Matthew D. Luttig Colgate University Department of Political Science 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346 315-228-7756 (office) mluttig@colgate.edu Academic Employment Colgate University, Department of Political Science Assistant Professor, July 2017 - Present University of Chicago, Department of Political Science Postdoctoral Scholar, January 2016 July 2017 Education Ph.D. Political Science, University of Minnesota, 2010 January 2016 Major Fields: American Politics, Comparative Politics Minor Field: Political Psychology Dissertation: The Rise of Partisan Rigidity: The Nature and Origins of Partisan Extremism in American Politics Winner of the University of Minnesota s Best Dissertation Award in the Social and Behavioral Sciences in 2016 B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006 Teaching Colgate University America as a Democracy (Fall 2017) News Media and the Political Process (Fall 2017) University of Minnesota Political Psychology of Mass Behavior (Summer 2015) Public Opinion and Voting Behavior (Spring 2014)
Peer-Reviewed Articles (9) Luttig, Matthew D. and Matthew P. Motta. Forthcoming. President Obama on the Ballot: Referendum Voting and Racial Spillover in the 2014 Midterm Elections. Electoral Studies. (8) Luttig, Matthew D., Christopher M. Federico, and Howard Lavine. Forthcoming. Supporters and Opponents of Donald Trump Respond Differently to Racial Cues: An Experimental Analysis. Research and Politics. Featured on Real Time with Bill Maher, Vox.com, and The Root. (7) Luttig, Matthew D. Forthcoming. The Prejudiced Personality and the Origins of Partisan Strength, Affective Polarization, and Partisan Sorting. Advances in Political Psychology. (6) Luttig, Matthew D. Forthcoming. Authoritarianism and Affective Polarization: A New View on the Origins of Partisan Extremism. Public Opinion Quarterly. (5) Luttig, Matthew D. 2017. Obama, race, and the Republican landslide in 2010. Politics, Groups, and Identities, 5(2): 197-219. (4) Luttig, Matthew D., and Timothy Callaghan. 2016. Is President Obama's Race Chronically Accessible? Racial Priming in the 2012 Presidential Election. Political Communication, 33(4): 628-650. (3) Luttig, Matthew D., and Howard Lavine. 2016. Issue Frames, Personality, and Political Persuasion. American Politics Research, 44(3), 448-470. (2) Chen, Philip G., Jacob Appleby, Eugene Borgida Matthew D. Luttig, et al. 2014. The Minnesota Multi Investigator 2012 Presidential Election Panel Study. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 14(1): 78-104. (1) Luttig, Matthew D. 2013. The Structure of Inequality and Americans Attitudes toward Redistribution. Public Opinion Quarterly, 77(3): 811-821. Featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. Works in Progress Luttig, Matthew D. Rigidity of the Right and Left: How the Need to be Certain Fuels Group-Centrism and Partisan Polarization. Book Manuscript. Cohen, Cathy J., and Matthew D. Luttig. Participatory Politics and Equality in the Digital Age. Cohen, Cathy J., and Matthew D. Luttig. What is Political Knowledge? Race, Ethnicity and Different Types of Knowledge. Chen, Phil, and Matthew D. Luttig. Communicating Policy Information in a Partisan Environment: The Importance of Cause-Effect Policy Information in Political Persuasion. 2
Luttig, Matthew D., and Howard Lavine. Culture, Economics, and Asymmetries among the Parties Core Supporters. Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. White Vulnerability and Millennials Support for Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election. Other Publications Luttig, Matthew D. Forthcoming. A New View of Authoritarianism and Partisan Polarization. Oxford University Press blog. Luttig, Matthew D., Christopher M. Federico, and Howard Lavine. 2016. We showed Trump voters photos of black and white Americans. Here s how it affected their views. Washington Post, Monkey Cage blog. Luttig, Matthew D., and Cathy J. Cohen. 2016. How Social Media Helps Young People Especially Minorities and the Poor get Politically Engaged. Washington Post, Monkey Cage blog. Luttig, Matthew D., and Howard Lavine. 2015. Politicians Ability to Persuade Citizen Depends on People s Values and Priorities. London School of Economics American Politics blog. Research Grants National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, Group Connections and Mass Partisanship, $21,280. University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, Graduate Research Partnership Program, Issue Frames, Personality, and Political Persuasion, $1,000. Technical Reports Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. August 2017 GenForward Report Topics: Education in America: The Views of Millennials Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. May/June 2017 GenForward Report Topics: Millennials Speak Out about the Direction of the Country; Millennials React to Trump s Budget Proposals; A Report on the Lived Economic Lives of Millennials. Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. March 2017 GenForward Report Topics: Trump and the First 50 Days; Millennials Speak Out about Health Care Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. January 2017 GenForward Report Topics: Obama vs. Trump in the Minds of Millennials Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. December 2016 GenForward Report Topics: Understanding the Millennial Vote in 2016: Findings from GenForward 3
Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. October 2016 GenForward Report Topics: Millennials Speak Out about the 2016 Campaign Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. September 2016 GenForward Report Topics: Young People Speak Out about the 2016 Campaign and their Economic Future Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. August 2016 GenForward Report Topics: The 2016 Campaign, Policing, and Immigration Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. July 2016 GenForward Report Topics: The 2016 Campaign, Attitudes toward the Political Parties, Perceptions of Race and the Criminal Justice System, Gun Control, Terrorism, and LGBT Policy Attitudes Cohen, Cathy J., Matthew D. Luttig, and Jon C. Rogowski. June 2016 GenForward Report Topics: The 2016 Campaign, Policy Attitudes, and Perceptions of Race and Racism. Media Interviews Christian Science Monitor; on Bernie Sanders and Digital Media. April 14, 2017. The Sydney Morning Herald; on the Youth vote in 2016 elections. October 26, 2016. Long Beach Press Telegraph; on the Clinton coalition in the 2016 elections. October 25, 2016. NBC Universal; on the gender gap among Millennial voters in 2016 election. October 6, 2016. 1320 WILS Radio, Lansing, MI. August 5, 2016. Presentations Conference Presentations: MPSA: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 APSA: 2015, 2016. 2017 SPSA: 2014, 2015 ISPP: 2015 Invited Presentations: University of Illinois at Chicago, 2016 Fellowships and Awards Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, September 2015 January 2016 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship, University of Minnesota, September 2014 May 2015 4
Prestage-Cook Travel Award, Southern Political Science Association, 2014 David & Janis Larson Graduate Research Fellowship in Political Economy, University of Minnesota, 2010 2011, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015 Professional Service Reviewer: Advances in Political Psychology; American Journal of Political Science; American Politics Research; European Sociological Review; Journal of Politics; Journal of Policy Analysis and Management; Political Behavior; Political Research Quarterly; Public Opinion Quarterly; Research and Politics; Social Science Quarterly; Sociological Spectrum Chair/Discussant: APSA; MPSA; SPSA References Available upon request 5