Andrew Ifedapo Thompson

Andrew Ifedapo Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the School of Arts and Sciences, with a Secondary Appointment in the Annenberg School.

His work explores the role of racial demographic change in shifting Americans’ attitudes toward democracy. Thompson’s recent work identifies crucial areas of variation of racial threat across particular segments of the mass public and works toward offering solutions toward targeted deradicalization.

Thompson has received several grants and fellowships, including those from the Russell Sage Foundation and Public Agenda. His work has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Political Communication, Perspectives on Politics, and elsewhere.