Personal profile
About
Professor Doherty’s teaching and research interests include public opinion, research methodology, and the intersection between psychology and political behavior. His work addresses topics including: how people interpret and evaluate political processes, the effects of core personality traits on political attitudes and behavior, and methods for causal inference in political science. His work has been published in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Annual Review of Political Science, Political Behavior, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Research, PS: Political Science & Politics, and the Journal of Political Science Education.
Research Interests
- public opinion
- research methodology
- psychology and political behavior
Disciplines
- Political Science
- American Politics
-
Descriptive representation and attitudes about local government: An experimental test using real-world stimuli
Doherty, D., Schade, M. & Garbarski, D., Apr 1 2025, In: Research and Politics. 12, 2, 20531680251344884.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Federalism and representation: Evidence from state abortion laws in the aftermath of Dobbs vs. Jackson women’s health organization
Simonovits, G., Doherty, D. & Bor, A., May 1 2025, In: PNAS Nexus. 4, 5, pgaf125.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
NIMBY Syndrome and Abortion Access
Doherty, D., Garbarski, D. & Shapsis, S., May 2025, In: American Politics Research. 53, 3, p. 241-245 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Partisanship and Mental Health: Help Seeking and Institutional Trust in a Polarized Country
Lyons, J., Schafer, E. J., Touchton, M. & Doherty, D., May 2025, In: Social Science Quarterly. 106, 3, e70035.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
How Local Perceptions Contribute to Urban Environmental Activism: Evidence from the Chicago Metropolitan Area
Vivas Bastidas, J., Akchurin, M., Garbarski, D. & Doherty, D., 2024, In: The Sociological Quarterly. 65, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile