Research Interests
Public Opinion, Political Behavior, Political Psychology
Education
PhD University of Minnesota, 2001
Awards and Honors
Alexander L. George Book Award, International Society of Political Psychology, 2016
Erik Erikson Award, International Society of Political Psychology, 2010
Distinguished Graduate Award, University of Minnesota, 2008
Emerging Scholar Award, Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior section of the American Political Science Association, 2007
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Political Science
Head, Political Science
Highlighted Publications
Hetherington, M. J., & Rudolph, T. J. (2015). Why Washington Won't Work: Polarization, Political Trust, and the Governing Crisis. (Chicago Studies in American Politics). University of Chicago Press. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226299358
Grant, J. T., & Rudolph, T. J. (2004). Expression vs. Equality: The Politics of Campaign Finance Reform. Ohio State University Press.
Recent Publications
Hetherington, M. J., & Rudolph, T. J. (2022). The nature of political trust in mass publics. In Handbook on Politics and Public Opinion (pp. 356-369). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Rudolph, T. J. (2022). Handbook on politics and public opinion. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800379619
Rudolph, T. J. (2022). Public opinion and democracy. In Handbook on Politics and Public Opinion (pp. 1-8). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Rudolph, T. J., & Hetherington, M. J. (2021). Affective Polarization in Political and Nonpolitical Settings. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 33(3), 591-606. Article edaa040. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edaa040
Rudolph, T. (2021). Populist anger, Donald Trump, and the 2016 election. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 31(1), 33-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2019.1582532