Mona Kleinberg is a public opinion scholar who researches the effects of political communication from the perspective of a political psychologist,  considering the role of human psychology (i.e., limited cognition, social group identity, racial attitudes) in media use and public opinion. The outcome she is most interested in is democratic competence, commonly conceptualized as political knowledge, but also cares deeply about a range of other outcomes related to democratic politics.

Kleinberg received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, where she majored in communication. After several years working in public relations, she went back to school and received her PhD in Political Science in 2014 from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Her dissertation was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Prof. Kleinberg has published in the Journal of Communication, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Behavior, The International Journal of Press and Politics, and other peer-reviewed journals.

Subfields
American Politics

Academic Interests
Political Communication | Technology and Politics | Public Opinion | Race & Ethnicity | Gender

Research Methods
Experiments | Surveys | Interviews

Geographic Regions of Study
United States | Myanmar

American Politics & Government (PSCI 100) | The Internet, Technology and Politics (201) | Political Psychology (PSCI 202) | Politics of Crime (PSCI 283)