Natalie Masuoka

American Politics, Political Behavior
Assistant Professor

Biography

Natalie Masuoka received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. She specializes in the area of American racial and ethnic politics with a focus on political behavior and public opinion. Her work pays particular attention to the role of racial identification in American politics and the relative comparisons among African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos.

Professor Masuoka's dissertation entitled "Rethinking Race and Politics: Mixed Race and the Trajectory of Minority Politics in the United States" examines a possible new identity group: those who self identify as mixed race or multiracial. Her most recent project examines the use of implicit racial appeals in debates involving immigration policy and their impact on the public opinion of both whites and racial minorities. Her research has been published in journals such as American Politics Research, Political Research Quarterly, and Social Science Quarterly. She teaches courses on political participation, racial and ethnic politics, immigration policy, research methods and introductory classes on American government.

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