Crigler, Ann

Contact Information
Professor of Political Science
Chair
Dornsife College of Letter, Arts & Sciences.
Office: VKC 327
Phone: (213) 740-3168
E-mail: acrigler@usc.edu

Education:

• Ph.D. , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986

• A.B. , Wellesley College, 1977

Background
Professor Crigler is a Professor of Political Science at USC. She received her B.A. with honors from Wellesley College and her Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at USC, she taught at Tufts University, Wellesley College, and M.I.T.

Professor Crigler's research examines how people understand and learn about politics from the news media. She has co-authored several publications on this subject including three books entitled Common Knowledge: News and the Construction of Political Meaning with W.R. Neuman and M. Just (University of Chicago Press, 1992); an edited volume, The Psychology of Political Communication (University of Michigan Press, 1996), and a co-authored book on media and the 1992 presidential campaign entitled Crosstalk: Citizens, Candidates and the Media in a Presidential Campaign with M. Just, D. Alger, T. Cook, M. Kern and D. West (University of Chicago Press, 1996).

Professor Crigler has been interviewed by numerous journalists. She has appeared on the CBS Evening News, C-SPAN, National Public Radio, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, and in such newspapers as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, and USA Today.

Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Crigler's research examines how people understand and learn about politics from the news media. She has co-authored several publications on this subject including three books: Common Knowledge: News and the Construction of Political Meaning with W.R. Neuman and M. Just (University of Chicago Press, 1992); an edited volume, The Psychology of Political Communication (University of Michigan Press, 1996), and a co-authored book on media and the 1992 presidential campaign entitled Crosstalk: Citizens, Candidates and the Media in a Presidential Campaign with M. Just, D. Alger, T. Cook, M. Kern and D. West (University of Chicago Press, 1996). Following the disputed 2000 election, Professor Crigler co-edited a volume on electoral reform with Marion Just and Edward J. McCaffery entitled: Rethinking the Vote: The Politics and Prospects of American Election Reform (Oxford University Press, 2004). Her most recent book is a co-edited volume, The Affect Effect: Dynamics of Emotion in Political Thinking and Behavior (University of Chicago Press, 2007) which examines the role of emotions in political decision-making.
 
Research Specialties
American Politics, Political Communication, Public Opinion, Research Methods, Presidential Elections, Emotions and politics, Civic Engagement

Selected Publications:

• Crigler, Ann, Marion Just and Edward J. McCaffery (Eds.) Rethinking the Vote: The Politics and Prospects of American Election Reform. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.

• Gulati, Girish, Marion Just, and Ann Crigler. “News Coverage of Political Campaigns”. In Lynda Lee Kaid (Ed.), Handbook of Political Communication, 2nd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004: 237-256.

• Gordon, Ann, David Shafie and Ann Crigler. “Is Negative Advertising Effective for Female Candidates? An Experiment in Voters' Uses of Gender Stereotypes.” The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 8 (3), 2003: 35-53.

Honors and Awards:

• USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, Excelled in teaching, research and service to the University., 2010