Sinclair’s research interests include American politics and political methodology with an emphasis on individual political behavior. She focuses on the social foundations of participatory democracy — the ways in which social media influences voting, donating, choosing a candidate or identifying with a particular party. She is interested broadly in voting and elections and her focus ranges from evaluating the consequences of different voting technologies to developing techniques to draw additional causal inferences in randomized field experiments.
Betsy Sinclair
Professor of Political Science
Contact Information
- Phone: 935-7276
- Email: bsinclai@wustl.edu
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St. Louis, Rockwood among few districts with contested school board races
Betsy Sinclair, professor of political science
Mayoral candidates agree: St. Louis must tame the violence
Betsy Sinclair, professor of political science
Most Republicans Say They Doubt the Election. How Many Really Mean It?
Betsy Sinclair, professor of political science
Voting Alone
Betsy Sinclair, professor of political science
Stories
One-year anniversary of siege on U.S. Capitol
January 6, 2022, marks the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol building by supporters of president Donald Trump. Here, university experts in political science and law offer their thoughts on what the attack means.
Sinclair named fellow of Society for Political Methodology
Betsy Sinclair, professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, has been named a fellow of the Society for Political Methodology. The recognition acknowledges Sinclair’s outstanding scholarly contributions to the development of political methodology.
What happened to a ‘United’ States?
In a new episode of the “American Democracy Lab” podcast, Washington University experts discuss the social and political consequences of anger and how it can be constructive.
2020 election talk: Voter confidence in U.S. presidential results
Recently, Washington University in St. Louis political experts Steven Smith, Betsy Sinclair and Andrew Reeves sat down to discuss the reliability of the 2020 polls, as well as election integrity and voter confidence in the election outcome.
‘Your voices are exactly the voices the world needs right now’
At a time when Americans are increasingly polarized and partisans share a mutual disdain for one another, students in Betsy Sinclair’s “Public Opinion and American Democracy” course at Washington University in St. Louis are learning how to bridge the divide.
2020 election talk: Congressional races
Three political science experts at Washington University in St. Louis discuss the battle for control of the U.S. Senate and House. This roundtable discussion is the first of a two-part 2020 election series aimed to help listeners better understand the news, polls and issues in this year’s election.
Symposium explores the rise of Donald Trump, March 9
“American Democracy and the Rise of Donald Trump” will be the focus as faculty experts in history, political science, sociology, law, economics and psychology gather for a public symposium from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 9, in Room 100 of Brown Hall, on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.