Staff profile

Chapter in book

• "The psychology of authoritarianism and support for illiberal policies and parties”, In Routledge Handbook of Illiberalism
  
  Feldman, S., Mérola, V., & Dollman, J. (2021). "The psychology of authoritarianism and support for illiberal policies and parties”, In Routledge Handbook of Illiberalism (pp. 635-654). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367260569
• "How Bad is the Fake News Problem? The role of baseline information in public perceptions" In The Psychology of Fake News: Accepting, Sharing, and Correcting Misinformation
  
  Lyons, B. A., Mérola, V., & Reifler, J. (2020). "How Bad is the Fake News Problem? The role of baseline information in public perceptions" In The Psychology of Fake News: Accepting, Sharing, and Correcting Misinformation (pp. 11-26). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429295379

Journal Article

• Wishful thinking in response to events: Evidence from the 2021 German federal election
  
  Barnfield, M., Phillips, J., Stoeckel, F., Mérola, V., Stöckli, S., Lyons, B., Thompson, J., Szewach, P., & Reifler, J. (2025). Wishful thinking in response to events: Evidence from the 2021 German federal election. Electoral Studies, 95, Article 102940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102940
• The Effects of Forecasts on the Accuracy and Precision of Expectations
  
  Barnfield, M., Phillips, J., Stoeckel, F., Lyons, B., Szewach, P., Thompson, J., Stöckli, S., Mérola, V., & Reifler, J. (2025). The Effects of Forecasts on the Accuracy and Precision of Expectations. Public Opinion Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfaf003
• Public perceptions and misperceptions of political authority in the European Union
  
  Stoeckel, F., Mérola, V., Thompson, J., Lyons, B., & Reifler, J. (2024). Public perceptions and misperceptions of political authority in the European Union. European Union Politics, 25(1), 42-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/14651165231193833
• When experts matter: Variations in consensus messaging for vaccine and genetically modified organism safety
  
  Lyons, B. A., Mérola, V., Reifler, J., Spälti, A. K., Stedtnitz, C., & Stoeckel, F. (2024). When experts matter: Variations in consensus messaging for vaccine and genetically modified organism safety. Public Understanding of Science, 33(2), 210-226. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625231188594
• Partisanship and anti-elite worldviews as correlates of science and health beliefs in the multi-party system of Spain
  
  Spälti, A. K., Lyons, B., Stoeckel, F., Stöckli, S., Szewach, P., Mérola, V., Stednitz, C., López González, P., & Reifler, J. (2023). Partisanship and anti-elite worldviews as correlates of science and health beliefs in the multi-party system of Spain. Public Understanding of Science, 32(6), 761-780. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625231154131
• Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany
  
  Stoeckel, F., Thompson, J., Szewach, P., Stöckli, S., Barnfield, M., Phillips, J. B., Lyons, B., Mérola, V., & Reifler, J. (2023). Correlates of support for international vaccine solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional survey evidence from Germany. PLOS ONE, 18(6), Article e0287257. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287257
• Vaccine attributes and vaccine uptake in Hungary: evidence from a conjoint experiment
  
  Thompson, J., Stöckli, S., Spälti, A. K., Phillips, J., Stoeckel, F., Barnfield, M., Lyons, B., Mérola, V., Szewach, P., & Reifler, J. (2023). Vaccine attributes and vaccine uptake in Hungary: evidence from a conjoint experiment. European Journal of Public Health, 33(3), 476-481. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad043
• The impact of real world information shocks on political attitudes: Evidence from the Panama Papers disclosures
  
  Helgason, A. F., & Mérola, V. (2022). The impact of real world information shocks on political attitudes: Evidence from the Panama Papers disclosures. Research & Politics, 9(4), Article 205316802211360. https://doi.org/10.1177/20531680221136089
• Which vaccine attributes foster vaccine uptake? A cross-country conjoint experiment
  
  Stöckli, S., Spälti, A. K., Phillips, J., Stoeckel, F., Barnfield, M., Thompson, J., Lyons, B., Mérola, V., Szewach, P., & Reifler, J. (2022). Which vaccine attributes foster vaccine uptake? A cross-country conjoint experiment. PLOS ONE, 17(5), e0266003. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266003
• Stamping the vaccine passport? Public support for lifting COVID-19 related restrictions for vaccinated citizens in France, Germany, and Sweden
  
  Stoeckel, F., Stöckli, S., Phillips, J., Lyons, B., Mérola, V., Barnfield, M., Szewach, P., Thompson, J., & Reifler, J. (2022). Stamping the vaccine passport? Public support for lifting COVID-19 related restrictions for vaccinated citizens in France, Germany, and Sweden. Vaccine, 40(38). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.08.009
• When Poor Students Attend Rich Schools: Do Affluent Social Environments Increase or Decrease Participation?
  
  Mendelberg, T., Mérola, V., Raychaudhuri, T., & Thal, A. (2021). When Poor Students Attend Rich Schools: Do Affluent Social Environments Increase or Decrease Participation?. Perspectives on Politics, 19(3), 807-823. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1537592720000699
• Partisanship and public opinion of COVID-19: does emphasizing Trump and his administration’s response to the pandemic affect public opinion about the coronavirus?
  
  Spälti, A. K., Lyons, B., Mérola, V., Reifler, J., Stedtnitz, C., Stoeckel, F., & Szewach, P. (2021). Partisanship and public opinion of COVID-19: does emphasizing Trump and his administration’s response to the pandemic affect public opinion about the coronavirus?. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 31(sup1), 145-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2021.1924749
• How Politics Shape Views Toward Fact-Checking: Evidence from Six European Countries
  
  Lyons, B., Mérola, V., Reifler, J., & Stoeckel, F. (2020). How Politics Shape Views Toward Fact-Checking: Evidence from Six European Countries. International Journal of Press Politics, 25(3), 469-492. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161220921732
• Shifting medical guidelines: Compliance and spillover effects for revised antibiotic recommendations
  
  Lyons, B. A., Merola, V., & Reifler, J. (2020). Shifting medical guidelines: Compliance and spillover effects for revised antibiotic recommendations. Social Science & Medicine, 255, 112943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112943
• Not Just Asking Questions: Effects of Implicit and Explicit Conspiracy Information About Vaccines and Genetic Modification
  
  Lyons, B., Merola, V., & Reifler, J. (2019). Not Just Asking Questions: Effects of Implicit and Explicit Conspiracy Information About Vaccines and Genetic Modification. Health Communication, 34(14), 1741-1750. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2018.1530526
• Employment Insecurity, Incumbent Partisanship, and Voting Behavior in Comparative Perspective
  
  Helgason, A. F., & Mérola, V. (2017). Employment Insecurity, Incumbent Partisanship, and Voting Behavior in Comparative Perspective. Comparative Political Studies, 50(11), 1489-1523. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414016679176
• Are We in the Same Boat or Not? The Opposite Effects of Absolute and Relative Income Shifts on Redistributive Preferences
  
  Mérola, V., & Helgason, A. F. (2016). Are We in the Same Boat or Not? The Opposite Effects of Absolute and Relative Income Shifts on Redistributive Preferences. Journal of Politics, 78(4), 1107-1123. https://doi.org/10.1086/686254
• Numeracy and the Persuasive Effect of Policy Information and Party Cues
  
  Mérola, V., & Hitt, M. P. (2016). Numeracy and the Persuasive Effect of Policy Information and Party Cues. Public Opinion Quarterly, 80(2), 554-562. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfv051