Meredith Sadin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4450985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meredith Sadin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meredith |
| FAMILY NAME | Sadin |
| SIGNATURE | SADIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3205-5925 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 163 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Classroom and the Yard: The Contrasting Context of Prison Higher Education and Its Role in Racial Bias Mitigation
Prison has long been recognized as a racialized institution in America, where race determines myriad aspects of life—from where individuals sleep to those with whom they live, eat, and socialize during incarceration. However, there is little evidence on how to effectively remediate prisons’ deep racial divisions—a question that is imperative given that interracial animus in prisons can be both a result and a determinant of racial conflict and vio…
Prisons and Mental Health: Violence, Organizational Support, and the Effects of Correctional Work
Correctional workers have a high likelihood of exposure to violence in the workplace. However, empirical literature has largely neglected the mental health consequences of prison work, as well as the institutional factors that might mitigate or exacerbate these effects. To fill this gap, we employ original survey data on thousands of correctional officers to explore the effects of exposure to violence on the job. We find strong associations betwe…
Transformational learning and identity shift: Evidence from a campus behind bars
Identity-driven theories of desistance provide a useful model for understanding change in a carceral context. However, these theories often are not grounded in specific programmes or practices that might catalyze identity shift, and tend to focus narrowly on recidivism as the sole outcome of interest. In this study, we examine the role of prison higher education in identity-driven change through the process of transformative learning. Using admin…
Policy Uptake as Political Behavior: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act
Partisanship is a primary predictor of attitudes toward public policy. However, we do not yet know whether party similarly plays a role in shaping public policy behavior, such as whether to apply for government benefits or take advantage of public services. While existing research has identified numerous factors that increase policy uptake, the role of politics has been almost entirely overlooked. In this paper, we examine the case of the Afforda…
Stereotyping or Projection? How White and Black Voters Estimate Black Candidates' Ideology
In studying the electoral fortunes of Black candidates, scholars have almost exclusively focused on White voters' attitudes. In this article, we employ a set of randomized experiments and nationally representative survey data to examine how both Black and White voters evaluate the ideology of racially diverse candidates. In line with previous research, we find evidence that White voters stereotype Black candidates as being more liberal than White…
The “Mill Worker’s Son” Heuristic: How Voters Perceive Politicians from Working-Class Families—and How They Really Behave in Office
Politicians often highlight how hard their families had it when they were growing up, presumably in the hopes that voters will see them as more supportive of policies that benefit middle- and working-class Americans. What do voters actually infer from how candidates were raised? And what should they infer? We use a set of candidate evaluation experiments (and an external validity test drawing on actual congressional election returns) to study how…
Political Ideology, Skin Tone, and the Psychology of Candidate Evaluations
Journal Article Political Ideology, Skin Tone, and the Psychology of Candidate Evaluations Get access Amy E. Lerman, Amy E. Lerman * A my E. L erman is an associate professor in the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. Katherine T. McCabe is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. Meredith L. Sadin is a fellow at the Robert Wood Johnson…
Stereotyping or Projection? How White and Black Voters Estimate Black Candidates' Ideology
In studying the electoral fortunes of Black candidates, scholars have almost exclusively focused on White voters' attitudes. In this article, we employ a set of randomized experiments and nationally representative survey data to examine how both Black and White voters evaluate the ideology of racially diverse candidates. In line with previous research, we find evidence that White voters stereotype Black candidates as being more liberal than White…
The “Mill Worker’s Son” Heuristic: How Voters Perceive Politicians from Working-Class Families—and How They Really Behave in Office
Politicians often highlight how hard their families had it when they were growing up, presumably in the hopes that voters will see them as more supportive of policies that benefit middle- and working-class Americans. What do voters actually infer from how candidates were raised? And what should they infer? We use a set of candidate evaluation experiments (and an external validity test drawing on actual congressional election returns) to study how…
Policy Uptake as Political Behavior: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act
Partisanship is a primary predictor of attitudes toward public policy. However, we do not yet know whether party similarly plays a role in shaping public policy behavior, such as whether to apply for government benefits or take advantage of public services. While existing research has identified numerous factors that increase policy uptake, the role of politics has been almost entirely overlooked. In this paper, we examine the case of the Afforda…
Political Ideology, Skin Tone, and the Psychology of Candidate Evaluations
Journal Article Political Ideology, Skin Tone, and the Psychology of Candidate Evaluations Get access Amy E. Lerman, Amy E. Lerman * A my E. L erman is an associate professor in the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. Katherine T. McCabe is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. Meredith L. Sadin is a fellow at the Robert Wood Johnson…
Transformational learning and identity shift: Evidence from a campus behind bars
Identity-driven theories of desistance provide a useful model for understanding change in a carceral context. However, these theories often are not grounded in specific programmes or practices that might catalyze identity shift, and tend to focus narrowly on recidivism as the sole outcome of interest. In this study, we examine the role of prison higher education in identity-driven change through the process of transformative learning. Using admin…
The “Mill Worker’s Son” Heuristic: How Voters Perceive Politicians from Working-Class Families—and How They Really Behave in Office
Politicians often highlight how hard their families had it when they were growing up, presumably in the hopes that voters will see them as more supportive of policies that benefit middle- and working-class Americans. What do voters actually infer from how candidates were raised? And what should they infer? We use a set of candidate evaluation experiments (and an external validity test drawing on actual congressional election returns) to study how…
Political Ideology, Skin Tone, and the Psychology of Candidate Evaluations
Journal Article Political Ideology, Skin Tone, and the Psychology of Candidate Evaluations Get access Amy E. Lerman, Amy E. Lerman * A my E. L erman is an associate professor in the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. Katherine T. McCabe is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. Meredith L. Sadin is a fellow at the Robert Wood Johnson…
Stereotyping or Projection? How White and Black Voters Estimate Black Candidates' Ideology
In studying the electoral fortunes of Black candidates, scholars have almost exclusively focused on White voters' attitudes. In this article, we employ a set of randomized experiments and nationally representative survey data to examine how both Black and White voters evaluate the ideology of racially diverse candidates. In line with previous research, we find evidence that White voters stereotype Black candidates as being more liberal than White…
Policy Uptake as Political Behavior: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act
Partisanship is a primary predictor of attitudes toward public policy. However, we do not yet know whether party similarly plays a role in shaping public policy behavior, such as whether to apply for government benefits or take advantage of public services. While existing research has identified numerous factors that increase policy uptake, the role of politics has been almost entirely overlooked. In this paper, we examine the case of the Afforda…
Prisons and Mental Health: Violence, Organizational Support, and the Effects of Correctional Work
Correctional workers have a high likelihood of exposure to violence in the workplace. However, empirical literature has largely neglected the mental health consequences of prison work, as well as the institutional factors that might mitigate or exacerbate these effects. To fill this gap, we employ original survey data on thousands of correctional officers to explore the effects of exposure to violence on the job. We find strong associations betwe…
Transformational learning and identity shift: Evidence from a campus behind bars
Identity-driven theories of desistance provide a useful model for understanding change in a carceral context. However, these theories often are not grounded in specific programmes or practices that might catalyze identity shift, and tend to focus narrowly on recidivism as the sole outcome of interest. In this study, we examine the role of prison higher education in identity-driven change through the process of transformative learning. Using admin…
The Classroom and the Yard: The Contrasting Context of Prison Higher Education and Its Role in Racial Bias Mitigation
Prison has long been recognized as a racialized institution in America, where race determines myriad aspects of life—from where individuals sleep to those with whom they live, eat, and socialize during incarceration. However, there is little evidence on how to effectively remediate prisons’ deep racial divisions—a question that is imperative given that interracial animus in prisons can be both a result and a determinant of racial conflict and vio…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (3 works) · Prison (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)