Principal Investigator

Jaime Settle

Professor Settle is an Associate Professor of Government at the College of William & Mary. In June 2012, she received her PhD from the University of California, San Diego. She is a scholar of American political behavior, interested in understanding the way that the American public experiences politics on a day-to-day basis. More specifically, her research focuses on how political interactions—in both face-to-face and online contexts—affect the way individuals perceive conflict in their environment, evaluate other people, and engage within the political system. She uses the core methodological tools employed in our discipline, but she is also interested in integrating tools from other disciplines—such as behavior genetics and psychophysiology—to inform our approach in understanding key questions within political science.

Lab Members

Caroline Callahan

Caroline (’25) is double majoring in Government and Economics. Since joining the lab in 2022, she’s conducted research for Professor Settle’s Advances in Political Psychology literature review and the US DEED project. Her research interests include social capital, political participation, and political communication during election cycles. Caroline has also completed independent research through both the Monroe Scholar and McGlennon Scholar programs. Outside of the lab, she is a member of Smart Woman Securities and enjoys playing tennis.

Zoe Cummings

Zoe (’25) is majoring in data science and minoring in math. She joined the lab in 2023 and she is working on the Podcast Project.

Sofia DeChiara

Sofia DeChiara (’25) is studying Finance with a minor in Religious Studies. Since joining the SNaPP Lab in Fall 2022, she’s worked predominantly on the US DEED project studying state level democratic erosion. Sofia’s data analysis and visualization report mapped the relationship between environmental conditions to her own Spotify listening history. In her free time, Sofia enjoys swimming, the NYT mini crossword, and spending time with friends. 

Tess Delice

Tess Delice (’25) is from Richmond, VA, and majoring in government. She joined the SNaPP Lab in 2023 and is a member of the US DEED research team. Her research interests include international relations research. Outside of the lab, she is a Monroe Scholar and enjoys reading and hiking.

Jack Frimet

Jack (’25) is majoring in economics and government. Since he joined the lab in 2022, he has assisted Professor Settle in her research for a literature review to be published in Advances in Political Psychology. He is currently part of the US DEED research team. Beyond the lab, he is a member of the club ice hockey team.

Wengfay Ho

Wengfay (’26) joined the SNaPP lab in 2023 and is majoring in psychology and government. She has conducted independent political psychology research on social media and adolescent polarization with a first-year  Monroe Scholar research grant. In the SNaPP lab, Wengfay is part of the US DEED research team, which is part of the larger Democratic Erosion Consortium. Outside of the SNaPP Lab, she is a pledge social chair in APO, a co-educational service fraternity.

Jasmine Lewis

Jasmine (’25) is majoring in government with a minor in data science. She joined the SNaPP Lab in 2023 and is part of the Podcast Project. Outside the lab, she is a tutor and policy builder for W&M’s chapter of Mindversity.