Nicholas Valentino is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Political Science and Research Associate Professor at the Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

Professor Valentino teaches courses in political psychology, communication, public opinion, political socialization, media and group identity, and experimental methods. His research focuses on the impact of mass media during political campaigns on mass attitudes and political behavior. In particular, he has focused on the political psychology of racial cues in television news and political advertising on political decision-making.

He is currently working on a project funded by the National Science Foundation exploring the impact of mass media cues on political behavior on the Internet. He is also working on a new research initiative to incorporate theories of emotion into our understanding of the role of racial and other group priming strategies during campaigns.

His main goal for ISPP would be to maintain the intellectually vibrant and diverse community of scholars involved in the society by continuing to channel energy into graduate student and junior faculty initiatives.