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Tom Nelson
Political Science
Tom Nelson (Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1992) is Associate Professor of Political Science. His research interests include the effects of political communication on attitude formation and change, social stereotypes and intergroup relations, and social-cognitive approaches to public opinion. Nelson’s recent work has appeared in the Journal of Politics and Political Psychology. In 2002, he won the Erik Erikson award for early career achievement from the International Society for Political Psychology.