Biography
Brad T. Gomez, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in Political Science from Duke University in 1999. Dr. Gomez is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Department Chair at Florida State University. His primary research and teaching interests are in American Politics with a particular focus on voting behavior, public opinion, and Congress. His published work appears in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, and other journals and edited volumes. He is the co-author of Change and Continuity in the 2020 Elections (Rowman & Littlefield) with John Aldrich, Jamie Carson, and Jennifer Merolla. His current research projects explore 1) social influences within political discussion networks and 2) the measurement of political knowledge within (over time) and across electorates.
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University (1999)
Selected Publications
Conrad, Courtenay R., Sarah E. Croco, Brad T. Gomez, and Will H. Moore. 2018. “Threat Perception and American Support for Torture.” Political Behavior 40 (December): 989-1009.
Hansford, Thomas G., and Brad T. Gomez. 2010. “Estimating the Electoral Effects of Voter Turnout.” American Political Science Review 104 (May): 268-288.
Gomez, Brad T., Thomas G. Hansford and George A. Krause. 2007. “The Republicans Should Pray for Rain: Weather, Turnout, and Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections” Journal of Politics 69 (August): 649-663.
Gomez, Brad T., and J. Matthew Wilson. 2006. “Rethinking Symbolic Racism: Evidence of Attribution Bias.” Journal of Politics 68 (August): 611-625.
Gomez, Brad T., and J. Matthew Wilson. 2006. “Cognitive Heterogeneity and Economic Voting: A Comparative Analysis of Four Democratic Electorates.” American Journal of Political Science 50 (January): 127-145.
Gomez, Brad T., and J. Matthew Wilson. 2003. “Causal Attribution and Economic Voting in American Congressional Elections.” Political Research Quarterly 56 (September): 271-282.
Gomez, Brad T., and J. Matthew Wilson. 2001. “Political Sophistication and Economic Voting in the American Electorate: A Theory of Heterogeneous Attribution.” American Journal of Political Science 45 (October): 899-914.
Brad Gomez
Associate Professor & Department Chair
Specialization: Voting Behavior, Public Opinion, Political Psychology, Congress
Areas of Interest: American Politics, Political Methodology
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