Olyvia Christley

  1. Assistant Professor
Email Addressolyvia.christley@wsu.edu
LocationJohnson Tower 821

Biography

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Dr. Olyvia R. Christley received her Ph.D. in politics and methods from the University of Virginia in 2022. She also completed her M.A. and B.A. degrees in politics at UVa, the latter of which received High Distinction honors.

Prior to entering academia, she worked for the United States House of Representatives and Virginia House of Delegates. While in graduate school, she was an editorial assistant for the American Journal of Political Science.

Her teaching and research interests are primarily focused on the role gender attitudes, nationalism, and xenophobia play in shaping public opinion and political behavior, with regional focuses in the United States and Europe. Her research has been published in Politics & Gender, Political Behavior, Politics, Groups, & Identities, and Political Science Quarterly.

Dr. Christley was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. After being homeschooled through high school, she was first introduced to higher education by her local community college. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, reading, and watching tennis (it is her dream to attend all four majors!).

Education

  • Ph.D., Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia
  • M.A., Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia
  • B.A., Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia

Research Interests

Gender Attitudes, Nativism, Radical Right Politics, European Politics, American Politics, Political Psychology, Public Opinion

Publications

  • Klofstad, C., Christley, O., Diekman, A., Enders, A., Funchion, J., Hemm, A., … & Uscinski, J. E. (2024). The New Satanic Panic. Political Science Quarterly.
  • Klofstad, C., Christley, O., Diekman, A., Kübler, S., Enders, A., Funchion, J., … & Uscinski, J. (2024). Belief in White Replacement. Politics, Groups, and Identities, 1-25.
  • Munis, B. K., Memovic, A., & Christley, O. R. (2024). Of rural resentment and storming capitols: An investigation of the geographic contours of support for political violence in the United States. Political Behavior, 46(3), 1791-1812.
  • Christley, O. R. (2022). Traditional gender attitudes, nativism, and support for the radical right. Politics & Gender, 18(4), 1141-1167.