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.

5/6/22

Our research on encouraging COVID vaccination referenced in the New York Times

4/28/22

Our research on politicians' rising incivility on Twitter covered by the LA Times

3/29/22

Our research on support for partisan violence covered in The Washington Post

2/23/22

Our work studying the effects of elite cues on COVID vaccine intentions covered by Vox

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

12/14/20

Interviewed about the benefits of gossip on You are Not So Smart

9/9/20

Discussed COVID-19 research on Two Psychologists Four Beers

2/19/20

Discussed the replication crisis on Two Psychologists Four Beers

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.