Assistant Professor
tolleren@central.uh.edu
Website: https://trentoll.github.io/
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Research Interests

• American Politics
• Political Psychology
• Racial Attitudes
• Survey Methodology

Biographical Summary

Trent Ollerenshaw is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Houston. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University in 2024 with specializations in political behavior and political methodology. His research primarily studies American public opinion and the psychology of political polarization. His methodological research advances survey design and analysis. His work has been published or is forthcoming in the Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Behavior, Political Science Research and Methods, and Research & Politics.

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, Duke University, 2024
• M.A., Political Science, Duke University, 2022
• B.A., Political Science, University of California – San Diego, 2018