Political Behavior Lab


New College of Florida


Welcome to the Political Behavior Lab at New College of Florida! We are an enthusiastic group of researchers focused on addressing questions about elections, public opinion, and political behavior. We use statistics and data science techniques to quantitatively analyze politics in the state of Florida, with particular emphases on geography (GIS), social networks (SNA), and reproducible research practices.

We are a team of undergraduate student researchers working under the supervision of Dr. Jack Reilly.




Projects

Florida Politics

Analyzing public data about Florida’s political, social, and economic landscape

Rural & Place-Based Politics

Evaluating the role geography plays in poltical preferences, behavior, and policy

Social Networks

Studying the influence of social context of politics, voting, and political discussion

Meet the Team

Principal Investigators

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Jack Reilly

Associate Professor of Political Science

Political behavior, Quantitative social science, American politics

Current Students

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Angela Kothe

Lab Member$:$ 2021 - 2022

Canadian politics, political institutions, political history & development

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Carlos Gonzalez

Lab Member$:$ 2020 - 2022

Political geography, social capital, political participation

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Sabine Wittmann

Lab Member$:$ 2021 - 2022

German politics, political institutions, Quantitative political analysis

Alumni

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Annika Kufrovich

Lab Member$:$ 2018-2021

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Dario Mitchell

Lab Member$:$ 2017-2018

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Eugenia Quintanilla

Lab Member$:$ 2017-2018

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Jack Belk

Lab Member$:$ 2017-2019; Lab Manager$:$ 2019-2021

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Jacob Brody-Ogborn

Lab Member$:$ 2020 - 2021

International peace efforts, How people develop foreign policy positions

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Jennifer Lin

Lab Member$:$ 2018 - 2020

Political Behavior, Public Opinion, Quantitative Social Science Research Methods

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Mollie Saumier

Lab Member$:$ 2017-2018

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Omar Guerrero

Lab Member$:$ 2020 - 2021

Political Economy, Latin American Politics

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Rory Renzy

Lab Member$:$ 2018 - 2021

Policy evaluation, Equitable economic development, Political participation

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Sarah McNitt

Lab Member$:$ 2020 - 2021

Political Participation, Quantitative Methods, Public Opinion

Contact

  • 5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243
  • Palmer C, Second Floor
  • pebl@ncf.edu