[Poscgrad] Lunch with Visiting Speaker Prof. Ou (11/2)

Catherine Wells catherine.wells at email.ucr.edu
Thu Oct 22 09:02:27 PDT 2026


Dear Graduate Students,

The Department of Political Science will be hosting Professor Kai Ou (Florida
State University), on *Monday, November 2nd*.

We are looking for *up to thee graduate students* to have lunch with Prof.
Ou at the Stable after the talk. This is a fantastic networking
opportunity, especially for those of you interested in political behavior,
quantitative methods, and political economy. Please read more about his
research below, and *respond to this email to signal your interest*.

Professor Ou’s research examines political inequality, power, gender, race,
and voting behavior. He uses theoretical models and experiments to uncover
the mechanisms behind political and economic behavior, and to identify the
causal relationships among them. His work has appeared in top outlets,
including *The Journal of Politics*, *Political Behavior*, *Political
Science Research and Methods*, and the *European Economic Review*. His
recent articles address how competition for political power affects
participation, how racial and partisan social information shapes campaign
giving, and how knowledge of other voters shapes the quality of democratic
choice. Learn more about his research HERE <https://kaiou-web.github.io/>.

Professor Ou will be presenting his project, "Informed Empowerment". The
talk will take place from 12:10 PM–1:30 PM in INTS 1113. Lunch will
directly follow at 1:30pm.

Finally, please see the *attached paper* and flier for additional details
about the talk.

Thank you,

Catherine Wells
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