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David J. Ciuk is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Government at Franklin & Marshall College. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Michigan State University (2011), an M.A. from UMass Amherst (2006), and a B.A. from UMass Amherst (2004). His research focuses on political attitudes, values, and decision-making processes, particularly how values interact with partisan identity, emotional responses, and policy information in shaping political behavior.
Dr. Ciuk's work bridges political psychology and methodology, with notable contributions to understanding moral conviction's role in political framing, the contextual stability of moral foundations, and the dynamics of partisan sorting. His experimental research explores issues like elite influence on public opinion and the impact of geographic context on environmental attitudes. He has published in top journals including Political Behavior, Political Communication, and Political Psychology.
His methodological expertise includes multidimensional scaling and value measurement techniques, as demonstrated in contributions to encyclopedic volumes and methodological textbooks. His interdisciplinary work extends to primatology, examining behavioral differences in chimpanzees, showcasing his unique ability to integrate social and biological sciences.
