Kevin Arceneaux (Rice University, 2003) is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department and a Faculty Affiliate in the Temple University Institute for Public Affairs.  He specializes in the study of political behavior with an interest in research questions that speak to the extent to which citizens influence political outcomes.  He is currently studying how political rhetoric and mass communication influence political attitudes and behavior.  His work appears in the American Journal of Political Science, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Urban Affairs, Political Analysis, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Political Research Quarterly, Publius, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, Social Science Quarterly, and State Politics and Policy Quarterly.

Areas of current research: campaigns, elections, public opinion, and political psychology