My Work

Selected Research and Writing

Published Book Chapters

This chapter sheds light on how to better understand how political communication can provide information for the development of citizens’ attitudes, as well as provide messages that can persuade them to change or bolster those attitudes. This specific case study will examine racial attitudes and racial appeals in the U.S. context, including work on racial cues, priming, and appeals in the context of campaigns and elections in an increasingly diverse and polarized country.

This project was co-authored with Isabelle Jensen and Chryl Laird, PhD

Manuscripts in Progress

· Colquhoun, Amber. “Race Over Riches: How Racial Solidarity Trumps Economic Self-Interest for Middle- and Upper-Class African Americans.”

· Colquhoun, Amber; Cozart, Darius; Laird, Chryl; Wamble, Julian. “Believe It or Not? Assessing the Believability of AI-Generated Social Media Appeals.”

· Colquhoun, Amber; Jackson, Janae. “Representation at the Margins: How Class Shapes Perceptions of Advocacy Organizations Among African Americans.”

· Colquhoun, Amber; Davis, Alexandria. “Doing It the Right Way: Class, Interracial Solidarity, and Immigration Attitudes.”

Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration: Research in Collaboration with ACLU, The Sentencing Project, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Policy Writing in Progress

Dissertation in Progress

The Black Politics of Difference: Examining Class-Based Divides in Local Political Attitudes and Behaviors Among African Americans