 | I am an assistant professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. I am also Director of the Canadian Opinion Research Archive, housed in the School of Policy Studies, also at Queen's. I specialize in the study of elections, voting and public opinion in Canada and the United States. With some exceptions, my research is united by a theoretical interest in the cognitive dimension of the psychology of political choice (that is, how individuals think about political alternatives). My previous research topics include voter turnout, public opinion on social policy, and political learning during election campaigns. More recently, I have been focused on two primary research topics: time-discounting in public opinion and the impact of polls on electoral democracy. This page contains information about my research and teaching. My Queen's faculty page can be found here. You can find my current CV here. Email me at scott.matthews@queensu.ca. |