Fatih Erol

I am a Research Social Scientist and Lab Manager at the Arizona Policy Lab in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. I am also an (on-leave) Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yeditepe University.

My research spans several interconnected domains that bridge biological and political science. My work on chronobiology investigates how sleep patterns and circadian rhythms align with political ideology and civic participation across multiple countries and over time, connecting fundamental biological processes to political outcomes. Additionally, my research examines the alignment between existential threats and ideological orientation, as well as the connections between polarization and democratic attitudes.

My methodological expertise extends to experimental research, survey methodology, advanced regression modeling (multilevel modeling [with post-stratification], structural equation modeling, categorical data analysis, and several quasi-experimental designs), and text-as-data approaches, along with hands-on experience with physiological data collection and analysis (such as skin conductance and functional magnetic resonance imaging).

I have extensive experience with R and Stata. I am comfortable programming advanced experiments and surveys in Qualtrics using JavaScript (including choice-based conjoint experiments and implicit association tests), creating interactive data analysis and visualization dashboards with R Shiny, and employing Python through PsychoPy for experimental programming. I have also utilized Unix and FSL for neuroimaging data analysis in interdisciplinary research projects.