Amy Funck, our newest lecturer, is a political psychologist with expertise in the role of emotions, attachment theory, and cognitive skills in decision-making. Her most recent work investigates how value and belief driven cognition impact a variety of pro-democratic attitudes; the role of issues (vs. partisanship) in down ballot elections; effect size sensitivity to methodological choices in emotions research; and preventing cheating in online political knowledge tests. She brings a rich background in public opinion polling, having worked for Edison Research on the National Election Pool’s exit poll and is currently a research associate for the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling. She was formerly a political content expert and assessment specialist for ETS where she developed the AP US and Comparative Government and Politics exams, as well as statewide content knowledge assessments for teacher certification.