Lauren Ratliff Santoro
Biographic Data
| ID | 4180300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren Ratliff Santoro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren Ratliff |
| FAMILY NAME | Santoro |
| SIGNATURE | SANTORO L R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8914-4507 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cutting in Line: How Powerful Organized Interests Hasten & Delay Executive Branch Nominations
Despite the potential to shape policy in every domain of government, organized interests have not been central to discussions of the nomination process for bureaucratic appointments. We test measures of the quantity of interest group opposition and support for nominees as well as the power of groups on nomination outcomes and duration. Using an original data set of interest involvement in nominations from the 106th to 115th Congresses, we find th…
The disagreement we overlook: Examining core and acquaintance networks in a presidential primary
Research on interpersonal political discussion has focused on cross-party interactions. But how much disagreement exists between co-partisans in core networks, and what kinds of differences do we see in the broader acquaintance networks of co-partisans supporting different primary candidates? We use data from a nation-wide survey administered early in the 2020 Democratic nomination contest to examine these questions. In presenting descriptive ana…
Linking Primary Voter Mindsets to General Election Enthusiasm
What Did You Get? Peers, Information, and Student Exam Performance
Blind Trust, Blind Skepticism: Liberals’ & Conservatives’ Response to Academic Research
Public perceptions of science and scientific institutions have become more negative in recent years, especially among individuals who identify as ideologically conservative in the United States. While there is much work investigating the origins and implications of this decline, we focus instead on understanding the ways in which symbols of scientific expertise, like the university, convey information in a politicized environment. Universities ar…
Do Political Beliefs Drive Environment Selection
Scholars interested in understanding if and to what extent social environments influence individual political behavior are plagued by the reality that individuals construct their social environments. This paper seeks to understand the extent to which political beliefs inform individuals’ decisions on which social environments to select into. To do so, I follow individuals as they select into social environments across their first year in a univer…
The disagreement we overlook: Examining core and acquaintance networks in a presidential primary
Research on interpersonal political discussion has focused on cross-party interactions. But how much disagreement exists between co-partisans in core networks, and what kinds of differences do we see in the broader acquaintance networks of co-partisans supporting different primary candidates? We use data from a nation-wide survey administered early in the 2020 Democratic nomination contest to examine these questions. In presenting descriptive ana…
Linking Primary Voter Mindsets to General Election Enthusiasm
Do Political Beliefs Drive Environment Selection
Scholars interested in understanding if and to what extent social environments influence individual political behavior are plagued by the reality that individuals construct their social environments. This paper seeks to understand the extent to which political beliefs inform individuals’ decisions on which social environments to select into. To do so, I follow individuals as they select into social environments across their first year in a univer…
What Did You Get? Peers, Information, and Student Exam Performance
Blind Trust, Blind Skepticism: Liberals’ & Conservatives’ Response to Academic Research
Public perceptions of science and scientific institutions have become more negative in recent years, especially among individuals who identify as ideologically conservative in the United States. While there is much work investigating the origins and implications of this decline, we focus instead on understanding the ways in which symbols of scientific expertise, like the university, convey information in a politicized environment. Universities ar…
Do Political Beliefs Drive Environment Selection
Scholars interested in understanding if and to what extent social environments influence individual political behavior are plagued by the reality that individuals construct their social environments. This paper seeks to understand the extent to which political beliefs inform individuals’ decisions on which social environments to select into. To do so, I follow individuals as they select into social environments across their first year in a univer…
The disagreement we overlook: Examining core and acquaintance networks in a presidential primary
Research on interpersonal political discussion has focused on cross-party interactions. But how much disagreement exists between co-partisans in core networks, and what kinds of differences do we see in the broader acquaintance networks of co-partisans supporting different primary candidates? We use data from a nation-wide survey administered early in the 2020 Democratic nomination contest to examine these questions. In presenting descriptive ana…
Linking Primary Voter Mindsets to General Election Enthusiasm
Cutting in Line: How Powerful Organized Interests Hasten & Delay Executive Branch Nominations
Despite the potential to shape policy in every domain of government, organized interests have not been central to discussions of the nomination process for bureaucratic appointments. We test measures of the quantity of interest group opposition and support for nominees as well as the power of groups on nomination outcomes and duration. Using an original data set of interest involvement in nominations from the 106th to 115th Congresses, we find th…
Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)