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Last published 2026
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Austin D. Eubanks

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Bechtel (United States) (2023)

Faculty Researcher

7 h-index 24 pubs 119 cited

  • Humans
  • Racial Groups
  • Racism
  • Politics
  • Television
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Male
  • Knowledge
  • Young Adult

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Austin D. Eubanks' research investigates the intersection of cognitive processes, media consumption, and societal dynamics. His work explores how psychological mechanisms, such as pragmatic future-mindedness and cognitive dissonance, influence individual outcomes and societal trends like polarization. Eubanks has published on the impact of visual media on televised debate viewing and examines the relationship between racial knowledge and opposition to Critical Race Theory. His scholarship also includes replications of established psychological studies, such as those examining pathogen avoidance and intergroup categorization.

Eubanks' research metrics include an h-index of 7, with 24 total publications and 116 citations. He has collaborated on multiple publications with Patrick A. Stewart and others at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His recent activity indicates ongoing engagement in scholarly work, with publications extending into 2026.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 24
  • Citations: 119

Selected Publications

  • The Political Functions of Smiles by Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump During the 2024 Presidential Debate (2026)
    American Behavioral Scientist DOI OpenAlex
  • Follower Expectations Regarding the Functions of Smiles During the 2024 Presidential Election Reflect Political Identity (2026)
    American Behavioral Scientist DOI OpenAlex
  • Racial Knowledge and the Tenets of Critical Race Theory: Is Opposition to CRT Due to Ignorance? (2025)
    Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Audience Responses to Heroic Speeches (2024)
  • Visual overload: The influence of broadcast social media visuals on televised debate viewing outcomes (2023)
    Journal of Visual Political Communication 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Audience Responses to Heroic Speeches (2023)
  • Visual Priming and Framing During the 2020 Democratic Presidential Debates: Electoral Status Predicts Favorable Camera Treatment (2020)
    The International Journal of Press/Politics 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Outcome-based dissonance and Morton's Fork: Evaluative consequences of unfavorable alternatives in the 2016 U.S. presidential election (2019)
    Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Visual priming and framing of the 2016 GOP and Democratic Party presidential primary debates (2019)
    Politics and the Life Sciences 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Facing Your Competition: Findings from the 2016 Presidential Election (2018)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Candidate Performance and Observable Audience Response: Laughter and Applause–Cheering During the First 2016 Clinton–Trump Presidential Debate (2018)
    Frontiers in Psychology 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Visual Presentation Style 2: Influences on Perceptions of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Based on Visual Presentation Style During the Third 2016 Presidential Debate (2017)
    American Behavioral Scientist 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Visual Presentation Style 1: A Test of Visual Presentation Styles and Candidate Evaluation During the First 2016 Presidential Debate (2017)
    American Behavioral Scientist 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • “Please Clap”: Applause, Laughter, and Booing during the 2016 GOP Presidential Primary Debates (2016)
    PS Political Science & Politics 14 citations DOI OpenAlex

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