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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2021
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Todd Shields

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Chancellor

Also affiliated: United States Department of Transportation (2011); Royal Society (2010); American Institute for Economic Research (2010); Indiana Department of Transportation (2010–2013); Federal Highway Administration (2011); University of Kentucky (1994); Southern Company (United States) (2010); Purdue University West Lafayette (2011)

Faculty Researcher

25 h-index 103 pubs 2,307 cited

  • Politics
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Data Collection
  • Environment
  • Gender Identity
  • Public Opinion
  • Social Class
  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Affect
  • Judgment
  • China
  • Residence Characteristics
  • History, 21st Century
  • Environmental Policy

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Todd Shields' research focuses on public opinion, social identity, and policy preferences, particularly in relation to gun regulation and global health organizations. His work examines how various factors, including race and socioeconomic status, shape individuals' perspectives and trust in institutions like the World Health Organization (WHO), especially during public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Shields has investigated the role of heuristics and identity in forming these opinions, exploring how group affiliations and racialized politics influence attitudes towards policy issues.

His scholarly contributions include publications that reexamine regional distinctiveness through the lens of firearm policy and explore the intersection of identity and the politics of violence in shaping gun regulation preferences. Shields has a notable publication record, with 103 total publications and 2,295 citations, earning him recognition as a highly cited researcher. He actively collaborates with other academics, including A. Burcu Bayram at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom he shares one publication. Shields also maintains an active lab website, indicating ongoing research and engagement in his fields of study.

Metrics

  • h-index: 25
  • Publications: 103
  • Citations: 2,307

Selected Publications

  • Introduction to the symposium: A reexamination of southern distinctiveness through the lens of firearm policy (2021)
    Social Science Quarterly 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Identity and the racialized politics of violence in gun regulation policy preferences (2021)
    Social Science Quarterly 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Who Trusts the WHO? Heuristics and Americans’ Trust in the World Health Organization During the COVID‐19 Pandemic (2021)
    Social Science Quarterly 51 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Breaking Barriers: Pathways To Graduation For Underrepresented Talent (2020)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Long Southern Strategy (2019)
    97 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Erratum to: The Legacy of Second-Wave Feminism in American Politics (2018)
  • The Legacy of Second-Wave Feminism in American Politics (2017)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Introduction: Toward a New Understanding of Second-Wave Feminism (2017)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Fate of Obamacare: Racial Resentment, Ethnocentrism and Attitudes about Healthcare Reform (2014)
    Race and Social Problems 33 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Next Link in the Chain Reaction: Symbolic Racism and Obama's Religious Affiliation (2012)
    Social Science Quarterly 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Reverse Environmental Gender Gap in China: Evidence from “The China Survey”* (2011)
    Social Science Quarterly 44 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • What's the Matter with Arkansas? Symbolic Racism and 2008 Presidential Candidate Support (2010)
    Presidential Studies Quarterly 25 citations DOI OpenAlex

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