Patrick A. Stewart Data-verified

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Professor

University of Arkansas

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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17 h-index 139 pubs 1,003 cited

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Patrick A. Stewart's research investigates the intersection of media, politics, and human psychology. His work examines how political figures' emotional expressions and communication styles influence public perception, particularly in the context of U.S. presidential campaigns and other political events. Stewart has explored the role of micro-expressions, facial displays, and laughter in perceptions of leadership effectiveness, using case studies such as Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan. He also studies the impact of televised debates and broadcast media visuals on audience outcomes. Additionally, his research extends to the psychological effects of computer games, including role-playing scenarios involving immigration. Stewart's scholarship includes work on psychophysiology and cognition in relation to political differences. With a career marked by 139 publications and 987 citations, his research network includes 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: 1,003

Selected Publications

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. &amp; 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)

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Audience Responses to Heroic Speeches (2023)

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Emotional response to U.K. political party leader facial displays of affiliation, reward, and ambiguity during Brexit (2023)

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Computer games, trust, and immediacy: Role-playing as immigrants in the South (2022)

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