Research Interests
American Politics
- Political rhetoric
- Political attitudes
- Affective polarization
Interdisciplinary Research
Mixed Methods
Education
Master of Arts, Political Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | December 2021
Bachelor of Arts | Northwestern University | June 2018
Grants
UIUC Department of Political Science Travel Award | March 2021, 2022
UIUC Image of Research Competition Honorable Mention Award | March 2021
UIUC Department of Political Science Graduate Research Grant | February 2021
Awards and Honors
Illinois Distinguished Fellowship | AY 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023
The Rita and Leonard Ogren Prizes for Best Academic Performance | May 2021
Additional Campus Affiliations
Research Mentor | Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP)
Research Team Member | Platforms, Politics & Local News In Illinois (PPLN-IL)
Affiliated Student | The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory
Recent Publications
Klingner, John and Isabella Raynal. 2020. "Illinois politicians want to pile a municipal gas tax on top of the nation's third-highest gas taxes." Wirepoints. https://wirepoints.org/illinois-politicians-want-to-pile-a-municipal-gas-tax-on-top-of-the-nations-third-highest-gas-taxes-wirepoints-original/
Dabrowski, Ted, John Klingner, and Isabella Raynal. 2020. "Illinoisans feel the pain of stagnant incomes and skyrocketing property tax bills." Wirepoints. https://wirepoints.org/illinoisans-pain-stagnant-incomes-and-skyrocketing-property-tax-bills-wirepoints-original/