Christina E. Farhart
Assistant Professor, Carleton College
Political Science
I am an assistant professor in political science at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. I completed my PhD in political science in 2017 at the University of Minnesota in the fields of American politics and political methodology, with a minor in political psychology. I hold a BA in Political Science and Psychology, as well as an MA in Political Science from Colorado State University and an MA in Political Science from the University of Minnesota. Prior to my graduate work at the University of Minnesota, I worked in Washington, DC for the National Science Foundation in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences and the American Educational Research Association.
During my time at the University of Minnesota, I had the opportunity to learn and work in an interdisciplinary environment through the Center for the Study of Political Psychology, as well as serve as a research assistant for the Election Academy at the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance through the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. I have also contracted on a short-term basis with external research organizations, such as The Pew Charitable Trusts.
My research interests are anchored in political participation and civic engagement, utilizing theories from political science, psychology, and mass communication. My dissertation work focuses on political disaffection and learned helplessness in contemporary political contexts in the United States, related to conventional and unconventional political behavior, as well as consequential political attitudes and beliefs. My co-authored research also includes the use of alternative methodologies to study electoral behavior and political attitudes, e.g., implicit candidate evaluations and better-informed models to explain political participation and voter turnout. Beyond my dissertation work, I am working on co-authored projects related to the political and psychological explanations for conspiracy endorsement and political misinformation.
During my time at the University of Minnesota, I had the opportunity to learn and work in an interdisciplinary environment through the Center for the Study of Political Psychology, as well as serve as a research assistant for the Election Academy at the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance through the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. I have also contracted on a short-term basis with external research organizations, such as The Pew Charitable Trusts.
My research interests are anchored in political participation and civic engagement, utilizing theories from political science, psychology, and mass communication. My dissertation work focuses on political disaffection and learned helplessness in contemporary political contexts in the United States, related to conventional and unconventional political behavior, as well as consequential political attitudes and beliefs. My co-authored research also includes the use of alternative methodologies to study electoral behavior and political attitudes, e.g., implicit candidate evaluations and better-informed models to explain political participation and voter turnout. Beyond my dissertation work, I am working on co-authored projects related to the political and psychological explanations for conspiracy endorsement and political misinformation.
