Email: barre786@umn.

edu
Caitlyn N. Barrett Website: z.umn.edu/caitlynbarrett
Twitter: @caitynbarrett

Education
Ph.D. Student in Political Science, University of Minnesota, Anticipated Spring 2028
B.A. Political Science and Psychology summa cum laude with high distinction
University of Minnesota, Spring 2023

Publications
Couch, Donal, Nichole Jacquez, Hope Werstler, Caitlyn Barrett, Jenna Duncan, Rianna Knoll, Aryana
Becchetti. 2023. “The River at our Doorstep: Student Projects Tell Stories of the Mississippi River.”
Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place & Community, no. 24. https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.10494.

Research Experience
University of Minnesota, Graduate School Diversity Office Summer Institute
2023 Summer Research Institute, Mentored by Prof. Christopher Federico

University of Minnesota, Political Science & Honors Program

Original research project fulfilling honors thesis requirements using linear and mixed models in R
examining how benefits acts as a moderator between authoritarianism and economic redistribution
preferences.
Committee: Prof. Christopher Federico, Prof. Jane Sumner, and Prof. Eugene Borgida

University of Minnesota, Political Science & McNair Scholars Program

Research Assistant for Prof. Paul Goren
Conducted literature review, data analysis using correlation and confirmatory factor analysis in R,
completed paper and poster presentation on values research in psychology and political science.

University of Minnesota, Political Science, Center for Political Psychology

Research Assistant for Prof. Christopher Federico
Collaborated on study and interpreted statistical results performed in R and read relevant literature
studying authoritarianism and religiosity.

Presentations
Midwest Political Science Association Undergraduate Poster Session in Political Psychology, April 2023

University of Minnesota TRIO McNair Scholars Poster Symposium (Virtual), August 2022
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Working Papers
Lê A.J., Sumner, J.L., Barrett, C.N., Federico, C. State Attachment Theory [Manuscript in preparation].
Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Barrett, C.N., Federico, C., Golec de Zavala, A., Baran T. The Relationship Between Authoritarianism
and Religiosity: A Longitudinal Analysis [Manuscript being revised]. Department of Political Science,
University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Goren, P., Kurtz, E., Barrett, C.N. Measure and Mismeasure of Values. [Manuscript under revision].
Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Teaching
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Political Science
POL 3786: Media and Politics
Teaching Assistant for Prof. Benjamin Toff, Fall 2023
Guest Lectured, Public Opinion Session

University of Minnesota Twin Cities Psychology

PSY 3001W: Introduction to Research Methods
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Penny Nichol, Spring 2023

University of Minnesota Twin Cities Psychology

PSY 3201: Introduction to Social Psychology
Teaching Assistant for Ian O’Dowd, Spring 2023

University of Minnesota Twin Cities Political Science

POL 1001: Analyzing American Democracy in a Changing World
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Timothy Collins, Fall 2022

Honors and Awards

Graduate
Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE) Fellowship, 2023 – 2024
Undergraduate
McNair Scholar, Summer 2022
Honors Student, 2021 – 2023
Dean’s List, 6 semesters
Wallin Scholarship Recipient, 2019 – 2023
H & H Blodgett Scholarship, Spring 2023
Anderson Family Scholarship Recipient, 2019 – 2020
Edelstein Family Scholarship Recipient, 2019 – 2020
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Software and Programming Proficiencies

R, GitHub, LATEX, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, Qualtrics, REDCap, SPSS, Canvas Instructor

Formal Research and Methodological Training

POL 3994 – Distinguished Undergraduate Research Program, Spring and Fall 2021

PSY 3081 – Introduction to Psychological Data Analysis, Fall 2020

PSY 3001W – Introduction to Research Methods, Spring 2021
PSY 4960 – Seminar (Advanced Topics in Quantitative Methods – R Programming), Fall 2021

STAT 3032 – Regression and Correlated Data, Spring 2022

POL 8106 – Quantitative Political Science I, Fall 2022
POL 8120 – Methods Core, Empirical Research Design, Fall 2023

Languages
English (fluent), American Sign Language (proficient)
Last updated: November 16, 2023