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Samara Klar is an American political scientist and professor at the University of Arizona. She founded the Women Also Know Stuff database in 2016.

Life

Klar earned a B.A. in political science and sociology with distinction from McGill University in 2005.[1] She completed a M.A. in political science with a focus on American politics and journalism at the Columbia University in 2006.[1] She earned a M.A. (2009) and Ph.D. (2013) in political science with a focus on American politics and quantitative methodology from Northwestern University.[1] Her dissertation was titled, The Influence of Identities on Political Preferences.[1] James Druckman was her doctoral advisor.[1]

Klar researches the relationship between an individual's personal identities and social surroundings and their political attitudes.[2] She joined the University of Arizona school of government and public policy in 2013 as an assistant professor.[1] She was promoted to associate professor in May 2018 and professor in May 2023.[1] She founded the Women Also Know Stuff in 2016 and served on its editorial board until 2023.[2][1] It is a website designed to combat implicit bias and sexism in academia and promote female scholars in political science.[3]

Selected works

  • Klar, Samara; Krupnikov, Yanna (2016). Independent Politics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-13446-1.[4]
  • Druckman, James N.; Klar, Samara; Krupnikov, Yanna; Levendusky, Matthew; Ryan, John Barry (2024). Partisan Hostility and American Democracy. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-83365-1.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Samara, Klar (May 2023). "Klar CV" (PDF). University of Arizona. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ^ a b "Samara Klar". University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. ^ Sanchez, Yvonne Wingett. "Duh! 'Women Also Know Stuff' website by UA Professor Samara Klar a hit". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  4. ^ Reviews of Independent Politics:
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