Stephanie DeMora

Biography

Stephanie L. DeMora is an Assistant Professor of Political Science. Prior to arriving at Stony Brook, she was the Arlin M. and Neysa Adams Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center where she worked closely with Dr. Dolores Albarracin. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Riverside, as well as MA and BA degrees from the University of Arkansas, and an AA from Gloucester County College.

Research

Stephanie's research investigates the psychological drivers of political engagement and behavior of underrepresented groups. Her work is published in top journals such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, British Journal of Political Science, Political Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, and Political Research Quarterly, among others. DeMora is a co-author of Party at the Ballot Box: Motivating Black Women Voters (New York University Press, 2025), and Family, Friends, and Political Beliefs: Examining the Facts (Bloomsbury Academic, under contract) as well as a contributor to The Cambridge Handbook of Political Psychology (Cambridge University Press, 2022).

Books

Michelson, M., DeMora, S.L., and Hayes, S. (2025). Party at the Ballot Box: Motivating Black Women Voters. New York University Press.

Michelson, M., Osorio, M.A., and DeMora, S.L. (under contract). Family, Friends, and Political Beliefs: Examining the Facts. Bloomsbury Academic.

DeMora, Stephanie L., Jennifer L. Merolla, and Maricruz A. Osorio (under contract). Emotional Engagement: How Gender Shapes U.S. Politics , 1st edition. Cambridge University Press.

Recent publications

DeMora, S. L., Merolla, J. L., Newman, B., & Zechmeister, E. J. (2024). Jesus was a Refugee: Religious Values Framing can Increase Support for Refugees Among White Evangelical Republicans. Political Behavior, 1-24.

DeMora, S. L., Samayoa, J. A. G., & Albarracín, D. (2024). Social media use and vaccination among Democrats and Republicans: Informational and normative influences. Social Science & Medicine, 352, 117031.

DeMora, S. L., Lindke, C., Long, S., Merolla, J. L., & Osorio, M. A. (2023). The Effect of the Political Environment on White Women’s Political Ambition. Political Research Quarterly, 76(4), 1987-2003.

DeMora, S. L., Lindke, C. A., Merolla, J. L., & Stephenson, L. B. (2022). Ready for a woman president? Polls, public comfort, and perceptions of electability in the 2020 Democratic nomination. Public Opinion Quarterly, 86(2), 270-292.

DeMora, S. L., Merolla, J. L., Newman, B., & Zechmeister, E. J. (2021). Reducing mask resistance among White evangelical Christians with value-consistent messages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(21), e2101723118.

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