Elections are stressful and confusing. Before an election, people in the U.S. are bombarded by campaign ads and messages. We have to sift through tons of information daily and manage our emotions along the way. We may feel anxious about the possibility of our preferred candidate losing. We may feel confusion about what messages to trust or where to find reliable information. We may just feel overwhelmed by it all. This panel highlights faculty research that can help us make sense of the current political environment. It will provide strategies for managing stress and coping with emotions, evaluating political rhetoric, navigating puzzling polarization, and sifting through the information landscape. We may not be able to eliminate negative feelings entirely, but this panel will give us some tools for staying well and keep the stress from taking over our everyday life.
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Christopher Ojeda - Assistant Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science
Anil Menon - Assistant Professor, Political Science
Matthew Hibbing - Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Political Science
Bronwen Maxson - Associate Librarian & Head of Research & Learning Services, UC Merced Library
Moderator: Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco - Instruction & Research Librarian, UC Merced Library
Pizza and beverages are sponsored by CAPE. The event is also co-sponsored by CAPE, the UC Merced Library, the Department of Political Science, and Health Promotion.
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