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Peer-Reviewed Publications

Working Papers

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  1. Voelkel, J. G., Chu, J., Stagnaro, M. N., Mernyk, J., Pink, S., Redekopp, C., Druckman, J., Rand, D., & Willer, R. (2023). Interventions reducing affective polarization do not improve anti-democratic attitudes. Nature Human Behaviour, 7(1), 55-64.
    Coverage: New York Times.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  2. Voelkel, J. G., Mernyk, J., & Willer, R. (2023). Navigating the progressive paradox: The effects of value reframing on support for economically progressive candidates. PNAS Nexus, 2(6), pgad154.
    Coverage: New York Times, New York Times.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  3. Baumgartner, H., Alessandroni, N., Byers-Heinlein, K., Frank, M. C., Hamlin, K., Soderstrom, M., Voelkel, J. G., Willer, R., Yuen, F.,, & Coles, N. A. (2023). How to build up big team science: A practical guide for large-scale collaborations. Royal Society Open Science, 10(6), 230235.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  4. Druckman, J. N., Kang, S., Chu, J., Stagnaro, M. N., Voelkel, J. G., Mernyk, J. S., Pink, S. L., Redekopp, C., Rand, D. G., & Willer, R. (2023). Correcting exaggerated meta-perceptions reduces American legislators’ support for undemocratic practices. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(23), e2301836120.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  5. Grossmann, I., Rotella, A., Hutcherson, C., Sharpinskyi, K., Varnum, M. E., Achter, S., …, Voelkel, J. G., …, & Wilkening, T. (2023). Insights into accuracy of social scientists' forecasts of societal change. Nature Human Behaviour, 7, 484–501.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  6. Pink, S. L., Stagnaro, M. N., Chu, J., Mernyk, J. S., Voelkel, J. G., & Willer, R. (2023). The effects of short messages encouraging prevention behaviors early in the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE, 18(4), e0284354.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  7. Corbett, C. M.2, Voelkel, J. G.2, Cooper, M., & Willer, R. (2022). Pragmatic bias impedes women’s access to political leadership. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(6), e2112616119.
    Coverage: New York Times, LA Times.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  8. Voelkel, J. G., & Freese, J. (2022). Open computational social science. In U. Engel, A. Quan-Haase, S. Xun Liu, & L. E. Lyberg (Eds), Handbook of Computational Social Science. Routledge. ISBN 9780367456528.
    Publication. Open Access.

     

  9. Voelkel, J. G., Malik, M., Redekopp, C., & Willer, R. (2022). Changing Americans’ attitudes about immigration: Using moral framing to bolster factual arguments. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 700(1), 73-85.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  10. Freese, J., Rauf, T., & Voelkel, J. G. (2022). Advances in transparency and reproducibility in the social sciences. Social Science Research, 107, 102770.
    Publication. Open Access.

     

  11. Santos, L. A., Voelkel, J. G., Willer, R., & Zaki, J. (2022). Belief in Empathy as a Political Resource Reduces Partisan Animosity and Facilitates Persuasion. Psychological Science, 33(9), 1557-1573.
    Coverage: Washington Post.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  12. Voelkel, J. G., Ren, D., & Brandt, M. J. (2021). Inclusion reduces political prejudice. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 95, 104149.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  13. van Doorn, J., van den Bergh, D., Bohm, U., Dablander, F., Derks, K., Draws, T., …, Voelkel, J. G., & Wagenmakers, E.-J. (2021). The JASP guidelines for conducting and reporting a Bayesian analysis. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  14. van den Bergh, D., van Doorn, J., Marsman, M., Draws, T., van Kesteren, E. J., Derks, K., … Voelkel, J. G., …, & Wagenmakers, E.-J. (2020). A tutorial on conducting and interpreting a Bayesian ANOVA in JASP. LAnnee Psychologique, 120(1), 73-96.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  15. Voelkel, J. G., & Brandt, M. J. (2019). The effect of ideological identification on the endorsement of moral values depends on the target group. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(6), 851-863.
    Coverage: New York Times.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  16. Hartgerink, C. H. J., Voelkel, J. G., Wicherts, J., & van Assen, M. A. L. M. (2019). Detection of data fabrication using statistical tools. PsyArXiv.
    Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  17. Voelkel, J. G., Brandt, M. J., & Colombo, M. (2018). I know that I know nothing: Can puncturing the illusion of explanatory depth overcome the relationship between dissimilarity and prejudice? Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology, 3(1), 56-78.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  18. Voelkel, J. G., & Feinberg, M. (2018). Morally reframed arguments can affect support for political candidates. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9(8), 917-924.
    Coverage: The Atlantic.
    Publication. Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

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  1. Voelkel, J. G., Stagnaro, M. N.1, Chu, J.1, Pink, S., Mernyk, J., Redekopp, C., Ghezae, I., …, Druckman, J., Rand, D., & Willer, R. (2023). Megastudy identifying successful interventions to strengthen Americans’ democratic attitudes. Working Paper.
    Coverage: New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic.
    Open Access.

     

  2. Voelkel, J. G., Ashokkumar, A., Malhotra, N., Abeles, A., Crawford, J. T., Willenbring, J. K., & Willer, R. (2023). A large experimental test of the effectiveness of highly cited climate change messages. Working Paper.
    Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  3. Voelkel, J. G.1, Stagnaro, M. N.1, Chu, J.1, Pink, S., Mernyk, J., Redekopp, C., Ghezae, I., …, Druckman, J., Rand, D., & Willer, R. (2023). Megastudy identifying successful interventions to strengthen Americans’ democratic attitudes. Working Paper.
    Coverage: New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic.
    Open Access.

     

  4. Bai, H., Voelkel, J. G., Eichstaedt, J. C., & Willer, R. (2023). Artificial intelligence can persuade humans on political issues. Working Paper.
    Open Access. Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  5. Chu, J.1, Voelkel, J. G.1, Stagnaro, M. N.1, Kang, S., Druckman, J. N., Rand, D. G., & Willer, R. (2023). Academics avoid false positives, practitioners avoid false negatives in forecasting the efficacy of behavioral interventions. Working Paper.

     

  6. Roy, E., Jaeger, B., Evans, T., Turetsky, K. M., O’Shea, B., Peterson, M. B., …, Voelkel, J. G., …, Lai, C. K., & Axt, J. (2023). A contest study to reduce discrimination in social judgment. Working Paper.
    Open Data, Materials, and Code.

     

  7. Santos, L. A., Voelkel, J. G., Willer, R., & Zaki, J. (2023). Positive beliefs about cross-partisan empathy can disrupt the process of democratic erosion by increasing curiosity about opposing views. Working Paper.

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