Biography

Dr. Bayes's research and teaching interests center on the political behavior and political psychology of everyday Americans, and particularly, how they process scientific information in order to form opinions about science-related policy issues. Her scholarly work has been published in a number of academic journals, including Political Psychology, Environmental Communication, Thinking & Reasoning, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. She is affiliated with the Catalysts for Sustainability program at Rowan and is also a research consultant for The Climate Advocacy Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University.