Melissa Baker, Ph.D.

mnbaker@utep.edu


Assistant Professor

University of Texas at El Paso

Year of PhD: 2021

City: El Paso, Texas

Country: United States

About Me:

Melissa Baker, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her research at the intersection of political science and psychology focuses on how people process their political worlds, with special emphasis on how issues related to mental health and cognitive well-being (e.g., anxiety, stress) and identity (e.g., race and ethnicity) can influence how people engage with political information and politics more broadly. She teaches classes related political psychology, political behavior, political communication, race and ethnic politics, and social science research methods.

Research Interests

Political Psychology

Experimental Research

Emotions

Information Processing

Biology And Politics

Political Behavior

Mental Health

Political Engagement

Countries of Interest

United States