Paul Brewer

Professor

126 Johnston Hall
(414) 229-5376
prbrewer@uwm.edu
Vita (pdf-64kb)

Degrees:
Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
M.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel-Hill
B.A., University of Kentucky

Research Interests:
Political communication, public opinion, political psychology.

Teaching Areas:
Media and Politics, Media and Public Opinion, Media Effects.

Selected Publications:
Brewer, Paul R. and Barbara L. Ley. “Media Use and Public Perceptions of DNA Evidence.” Science Communication (forthcoming).

Brewer, Paul R. and Kimberly Gross. “Studying the Effects of Issue Framing on Public Opinion about Policy Issues: Does What We See Depend on How We Look?” Chapter in Doing News Framing Analysis: Empirical, Theoretical, and Normative Perspectives (Paul D’Angelo and Jim A. Kuypers, editors). New York: Routledge (forthcoming).

Brewer, Paul R. 2008. Value War: Public Opinion and the Politics of Gay Rights (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield).

Gross, Kimberly, Paul R. Brewer, and Sean Aday. 2008. “Confidence in Government and Emotional Responses to Terrorism after September 11, 2001.” American Politics Research 37(1):107-128.

Pease, Andrew and Paul R. Brewer. 2008. “The Oprah Factor: The Effects of a Celebrity Endorsement in a Presidential Primary Campaign.” International Journal of Press/Politics 13(4):386-400.

Cao, Xiaoxia and Paul R. Brewer. 2008. “Political Comedy Shows and Public Participation in Politics.” International Journal of Public Opinion Research 20(1):90-99.