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Patrick Alan Stewart
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Professor
Also affiliated: Northern Illinois University (1994–1998); Aston University (2018–2024); Yale University (2019); The Ohio State University (1998)
17 h-index
139 pubs
1,022 cited
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Patrick Alan Stewart, Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, has published widely on topics related to political science, leadership, and behavioral studies. His research frequently examines the influence of media, particularly television, on public perception of political figures and events. Stewart has investigated how facial expressions, humor, and emotional displays in political speeches and televised appearances affect audience responses and candidate evaluations. His work has explored the impact of specific events, such as 9/11, on national sentiment and the role of emotions like disgust in shaping political attitudes.
Stewart's scholarly contributions include studies on presidential speechmaking, the analysis of leader displays, and the psychological effects of political messaging. He has also co-authored work on experimental methods in public management research. With an h-index of 17 and over 1,000 citations across 140 publications, his research network includes several collaborators from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as Austin D. Eubanks and Jeffrey K. Mullins.
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- h-index: 17
- Publications: 139
- Citations: 1,022
Positions
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Professor 2021–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Political Science ORCID
Selected Publications
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Facing Farage: using the componential processing model of emotion to understand cross-national response to manipulated video of Nigel Farage (2026)
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The Political Functions of Smiles by Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump During the 2024 Presidential Debate (2026)
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Follower Expectations Regarding the Functions of Smiles During the 2024 Presidential Election Reflect Political Identity (2026)
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Content is King, Affect is Queen: An Affective Model of Social Media Content Propagation (2026)
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Coalitional Utility of Formidable Men as a Function of Perceived Humor Styles (2025)
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Narratives in the nascent policy subsystem of AI biometrics (2025)
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Unleashing the Power of Biologics: Exploring the Governance and Regulation of Membrane-Based Virus Purification (MVP) Technologies (2025)
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What the facial expressions of Tim Walz and JD Vance said about their nerves, embarrassment and pride (2024)
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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer should emulate Boris Johnson’s distinctive smile – here’s the research that shows why (2024)
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Audience Responses to Heroic Speeches (2024)
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Doctored Politics: Using the Componential Processing Model of emotion to understand U.K. & U.S. responses to videos of Nigel Farage. (2024)
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The influence of President Trump’s micro-expressions during his COVID-19 national address on viewers’ emotional response (2024)
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Winners and losers: Emotional shifts across elections are conveyed by a politician’s smile (2024)
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Laughter and effective presidential leadership: A case study of Ronald Reagan as the ‘great communicator’ (2024)
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Visual overload: The influence of broadcast social media visuals on televised debate viewing outcomes (2023)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Carl Senior
Aston University (GB)
16 shared publications
- The Effect of Trait and State Disgust on Fear of God and Sin
- Honeymoon or hangover? How election outcomes produce emotional shifts to winning candidate smiles
- Smiles of Affiliation and Dominance when competing for Leadership: The effect of gender in the 2016 US Presidential Debates
- Laughter and effective presidential leadership: A case study of Ronald Reagan as the ‘great communicator’
- Performance, Politics and Boris Johnson's Brexit
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
Austin D. Eubanks
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
13 shared publications
In database
- Visual Presentation Style 2: Influences on Perceptions of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Based on Visual Presentation Style During the Third 2016 Presidential Debate
- Visual Presentation Style 1: A Test of Visual Presentation Styles and Candidate Evaluation During the First 2016 Presidential Debate
- “Please Clap”: Applause, Laughter, and Booing during the 2016 GOP Presidential Primary Debates
- Candidate Performance and Observable Audience Response: Laughter and Applause–Cheering During the First 2016 Clinton–Trump Presidential Debate
- Visual priming and framing of the 2016 GOP and Democratic Party presidential primary debates
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Scott Limbocker
Vanderbilt University (US)
12 shared publications
- The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections
- The Political Geography of Campaign Finance: Contributions to 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Redefining the Third Face of Parties: Multiple Donor Networks in the Invisible Primary Stage of Presidential Nomination Campaigns, 2003-2011
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Andrew Dowdle
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
12 shared publications
- The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections
- The Political Geography of Campaign Finance: Contributions to 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Redefining the Third Face of Parties: Multiple Donor Networks in the Invisible Primary Stage of Presidential Nomination Campaigns, 2003-2011
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Karen Sebold
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
12 shared publications
In database
- The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections
- The Political Geography of Campaign Finance: Contributions to 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Redefining the Third Face of Parties: Multiple Donor Networks in the Invisible Primary Stage of Presidential Nomination Campaigns, 2003-2011
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Erik P. Bucy
Texas Tech University (US)
12 shared publications
- Strengthening bonds and connecting with followers
- The Personalization of Campaigns: Nonverbal Cues in Presidential Debates
- Candidate Performance and Observable Audience Response: Laughter and Applause–Cheering During the First 2016 Clinton–Trump Presidential Debate
- Honeymoon or hangover? How election outcomes produce emotional shifts to winning candidate smiles
- Performance, Politics and Boris Johnson's Brexit
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Song Yang
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
11 shared publications
- The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Party cohesion in presidential races
- Redefining the Third Face of Parties: Multiple Donor Networks in the Invisible Primary Stage of Presidential Nomination Campaigns, 2003-2011
- Why Contested Primaries May Not Be Divisive Primaries
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Reagan G. Dye
George Washington University (US)
5 shared publications
- Visual Presentation Style 2: Influences on Perceptions of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Based on Visual Presentation Style During the Third 2016 Presidential Debate
- Visual Presentation Style 1: A Test of Visual Presentation Styles and Candidate Evaluation During the First 2016 Presidential Debate
- Candidate Performance and Observable Audience Response: Laughter and Applause–Cheering During the First 2016 Clinton–Trump Presidential Debate
- Laughter and effective presidential leadership: A case study of Ronald Reagan as the ‘great communicator’
- Laughter and effective presidential leadership: A case study of Ronald Reagan as the ‘great communicator'
Marc Méhu
University of Geneva (CH)
4 shared publications
- Taking leaders at face value: Ethology and the analysis of televised leader displays
- Strengthening bonds and connecting with followers
- Sex and Leadership: Interpreting Competitive and Affiliative Facial Displays Based on Workplace Status
- Smiles by the 2012 Republican Candidates for President
Thomas G. Adams
Aston University (GB)
4 shared publications
- Disgust and the Politics of Sex: Exposure to a Disgusting Odorant Increases Politically Conservative Views on Sex and Decreases Support for Gay Marriage
- The Effect of Trait and State Disgust on Fear of God and Sin
- Does Predisposition Toward Disgust Affect Emotional Response to Political Leaders? Evidence from the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
- Godliness is next to cleanliness but sex is sinful: The roles of disgust in religious scrupulosity
Elena Svetieva
University of Colorado Colorado Springs (US)
4 shared publications
- Micro-Expressions of Fear During the 2016 Presidential Campaign Trail: Their Influence on Trait Perceptions of Donald Trump
- Facing Your Competition: Findings from the 2016 Presidential Election
- Micro-Expressions of Fear and Loathing on the 2016 Presidential Campaign Trail: How Brief Expressions of Fear Influence Trait Perceptions of Donald Trump
- The influence of President Trump’s micro-expressions during his COVID-19 national address on viewers’ emotional response
Robert H. Wicks
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Visual Presentation Style 2: Influences on Perceptions of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Based on Visual Presentation Style During the Third 2016 Presidential Debate
- Visual Presentation Style 1: A Test of Visual Presentation Styles and Candidate Evaluation During the First 2016 Presidential Debate
- Candidate Performance and Observable Audience Response: Laughter and Applause–Cheering During the First 2016 Clinton–Trump Presidential Debate
- Outcome-based dissonance and Morton's Fork: Evaluative consequences of unfavorable alternatives in the 2016 U.S. presidential election
Scott Eidelman
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Visual Presentation Style 2: Influences on Perceptions of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Based on Visual Presentation Style During the Third 2016 Presidential Debate
- Visual Presentation Style 1: A Test of Visual Presentation Styles and Candidate Evaluation During the First 2016 Presidential Debate
- Candidate Performance and Observable Audience Response: Laughter and Applause–Cheering During the First 2016 Clinton–Trump Presidential Debate
- Outcome-based dissonance and Morton's Fork: Evaluative consequences of unfavorable alternatives in the 2016 U.S. presidential election
Jeffrey K. Mullins
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
4 shared publications
In database
- Facing Forward: Policy for Automated Facial Expression Analysis
- The influence of President Trump’s micro-expressions during his COVID-19 national address on viewers’ emotional response
- Narratives in the nascent policy subsystem of AI biometrics
- Content is King, Affect is Queen: An Affective Model of Social Media Content Propagation
Jason Miller
University of Kansas (US)
3 shared publications
- “Please Clap”: Applause, Laughter, and Booing during the 2016 GOP Presidential Primary Debates
- Visual priming and framing of the 2016 GOP and Democratic Party presidential primary debates
- Facing Your Competition: Findings from the 2016 Presidential Election
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