Yamil R.

Velez
yamilvelez@gmail.com Doctoral Student Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY

EDUCATION

M.A., 2012, Political Science Stony Brook University Concentrations: American Politics, Political Psychology, and Quantitative Methods B.A., 2010, Political Science and Psychology Florida State University

INTERESTS ARTICLES

Geographic Context, Public Opinion, Political Psychology, and Quantitative Methods Newman, Benjamin, Yamil R. Velez, Todd Hartman, and Alexa Bankert. 2013. Are Citizens Receiving the Treatment? Assessing a Key Link in Contextual Theories of Public Opinion and Political Behavior. Political Psychology. Velez, Yamil R. and David Martin. 2013. Sandy the Rainmaker: The Electoral Impact of a Superstorm. PS: Political Science & Politics. Norpoth, Helmut, and Yamil R. Velez. 2012. Independent Leaners: Ideals, Myths, and Reality. The Forum 10(3).

UNDER REVIEW

Newman, Benjamin and Yamil R. Velez. 2012. Group Size vs. Change? Assessing Americans Perception of Local Immigration. Under Review. Johnston, Christopher, Newman, Benjamin, and Yamil R. Velez. 2012. Ethnic Change, Personality, and Polarization over Immigration in the American Public. Under Review.

WORKING PAPERS

Velez, Yamil R., Nicholas Seltzer, and Patrick Lown. On The Origins of Authoritarianism. Velez, Yamil R. Fight or Flight: An Agent-Based Model of Nativist Behavior. Velez, Yamil R., and Benjamin Newman. Nowhere to Run: Examining the Eects of Distal Ethnic Context on Immigration Attitudes. Newman, Benjamin and Yamil R. Velez. Gentrication and Social Trust Velez, Yamil R., Benjamin Newman, and Todd Hartman. Humanitarianism and Economic Voting.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

American Political Science Association, 2012 Velez, Yamil R., and Joshua Johnson. The Politics of Border Security. Velez, Yamil R., and Michael Bednarczuk. Tweeting the Election.

Midwest Political Science Association, 2012 Velez, Yamil R., and Howard Lavine. Examining the Relationship Between Proximal and Distal Context. Velez, Yamil R., and Milton Lodge. Anti-Authoritarianism and Threat. Southern Political Science Association, 2011 Velez, Yamil R., and Raynee Gutting. Anti-Authoritarianism and Threat. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant POL601 & POL602 Led a recitation on mathematical statistics and regression analysis. Reviewed concepts discussed during the main class and helped acquaint students with R and Stata.