A political psychologist, Cindy Kam brings a psychological lens to unravel the factors that influence what people think about politics (if they think about it all) and what motivates them to participate in political life (or watch from the sidelines). Her research argues that what happens in people's everyday lives often is inextricably shaped by and interwoven with politics. She received her PhD in political science from the University of Michigan and currently holds the William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University.
