017. Support for Compromise in Principle and in Practice. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Sokhey, Anand, and Jennifer Wolak. 2017. Reason for Discussion? Emotion and Network Engagement During a Campaign. Presented at the 2017 Political Networks Conference, Columbus, Ohio. (Revised version presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.)
• Peterson, David, and Jennifer Wolak. 2017. The Dynamic American Dream. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer, and Carey Stapleton. 2017. Self-Esteem and Partisan Identification. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2017. Do People Want Members of Congress to Compromise? Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2016. Explaining Changes in Patriotism over Time. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2016. Self-Esteem and Partisan Identification. Presented at the conference on Bio-Politics and Political Psychology, Merced, CA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2016. Feelings of Efficacy in State Politics. Presented at the annual State Politics and Policy Conference, Dallas, TX.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2016. Democratic Citizenship and Public Support for Compromise. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2016. Descriptive Representation and the Political Engagement of Women. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, PR.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2016. Conflict, Disagreement, and Public Support for Compromise in Politics. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, PR.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2015. Procedural Justice and Public Support for Compromise. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2015. Compromise as a Democratic Value. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2014. Principled versus Partisan Thinking about Federalism. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.
• Jaeger, William, Jeffrey Lyons, and Jennifer Wolak. 2014. Political Knowledge and the Policy Representation in the States. Presented at the 2014 State Politics and Policy Conference, Bloomington, IN.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2014. Partisanship and Public Expectations about Compromise in Washington. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Dawkins, Ryan, and Jennifer Wolak. 2014. Patriotism and the Consequences of Political Diversity. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2013. Congressional Decision-Making and Public Support for Compromise. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2013. The Electoral Rewards for Support of Legislative Compromise. Presented at the 2013 Cooperative Congressional Election Study Conference, Sundance, Utah.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2013. Do People Punish or Reward Legislators Who Support Political Compromise? Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2012. The Roots of Political Accountability and Trust in State versus National Government. Written for the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2012. Citizen Support for Political Compromise across Different Domains. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2011. Procedural Justice and Public Support for Compromise. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA.
• Wolak, Jennifer, and Andrea McAtee. 2011. Parties in the Public Eye. Presented at the 2011 State Politics and Policy conference, Hanover, NH.
• Jaeger, William P., Jeffrey Lyons, and Jennifer Wolak. 2011. Political Knowledge and the Quality of Representation at the State Level. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Lyons, Jeffrey, William P. Jaeger, and Jennifer Wolak. 2011. The Contextual Roots of Political Knowledge. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2010. Why Do People Support Political Compromise? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2010. The Dynamics of Patriotism. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• McAtee, Andrea, and Jennifer Wolak. 2009. Explaining Variation in Political Participation across American States. Presented at the 2009 State Politics and Policy conference, Chapel Hill, NC.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2009. When and Why Do Women Candidates Promote Political Engagement? Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• McAtee, Andrea, and Jennifer Wolak. 2008. The Roots of Citizen Engagement in Subnational Politics. Presented at the 2008 State Politics and Policy conference, Philadelphia, PA. (Also presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA).
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2008. Political Context and the Development of Party Identification in Adolescence. Presented at the Shambaugh Conference on The American Voter Revisited, Iowa City, IA.
• McAtee, Andrea, and Jennifer Wolak. 2008. Explaining Political Participation in State Politics. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Fitzgerald, Jennifer, and Jennifer Wolak. 2007. Trust in Local Public Institutions in Europe. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2007. The Sources of Support for Policy Compromise. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Doherty, David, and Jennifer Wolak. 2007. Deciding What is Fair. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2007. The Social Roots of Evaluations of Fairness. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer, and George E. Marcus. 2006. Personality and Emotional Response: Strategic and Tactical Responses to Changing Political Circumstances. Presented at the Hendricks Conference on Biology, Evolution, and Political Behavior, Lincoln, NE.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2006. When Will People Consider Compromise? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
• Keele, Luke, and Jennifer Wolak. 2006. Contextual Sources of Ambivalence. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer, and Christine A. Kelleher. 2005. Approval of Government across Federal Levels. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.
• MacKuen, Michael, Jennifer Wolak, Luke Keele, and George E. Marcus. 2005. Crossing the Private/Public Boundary: Emotion as Perception and Motivation. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Toronto, ON.
• Kelleher, Christine A., and Jennifer Wolak. 2005. Citizen Confidence in State Governmental Institutions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (Revised version presented at the 2005 State Politics and Policy conference, East Lansing, MI).
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2004. Campaign Learning and the Consequences of Concurrent Campaigns. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2004. Context and the Consequences of Concurrent Campaigns on Learning. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Gray, Virginia, David Lowery, Jennifer Wolak, Erik Godwin, and Whitt Kilburn. 2004. Reconsidering the Countermobilization Hypothesis: Health Policy Lobbying in the American States. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer, Michael MacKuen, Luke Keele, and George Marcus. 2003. How the Emotions of Public Policy Affect Citizen Engagement, Public Deliberation, and the Quality of Electoral Choice. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
• Keele, Luke, and Jennifer Wolak. 2003. Value Conflict and Ambivalence in Partisan Beliefs. Poster presented at the 19th Annual Political Methodology Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2003. Motivation, Context, and the Mechanisms of Campaign Learning. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Boston, MA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2003. Motivation, Learning, and the Political Environment. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer, Michael MacKuen, Luke Keele, and George Marcus. 2003. How the Emotions of Public Policy Affect Citizen Engagement and Public Deliberation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (Also presented at the Spring 2003 New York Area Political Psychology Meeting.)
• Marcus, George E., Michael MacKuen, Jennifer Wolak, and Luke Keele. 2003. The Measure and Mismeasure of Emotion. Presented at the Shambaugh Conference on Affect and Cognition in Political Action, Iowa City, IA.
• Fogarty, Brian, and Jennifer Wolak. 2002. Source Cues and the Construction of Political Arguments. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• MacKuen, Michael B., George E. Marcus, W. Russell Neuman, Luke Keele, and Jennifer Wolak. 2001. Emotions, Information, and Political Cooperation. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Wolak, Jennifer. 2001. Strategic Retirements: Explaining Aggregate Level Membership Changes in the U.S. Congress. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Gray, Virginia, David Lowery, and Jennifer Wolak. 2001. Demographic Opportunities, Collective Action, Competitive Exclusion, and the Crowded Room: Lobbying Forms Among Institutions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• MacKuen, Michael, George E. Marcus, W. Russell Neuman, Luke Keele, and Jennifer Wolak. 2001. Emotional Framing, Information Search, and the Operation of Affective Intelligence in Matters of Public Policy. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Steenbergen, Marco R., Whitt Kilburn, and Jennifer Wolak. 2001. Affective Moderators of On-Line and Memory-Based Processing in Candidate Evaluation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wolak, Jennifer, Adam J. Newmark, Todd McNoldy, David Lowery, and Virginia Gray. 2000. Much of Politics is Still Local: Multi-State Lobbying in State Interest Communities. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.
• Bernstein, Jeffrey, and Jennifer Wolak. 1998. A Bicameral Perspective on Legislative Retirement: The Case of the Senate. Presented at the Michigan Conference of Political Scientists, Allendale, MI.