Biography

David P. Redlawsk is the James R. Soles Professor at the University of Delaware. He earned a doctorate from Rutgers University in 1997 and also holds an M.A. from Rutgers University, an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. from Duke University.

Redlawsk served as president of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) from 2018–19 and currently serves as its treasurer. He was co-editor of Political Psychology from 2010 to 2015.

Redlawsk is the author or editor of nine books and has published more than 60 articles and book chapters. His most recent books include The Oxford Encyclopedia of Political Decision Making, for which he served as editor in chief, and A Citizen's Guide to the Political Psychology of Voting, co-authored with Michael Habegger (Routledge, 2020).

His research focuses on the role of information and emotions in voter decision making. His current work examines how moral values influence voters and how local elected officials engage with moral principles in decision making. His recent research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, and he previously served on the Board of Overseers for the American National Election Studies.

His teaching interests include political psychology, decision making and local government and politics.

Publications

Redlawsk, David P., & Annemarie S. Walter. 2024. Partisan Differences in Voters’ Desire for Punishment in Response to Politicians’ Moral Transgressions. American Politics Research, 52(6), 611-623. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X241263086

Redlawsk, David P., Jiwon Nam, and Annemarie S. Walter. 2024. Gender and Moral Language on the Presidential Campaign Trail. Presidential Studies Quarterly 54, 25–45. https://doi.org/10.1111/psq.12856

Redlawsk David P. 2023. Expanding our thinking about discrete emotions and politics. Politics and the Life Sciences, 42(1), 146-157. https://doi:10.1017/pls.2022.23

Walter, Annemarie S., & David P. Redlawsk. 2023. The Effects of Politician’s Moral Violations on Voters' Moral Emotions. Political Behavior 45, 1191–1217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-021-09749-z

Redlawsk, David P., & Michael Habegger. 2020. A Citizen's Guide to the Political Psychology of Voting. New York: Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.432...