Tag: Alicia Simmons

  • The Academic Minute for 2019.02.18-02.22

    The Academic Minute for 2019.02.18-02.22

    Academic Minute from 02.18 – 02.22 Monday, February 18th Alicia Simmons – Colgate University Politicians and Dissent I’m a social psychologist focused on the intersections of media, race, and politics. I study how the American news media shapes audience members’ racial attitudes and public policy preferences, and how public opinion ultimately shapes the direction of…

  • Alicia Simmons, Colgate University – Politicians and Dissent

    Alicia Simmons, Colgate University – Politicians and Dissent

    Want to ask a politician a tough question?  Good luck. Alicia Simmons, associate professor of sociology at Colgate University, explores why it’s difficult to ask hard hitting questions these days. I’m a social psychologist focused on the intersections of media, race, and politics. I study how the American news media shapes audience members’ racial attitudes…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.02.18)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.02.18)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.02.18 Monday, February 18th Alicia Simmons of Colgate University explores how hard it is to ask a politician a tough question today. Tuesday, February 19th Kurt Amsler of the New York Institute of Technology discusses preventing the imminent physician-scientist shortage. Wednesday, February 20th Jennifer Harman of Colorado State University…