Current Research
I study the challenges and possibilities of democracy. My research sits at the intersection of racial inequality, political psychology, and voting behavior. I study how members of historically marginalized groups, shaped by race, class, and gender, develop the psychological and social resources needed to participate, protest,and shape political engagement.
Publications
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Black Women: Keepers of the Democratic Party, Democratic Process and Democracy”
“Black Women: Keepers of the Democratic Party, Democratic Process and Democracy” Politics and Gender DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X23000417
Featured in Virtual Issue 14 - Black Women in American Politics
Featured in Virtual Issue 16 - 20th Anniversary Editors’ Choice Collection
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Sacred For Whom? Race, Ideology, and Reactions to January 6
Sacred For Whom? Race, Ideology, and Reactions to January 6” Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics
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Intersectionality, Depression, and Voter Turnout.
Christopher Ojeda and Christine M. Slaughter. Intersectionality, Depression, and Voter Turnout.Journal Health Politics Policy Law 1 June 2019; 44 (3): 479–504. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-7367036
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Black Women's Optimism, Resilience, and Political Engagement in Times of Crisis''
Slaughter, Christine. “Black Women's Optimism, Resilience, and Political Engagement in Times of Crisis'' 2021 -2022. PHILLIS: The Journal for Research on African American Women.
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Pay to Play? How Reducing APSA Division Fees Increases Graduate Student Participation.'
Fairbanks, Bailey R., Fabian G. Neuner, Isabel M. Perara, and Christine M. Slaughter (2021).''Pay to Play? How Reducing APSA Division Fees Increases Graduate Student Participation.'' PS: Political Science & Politics, 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10/gj4n43
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Not all Emotions Are the Same
Not all Emotions Are the Same: Intersectional analysis of women’s political action based on emotive responses 2025 European Journal of Politics and Gender
• Best Paper on Intersectionality Presented at the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting, Women and Gender Politics Section
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Black Agency and Black Political Attitudes: Examining Major Questions with Contemporary Data
Black Agency and Black Political Attitudes: Examining Major Questions with Contemporary Data Politics Groups and Identities 2025
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Intergenerational Poverty and African American Voters 2004-2016
Intergenerational Poverty and African American Voters 2004-2016 National Review of Black Politics Forthcoming
Additional Publications
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Slaughter, Christine M. “African American Racial Resilience and Political Engagement during the Covid-19 Pandemic” in New Directions in Black Political Psychology. Forthcoming
“Black Women Are Supreme: An Empirical Examination of Black Women’s Evaluations of Ketanji Brown Jackson.” in New Directions in Black Political Psychology. Forthcoming
Slaughter, Christine M., and Nadia E. Brown. “Intersectionality and Political Participation" in The Oxford Handbook of Political Participation. Maria Grasso and Marco Guigni (editors). New York: Oxford University Press. Pages 725–743
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Juneteenth is a celebration of Black resiliency and joy Good Authority (w/ Nadia Brown) June 19, 2025
Black women felt energized in 2024 - and frustrated Good Authority (w/ Nadia Brown) November 27, 2024
More than a feeling: Women's anger and Non-electoral participation (w/ Nadia Brown) Gender on the Ballot October 30, 2024
More than Homecoming: Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities Have Long Advocated for Voting Rights Diverse Issues in Higher Education October 24, 2024
How optimism and championing policies that matter to Black voters can help Kamala Harris win in November} London School of Economics, American Politics Blog October 8, 2024
The Divine Nine and Black voter support for Kamala Harris (w/ Nadia Brown and Michael Strawbridge) Good Authority August 5, 2024
Kamala Harris’ historic nomination could mobilize Black women voters} (w/ Nadia Brown) Good Authority July 30, 2024
Voter suppression tops Black women’s concerns about democracy (w/ Nadia Brown) Good Authority May 24, 2024
How Black women get their political news matters for this election’ (w/ Camille Burge-Hicks and Nadia Brown), Good Authority, February 28, 2024
’How Black women will be especially affected by the loss of Roe’ (w/ Chelsea Jones) The Monkey Cage, Washington Post June 25, 2022.tion text goes here
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Slaughter, Christine M. 2025 “Lessons Learned from Black Women’s Resilience and the 2024
Election” 21 (2): 361–68. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X25100068.
Slaughter, Christine, Camille Burge-Hicks, and Nadia Brown. 2025. “Black Women Are Supreme: An Empirical Examination of BlackWomen’s Evaluations of Ketanji Brown Jackson.”
Slaughter, Christine M., Kennia Coronado, Nadia E. Brown “Feminism”Elgar Handbook of Political Sociology. (2023) Eds. Maria Grasso and Marco Guini.
Slaughter, Christine M. (2023). BOOK REVIEW: SisterStyle: The Politics of Appearance for Black Women Political Elites. By Nadia E.Brown and Danielle Casarez Lemi. New York:Oxford University Press, 2021. 234 pp. 99.00(cloth) ,27.95(paper). Politics&Gender,1 -3.
Slaughter, Christine M. “TheBlackPress.” (2024) In Angela Jones, Ed., African American Activism and Political Engagement: An Encyclopedia of Empowerment. Bloomsbury: New York
Johnson,April, Powell, Sierra, Ojeda, Christopher, and ChristineSlaughter (2020)“ Health, Disability, and Political Behavior: A Report on the Validity of the Health Measures on the 2019 American National Election Study (ANES) Pilot Study”
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The Politics of Resilience In Preparation for Resubmission
Motivating Participation: Encouraging Minority Voters to Overcome the Costs of Voting (w/ Joseph Loffredo and Alexander Flores) Preanalysis Plan
There Goes the Neighborhood: Gentrification, Political Attitudes, and Political Behavior in Black Neighborhoods (w/ Alexandria Davis)
No Money, Mo Problems: Millennials, The Racial Wealth Gap, and Voter Turnout
Contextual or Generational: How Poverty Shapes African American Voting Behavior
2019 Best Poster on Social Inequality, APSA Class & Inequality Section
