Robb Willer
Professor | Stanford University
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Robb Willer is a Professor of Sociology, Psychology (by courtesy), and Organizational Behavior (by courtesy) and the Director of the Polarization and Social Change Lab at Stanford University
He studies politics, morality, cooperation, and status.
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Santos, L., Voelkel, J. G., Willer, R., & Zaki, J. (In Press). Belief in the Utility of Cross-Partisan Empathy Reduces Partisan Animosity and Facilitates Political Persuasion. Psychological Science.

Frimer, J., Aujla, H., Feinberg, M., Skitka, L., Eichstaedt, J., & Willer, R. (In Press). Incivility is rising among American politicians on Twitter. Social Psychological and Personality Science. Press Release.

Voelkel, J. G., Malik, M., Redekopp, C., & Willer, R. (In Press). Changing Americans’ Attitudes about Immigration: Using Moral Framing to Bolster Factual Arguments. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Landry, A., Schooler, J., Willer, R., & Seli, P. (In Press). Reducing Explicit Blatant Dehumanization by Correcting Exaggerated Meta-Perceptions. Social Psychological and Personality Science.

2/23/22
Our work studying the effects of elite cues on COVID vaccine intentions covered by Vox
Talks
6/10/21
Science of Moral Understanding Summer Series, UNC-Chapel Hill
4/28/21
Negotiations, Organizations, and Markets, Harvard Business School
5/12/21
Behavior Change for Good, Behavioral Science & COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance miniconference
4/22/21
Pandemic Action Network
4/30/21
Anderson School of Management, UCLA
4/19/21
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Podcast Appearances
Work in Progress
Clayton, K. & Willer, R. Endorsements from Republican Politicians Can Increase Confidence in U.S. Elections.
Voelkel, J. G., Chu, J., Stagnaro, M., Mernyk, J. S., Redekopp, C., Pink, S. L., … Willer, R. Interventions Reducing Affective Polarization Do Not Improve Anti-Democratic Attitudes.
Voelkel, J. G., Mernyk, J. S., & Willer, R. Resolving the Progressive Paradox: The Effects of Moral Reframing on Support for Economically Progressive Candidates.