Toby Bolsen
Professor Political Science- Specializations
American Politics: political behavior, public opinion, political communication, experimental methods, U.S. energy policy and climate change
- Biography
Professor Bolsen’s research focuses on the study of political communication, public opinion, political behavior, experimental methods, and U.S. energy and climate policy.
Professor Bolsen received the Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award from Georgia State University in 2015 for excellence in scholarship, instruction, and service. In 2017, Bolsen was selected as a Kavli Fellow and attended the Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium in Ambon, Indonesia, sponsored by USAID and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
Bolsen is the author of over 30 scholarly articles and book chapters. He has published research in numerous high-impact journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, Political Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, PS: Political Science and Politics, Journal of Communication, Political Communication, Climatic Change, Science Communication, Energy Policy, Environmental Communication, and a number of other outlets. He has received several Best Paper Awards for published work presented at academic conferences. Bolsen is a Faculty Affiliate at the Urban Studies Institute in the Andrew Young School of Public Policy at Georgia State University. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University in 2010.
- Publications
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Judd Thornton and Toby Bolsen. 2024. “Do Norm-Based Appeals Affect the Acceptance of the Singular Use of They/Them Pronouns?” Research & Politics 11 (4), https://doi.org/10.1177/20531680241264078
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Toby Bolsen, Risa Palm, and Justin Kingsland. 2024. “How Scientific and Partisan Media Shape Support for Research on Stratospheric Aerosol Injection.” Environmental Politics. DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2024.2375900 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2024.2375900.
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Risa Palm, Toby Bolsen, and Justin Kingsland. 2024. “To Rebuild or Not to Rebuild in Coastal Flood Zones? How Framing and Partisan Cues Affect Public Support.” Risk, Hazards, and Crisis in Public Policy. http://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12288
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Bolsen, Toby, Risa Palm, and Russell E. Luke. 2023. “Public Response to Solar Geoengineering: How Media Frames About Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Affect Opinions.” Climatic Change. 176:112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-023-03575-4
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Risa Palm and Toby Bolsen. 2023. “Perspectives of Southwest Florida Homeowners and Real Estate Agents before Hurricane Ian.” Professional Geographer. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2023.2194372
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Bayes, Robin, Toby Bolsen, and James N. Druckman. 2023. “An Agenda for Climate Change Research and Public Opinion: The Role of Consensus Messaging and Beyond.” Environmental Communication, 17(1): 16–34. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GITRYD5PJMWPKBYDURI6/full?target=10.1080/17524032.2020.1805343
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