Katherine T. McCabe
Associate Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Chapter Member: New Jersey-Philadelphia SSN
Areas of Expertise:
Connect with Katherine
About Katherine
McCabe studies public opinion, political psychology, and policy feedback. Her research examines how individuals' social identities, personal experiences, and attitudes both shape and complicate how they engage in politics.
Contributions
Publications
"Political Ideology, Skin Tone, and the Psychology of Candidate Evaluations" (with ). Public Opinion Quarterly 79, no. 1 (2015): 53-90.
Examines the role of political ideology in shaping black voters’ evaluations of political candidates’ race and skin tone. Challenges simplistic notions of black preference for descriptive representation.
"After It's Too Late: Estimating the Policy Impacts of Black Mayoralties in U.S. Cities" (with ). American Politics Research 40, no. 4 (2012): 665-700.
Suggests a disconnect between the racially polarized elections that produce black mayors and the governance that follows. Raises doubts about the potential of city elections to induce accountability, but points to criminal justice as one area where black mayors make a distinct impact on urban policy.