Overview
Professor Hillygus has published widely on the topics of American political behavior, campaigns and elections, survey methods, public opinion, and information technology and politics. She is co-author of Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action (Cambridge University Press, 2020), The Persuadable Voter: Wedge Issues in Political Campaigns (Princeton University Press, 2008) and The Hard Count: The Social and Political Challenges of the 2000 Census (Russell Sage Foundation, 2006). She is director of the Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology (https://dism.duke.edu/) and co-director of the Polarization Lab (https://www.polarizationlab.com/).
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Political Science
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2015 - Present
Political Science,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of the Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology
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2010 - Present
Social Science Research Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Interim Director of the Social Science Research Institute
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2025 - Present
Social Science Research Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2016 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
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Recent Publications
A Sociological Turing Test: Social Identity Cues Shape Who is Classified as Human Online
Preprint · July 23, 2025 Full text CiteDesigning Social Media to Promote Productive Political Dialogue on a New Research Platform
Preprint · June 3, 2025 Full text CiteThe Causal Effects of Political Incivility in Social Media Discussions
Preprint · April 23, 2025 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Redesigning Social Media to Reduce Partisan Animosity
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Carnegie Corporation of New York · 2024 - 2026The 2024 American National Election Studies (ANES)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Michigan · 2018 - 2026Designing Social Media to Promote Intellectual Humility
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by John Templeton Foundation · 2022 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Stanford University ·
2003
Ph.D.
Stanford University ·
2000
M.A.