Articles and Other Publications
Religion and Politics:
Comparing Religious and Secular Interventions to Increase Young Adult Participation: Evidence from WhatsApp-Based Civic Education Courses in Zambia (with O'Brien Kaaba and Elizabeth Sperber). (Conditionally Accepted, American Journal of Political Science.)
When Do Voters Reward Overtly Religious Appeals? (with Abraham Aldama). (Forthcoming, Journal of Politics.) Journal Website.
Increasing Youth Political Engagement with Efficacy Not Obligation: Evidence from a Workshop-based Experiment in Zambia (with O'Brien Kaaba and Elizabeth Sperber). 2022. Political Behavior. Journal PDF.
Estimating the Effect of Christian Messages on Civic Engagement: Evidence from a Community Collaborative Study in Zambia (with O'Brien Kaaba and Elizabeth Sperber. 2021. Kellogg Institute for International Studies Working Paper Series No. 421. PDF.
Using Sermons to Study Religions’ Influence on Political Behavior (with Rachel Riedl). 2021. Comparative Political Studies 54(5): 779-822. Website. Pre-publication PDF.
Religious Communication and the Effects of Priming. 2019. In Oxford Encyclopedia of Politics. Oxford University Press.
Individualism and Empowerment in Pentecostal Sermons: New Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya (with Rachel Riedl). 2016. African Affairs 115 (458): 119-144. Website. Pre-publication Manuscript. Appendix. Monkey Cage/Washington Post Entry.
Religion As a Stimulant of Political Participation: Evidence from an Experiment in Nairobi, Kenya (with Rachel Riedl). 2015. Journal of Politics 77(4): 1045-1057. Website. Pre-publication Manuscript. Supplementary Materials. Replication Materials.
As Pope Francis Calls for Compassion Toward the Poor in Africa, What are African Churches Doing? (with Rachel Riedl). Washington Post Monkey Cage 28 November 2015. Link.
Identity and Politics:
Reducing or Reinforcing In-group Preferences? An Experiment on Information and Ethnic Voting (with Claire Adida, Eric Kramon and Jessica Gottlieb). 2017. The Quarterly Journal of Political Science 12(4): 437-477. Website. Pre-Publication Manuscript. Pre-Analysis Plan. Metaketa Project Description. EGAP Policy Brief. Winner of 2018 APCG Best Article Award.
Ethnic Cueing Across Minorities: A Survey Experiment on Candidate Evaluation in the United States (with Claire Adida and Lauren Davenport). 2016. Public Opinion Quarterly 80(4): 815-836. Website. PDF. Replication Materials. EGAP Policy Brief.
Cognitive Biases in Ethnic Politics (with Claire Adida). Comparative Politics Newsletter. Fall 2017 27(2): pp. 4-11. PDF.
Race and Responsiveness: A Field Experiment with South African Politicians. 2016. The Journal of Experimental Political Science 3(1): 60-74. Website. Replication Materials.
Social Esteem and Participation in Contentious Politics: A Field Experiment at an LGBT Pride Rally. 2014. American Journal of Political Science 58(2): 279-290. Website. Supplementary Materials. Replication Materials
The Ethnicity-Policy Preferences Link in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Evan Lieberman). 2013. Comparative Political Studies 46(5): 574-602. Website. Summary Stats. Replication Materials.
Political Psychology:
Social Esteem and Participation in Contentious Politics: A Field Experiment at an LGBT Pride Rally. 2014. American Journal of Political Science 58(2): 279-290. Website. Supplementary Materials. Replication Materials
Cognitive Biases in Ethnic Politics (with Claire Adida). Comparative Politics Newsletter. Fall 2017 27(2): pp. 4-11. PDF.
Religion As a Stimulant of Political Participation: Evidence from an Experiment in Nairobi, Kenya (with Rachel Riedl). 2015. Journal of Politics 77(4): 1045-1057. Website. Pre-publication Manuscript. Supplementary Materials. Replication Materials.
Reducing or Reinforcing In-group Preferences? An Experiment on Information and Ethnic Voting (with Claire Adida, Eric Kramon and Jessica Gottlieb). 2017. The Quarterly Journal of Political Science 12(4): 437-477. Website. Pre-Publication Manuscript. Pre-Analysis Plan. Metaketa Project Description. EGAP Policy Brief. Winner of 2018 APCG Best Article Award.
Electoral Behavior:
When Do Voters Reward Overtly Religious Appeals? (with Abraham Aldama). (Conditionally Accepted, Journal of Politics.)
Increasing Youth Political Engagement with Efficacy Not Obligation: Evidence from a Workshop-based Experiment in Zambia (with O'Brien Kaaba and Elizabeth Sperber). 2022. Political Behavior. Journal PDF.
When Does Information Influence Voters? The Joint Importance of Salience and Coordination (with Claire Adida, Jessica Gottlieb, and Eric Kramon). 2020. Comparative Political Studies 53 (6), 851-891. Website. Pre-publication PDF. Pre-Analysis Plan. Metaketa Project Description. Replication Materials.
Voter Information Campaigns and Political Accountability: Cumulative Findings From a Pre-registered Meta-analysis of Coordinated Trials (with Thad Dunning and 27 coauthors). 2019. Science Advances 5(7): DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw2612. Website.
Response Bias in Survey Measures of Voter Behavior: Implications for Measurement and Inference (with Claire Adida, Jessica Gottlieb, and Eric Kramon). 2019. Journal of Experimental Political Science 6(3): 192-198. Website. Pre-Publication PDF. Replication Materials.
Under What Conditions Does Performance Information Influence Voter Behavior? Lessons from Benin (with Claire Adida, Jessica Gottlieb and Eric Kramon). 2019. In Information, Accountability and Cumulative Learning: Lessons from Metaketa I. Dunning, T., G. Grossman, M. Humpreys, S. Hyde, C. McIntosh and G. Nellis (editors). Cambridge University Press (Studies in Comparative Politics Series). PDF. See EGAP Metaketa I.
Experimental Design:
Conducting Experiments in Multiple Contexts (with Graeme Blair). Forthcoming in Advances in Experimental Political Science, Cambridge University Press, Ed. James Druckman and Donald Green. Pre-publication PDF. EGAP Q&A about the chapter.
Response Bias in Survey Measures of Voter Behavior: Implications for Measurement and Inference (with Claire Adida, Jessica Gottlieb, and Eric Kramon). 2019. Journal of Experimental Political Science 6(3): 192-198. Website. Pre-Publication PDF. Replication Materials.
Ethics of Using Public Officials as Field Experiment Subjects. Newsletter of the APSA Experiments Section, May 2012. 3(1): pp. 13-20. PDF.