Personal profile
About
Adam Thal is an Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University in the Department of Political Science and International Relations. Prior to joining LMU, Adam was a research scientist at Facebook and a postdoc at Yale University. He received his PhD from the Department of Politics at Princeton University.
Research interests
His research interests include American politics, political behavior, public policy, social media, and inequality. His work has been published in journals including the American Political Science Review and the American Journal of Political Science. He received the award for Best Dissertation in Political Psychology from the American Political Science Association in 2018, and awards for the Best Paper on Class and Inequality from the American Political Science Association in 2016 and 2019.
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Do Political Elites Have Accurate Perceptions of Social Conditions?
Thal, A., Jan 19 2023, In: British Journal of Political Science. 53, 4, p. 1189-1207 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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When Do Voters Punish Politicians Who Violate Democratic Norms?
Fang, A. H. & Thal, A., Dec 2023, In: American Politics Research. 52, 2, p. 112-117 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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When Poor Students Attend Rich Schools: Do Affluent Social Environments Increase or Decrease Participation?
Mendelberg, T., Mérola, V., Raychaudhuri, T. & Thal, A., Sep 2021, In: Perspectives on Politics. 19, 3, p. 807-823 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Desire for Social Status and Economic Conservatism among Affluent Americans
Thal, A., May 1 2020, In: American Political Science Review. 114, 2, p. 426-442 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Doing well and doing good? How concern for others shapes policy preferences and partisanship among affluent Americans
Gilens, M. & Thal, A., Jun 26 2018, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 82, 2, p. 209-230 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review