
My current research focuses on conspiratorial beliefs. Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? What impact do conspiracy theories have on our politics? Click here for my Google Scholar profile or here for my Vita.
Books

“American Conspiracy Theories” with Joseph M. Parent, (2014), New York: Oxford University Press.
Letters to the Editor Data Sets 1, 2, 3, 4, and Appendix
Reviewed by Critical Review, LSE Review of Books, Political Science Quarterly, Political Studies Review, and Scientific American

“The People’s News: Media, Politics, and the Demands of Capitalism” (2014), New York: New York University Press.
Reviewed by Political Science Quarterly, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism, and Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
Selected Articles
Edelson, Jack, Alexander Alduncin, Christopher Krewson, James A. Sieja, and Joseph E. Uscinski
"The Effect of Conspiratorial Thinking and Motivated Reasoning on Belief in Election Fraud"
Political Research Quarterly, First View
Uscinski, Joseph E., Casey Klofstad, and Matthew D. Atkinson (2016) “What Drives Conspiratorial Beliefs? The Role of Informational Cues and Predispositions” Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 55-71.
Data and Replication Files
Uscinski, Joseph E., (2015) “The Epistemology of Fact Checking (Is Still Naïve): Rejoinder to Amazeen” Critical Review, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 243-252.
Uscinski, Joseph E., (2014) “Placing Conspiratorial Motives in Context: The Role of Predispositions and Threat, A Comment on Bost and Prunier” Psychological Reports, Vol. 115, No. 2, pp. 1-6.
Matthew D. Atkinson, Christopher B. Mann, Santiago Olivella, Arthur Simon, and Joseph E. Uscinski, (2014) “(Where) Do Campaigns Matter? The Impact of National Party Location.” Journal of Politics Vol. 76, No. 4, pp. 1045-1058.
Data and Replication Files
Atkinson, Matthew, Maria Deam (undergraduate), and Joseph Uscinski, (2014) “What’s a Dog Story Worth?” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 47, No. 4, pg. 819-823.
Featured in NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Newsbusters, Newsbusters, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post
Data and Replication Files
Uscinski, Joseph and Ryden Butler (undergraduate), (2013), “The Epistemology of Fact Checking,” Critical Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 162-180.
Uscinski, Joseph and Casey Klofstad (2013), “Determinants of Representatives' Votes on the Flake Amendment to End National Science Foundation Funding of Political Science Research,” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 46, No. 3.
Data and Replication Files
Simon, Arthur and Joseph Uscinski (2012), “Prior Experience Predicts Presidential Performance” Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 514-548.
Featured in New York Times 538 Blog, Newsy, The Economist, NewsMax
Data and Appendix
Uscinski, Joseph (2012), “Smith (and Jones) Go to Washington: Democracy and Vice-Presidential Selection,” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 58-66.
Uscinski, Joseph and Lilly Goren (2011), “What’s in a Name? Gender Bias in the Media during the 2008 Primary Campaign,” Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 64, No. 4, pp. 884-896.
Featured in Bloomberg News
Data Files
Uscinski, Joseph and Arthur Simon (2011), “Partisanship as a Source of Presidential Rankings,” White House Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 79-92.
Featured in Washington Times (front page of print edition), The Monkey Cage
Subject of response in same issue of White House Studies
Data and Replication Files
Uscinski, Joseph and Casey Klofstad (2010), “Who Likes Political Science? Examining the Vote on the Coburn Amendment.” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 701-706.
Data Files
Uscinski, Joseph (2009), “The Timing of Presidential Cinema,” Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 90, No. 3, 687-702.
Data Files
Uscinski, Joseph, Gabe Sanchez, Mike Rocca, and Marina Brenden (undergraduate) (2009), “Congressional Action on the Darfur Genocide,” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 489-496.
Data Files
Sanchez, Gabriel R., Michael S. Rocca and Joseph E. Uscinski (2008), “Descriptive Attributes and Latino Voting Behavior in Congress,” Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 89, No. 2, pp. 392-405.
Data Files
Uscinski, Joseph (2007), “Too Close To Call? Uncertainty and Bias in Election Night Reporting,” Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 88, No. 1, pp. 51-67.
Data Files
Book Chapters
Uscinski, Joseph, Darin DeWitt, and Matthew D. Atkinson. “A Web of Conspiracy? Conspiracy Theory and the Internet” (forthcoming), in The Brill Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion eds. Egil Asprem, Asbjorn Dyrendal, and David Robinson: Brill.
Uscinski, Joseph. “Star Wars and the Executive” (forthcoming), in Poli Sci Fi, eds. Michael Allen and Justin Vaughn: Routledge.
Uscinski, Joseph and Ryden Butler (undergraduate). “The Power of Markets: 21st Century U.S. Energy Policy” (forthcoming) in Global Energy Security, ed. Bruce Bagley.
Uscinski, Joseph. “Gendering the Presidency without Gender in the Presidency” (2012), in Women and the White House: Gender, Popular Culture, and Presidential Politics, eds. Lilly Goren and Justin Vaughn: University Press of Kentucky. Volume winner of the Susan Koppelman Award for Best Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Work in Feminist Studies in Popular Culture published in 2013.
Edelson, Jack, Alexander Alduncin, Christopher Krewson, James A. Sieja, and Joseph E. Uscinski
"The Effect of Conspiratorial Thinking and Motivated Reasoning on Belief in Election Fraud"
Political Research Quarterly, First View
Uscinski, Joseph E., Casey Klofstad, and Matthew D. Atkinson (2016) “What Drives Conspiratorial Beliefs? The Role of Informational Cues and Predispositions” Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 55-71.
Data and Replication Files
Uscinski, Joseph E., (2015) “The Epistemology of Fact Checking (Is Still Naïve): Rejoinder to Amazeen” Critical Review, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 243-252.
Uscinski, Joseph E., (2014) “Placing Conspiratorial Motives in Context: The Role of Predispositions and Threat, A Comment on Bost and Prunier” Psychological Reports, Vol. 115, No. 2, pp. 1-6.
Matthew D. Atkinson, Christopher B. Mann, Santiago Olivella, Arthur Simon, and Joseph E. Uscinski, (2014) “(Where) Do Campaigns Matter? The Impact of National Party Location.” Journal of Politics Vol. 76, No. 4, pp. 1045-1058.
Data and Replication Files
Atkinson, Matthew, Maria Deam (undergraduate), and Joseph Uscinski, (2014) “What’s a Dog Story Worth?” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 47, No. 4, pg. 819-823.
Featured in NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Newsbusters, Newsbusters, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post
Data and Replication Files
Uscinski, Joseph and Ryden Butler (undergraduate), (2013), “The Epistemology of Fact Checking,” Critical Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 162-180.
Uscinski, Joseph and Casey Klofstad (2013), “Determinants of Representatives' Votes on the Flake Amendment to End National Science Foundation Funding of Political Science Research,” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 46, No. 3.
Data and Replication Files
Simon, Arthur and Joseph Uscinski (2012), “Prior Experience Predicts Presidential Performance” Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 514-548.
Featured in New York Times 538 Blog, Newsy, The Economist, NewsMax
Data and Appendix
Uscinski, Joseph (2012), “Smith (and Jones) Go to Washington: Democracy and Vice-Presidential Selection,” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 58-66.
Uscinski, Joseph and Lilly Goren (2011), “What’s in a Name? Gender Bias in the Media during the 2008 Primary Campaign,” Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 64, No. 4, pp. 884-896.
Featured in Bloomberg News
Data Files
Uscinski, Joseph and Arthur Simon (2011), “Partisanship as a Source of Presidential Rankings,” White House Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 79-92.
Featured in Washington Times (front page of print edition), The Monkey Cage
Subject of response in same issue of White House Studies
Data and Replication Files
Uscinski, Joseph and Casey Klofstad (2010), “Who Likes Political Science? Examining the Vote on the Coburn Amendment.” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 701-706.
Data Files
Uscinski, Joseph (2009), “The Timing of Presidential Cinema,” Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 90, No. 3, 687-702.
Data Files
Uscinski, Joseph, Gabe Sanchez, Mike Rocca, and Marina Brenden (undergraduate) (2009), “Congressional Action on the Darfur Genocide,” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 489-496.
Data Files
Sanchez, Gabriel R., Michael S. Rocca and Joseph E. Uscinski (2008), “Descriptive Attributes and Latino Voting Behavior in Congress,” Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 89, No. 2, pp. 392-405.
Data Files
Uscinski, Joseph (2007), “Too Close To Call? Uncertainty and Bias in Election Night Reporting,” Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 88, No. 1, pp. 51-67.
Data Files
Book Chapters
Uscinski, Joseph, Darin DeWitt, and Matthew D. Atkinson. “A Web of Conspiracy? Conspiracy Theory and the Internet” (forthcoming), in The Brill Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion eds. Egil Asprem, Asbjorn Dyrendal, and David Robinson: Brill.
Uscinski, Joseph. “Star Wars and the Executive” (forthcoming), in Poli Sci Fi, eds. Michael Allen and Justin Vaughn: Routledge.
Uscinski, Joseph and Ryden Butler (undergraduate). “The Power of Markets: 21st Century U.S. Energy Policy” (forthcoming) in Global Energy Security, ed. Bruce Bagley.
Uscinski, Joseph. “Gendering the Presidency without Gender in the Presidency” (2012), in Women and the White House: Gender, Popular Culture, and Presidential Politics, eds. Lilly Goren and Justin Vaughn: University Press of Kentucky. Volume winner of the Susan Koppelman Award for Best Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Work in Feminist Studies in Popular Culture published in 2013.