Dr. Richard J. Burke
Elliott Assistant Professor of Politics
Politics Department
Gilmer Hall, G03F
Phone:
(434) 223-6246
Email:
rburke@hsc.edu
B.A., Fairfield University, 2017;
M.A., University of Virginia, 2019;
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2022.
Research interests: American politics, public opinion, political psychology, political communication, state and local politics, political representation.
Potential topics: When do people use self-interest to make political decisions? What factors decrease the importance of political partisanship for political attitudes and decisions? How does media/political communication influence political attitudes? What factors influence the issues that state and local politicians/governments prioritize?