Introduction to Political Psychology

Beth Dietz-Uhler is Professor of Psychology at Miami University. Her research interests include intragroup and intergroup behavior, reactions to threats to social identity, sport fans and spectators, and computer-mediated communication.

Elena Mastors is currently the Program Director for Intelligence and National Security Studies at APUS. Previous to this she was an Associate Professor of National Security at the Naval War College. She also held various senior intelligence and policy positions in the Defense Department. She received her Ph.D. in political science from Washington State University. Her research interests are focused on understanding leaders and group dynamics as it pertains to armed groups. She is the author of the Lesser Jihad: Recruits and the al-Qaida Network and Introduction to Political Psychology.