Director: Dr. Richard R. Lau
Associate Director: Dr. Katherine T. McCabe
The mission of the Research in Political Psychology Laboratory (RIPPL) is to promote experimental research in Political Science and other disciplines, and in particular to advance scholarly understanding of decision-making and voting behavior. To accomplish this goal RIPPL maintains a borderless research laboratory, exposing future researchers to a digital first global research collective. RIPPL further equips researchers by offering in person workshops during the semester.
Fall 2026 Omnibus Survey Applications Due September 15.
Thanks to the generosity of the Clyde Mitchell award, RIPPL will fund two omnibus surveys for the current academic year. Current Rutgers Political Science PhD students interested in the Fall 2026 omnibus, please email both Dr. Lau & Dr. McCabe, a 1–2-page (max) proposal describing the research idea and hypotheses, by September 15. When sending, please put "RIPPL omnibus" in the subject line of your proposal. RIPPL prioritizes proposals inversely according to how often you have been on the RIPPL omnibus.