Allyson Shortle
@shortle.bsky.social
OU Associate Prof & Director of Grad Studies, Political Science; Community engagement+ experiments lab (CEEL); co-author of The Everyday Crusade: Christian Nationalism in American Politics (2022, Cambridge Uni Press).
Hold onto your hats! Just kicked off the RTL @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social w. @arrc.bsky.social @drandrewk.bsky.social @proftyson.bsky.social @tycmcnamee.bsky.social Ready to hit the road to conduct community listening tours across the country. As always, I'm here to hear. #RuralTalent #ListenUp
October 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hold onto your hats! Just kicked off the RTL @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social w. @arrc.bsky.social @drandrewk.bsky.social @proftyson.bsky.social @tycmcnamee.bsky.social Ready to hit the road to conduct community listening tours across the country. As always, I'm here to hear. #RuralTalent #ListenUp
Discussing religion and democracy with @hollybfletcher.bsky.social at a @pulaskiinstitution.bsky.social event was truly a joy. Did I take two pieces of art off her hands? You betcha. Will I drag her to OU to discuss her new book? Obviously. Stay tuned!
Great time in AR and OK w/ many wonderful old & new friends. Thanks to @aselrod.bsky.social for putting together a great @pulaskiinstitution.bsky.social summit + book event for me. I loved meeting @shortle.bsky.social, an incredible scholar whose work has practical application to support democracy.
October 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Discussing religion and democracy with @hollybfletcher.bsky.social at a @pulaskiinstitution.bsky.social event was truly a joy. Did I take two pieces of art off her hands? You betcha. Will I drag her to OU to discuss her new book? Obviously. Stay tuned!
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We're putting on our second Pulaski Institution Summit this October 4, feat. speakers like @jesspish.bsky.social, @mcpli.bsky.social, @kjephd.bsky.social, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social, @shortle.bsky.social, and more!
We’re really grateful our speakers donate their time and expertise to do this!
We’re really grateful our speakers donate their time and expertise to do this!
September 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We're putting on our second Pulaski Institution Summit this October 4, feat. speakers like @jesspish.bsky.social, @mcpli.bsky.social, @kjephd.bsky.social, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social, @shortle.bsky.social, and more!
We’re really grateful our speakers donate their time and expertise to do this!
We’re really grateful our speakers donate their time and expertise to do this!
Christian nationalism! Experiments! Local! For my spotlight with @mrfisherjr.bsky.social, we test the effect of CN rhetoric and race on mobilization and decision-making in local elections, w. a @prri.org-funded experiment: prri.org/spotlight/ho... Spoiler: CN talk hurts candidates for local office.
How Christian Nationalist Rhetoric Can Influence Elections Across Race
Allyson Shortle, Ph.D., is an associate professor and director of graduate studies in political science at the University of Oklahoma and a 2024-2025 PRRI Public Fellow. Michael R. Fisher Jr., Ph.D.
prri.org
August 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Christian nationalism! Experiments! Local! For my spotlight with @mrfisherjr.bsky.social, we test the effect of CN rhetoric and race on mobilization and decision-making in local elections, w. a @prri.org-funded experiment: prri.org/spotlight/ho... Spoiler: CN talk hurts candidates for local office.
Important Q for political scientists: Who out there ever played the clarinet? @asdurso.bsky.social and I are interested! Thanks in advance! 😀
How many of yall played clarinet in hs?? We’re trying to see something @shortle.bsky.social 🤣
August 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Important Q for political scientists: Who out there ever played the clarinet? @asdurso.bsky.social and I are interested! Thanks in advance! 😀
Excited to kick off a 4-yr #Ascendium project with @arrc.bsky.social's research team @tycmcnamee.bsky.social, @alisahicklinfryar.bsky.social, Laken DeBoard, @vsansone.bsky.social, @drandrewk.bsky.social, examining rural higher ed & workforce dev in 5 states!
www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
July 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Excited to kick off a 4-yr #Ascendium project with @arrc.bsky.social's research team @tycmcnamee.bsky.social, @alisahicklinfryar.bsky.social, Laken DeBoard, @vsansone.bsky.social, @drandrewk.bsky.social, examining rural higher ed & workforce dev in 5 states!
www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
TOMORROW at 1 pm ET - Join the Red River Revelry! Listen, watch, and enjoy the OU/Texas @prri.org webinar discussion of Christian nationalism and American patriotism - featuring @profsamperry.bsky.social, @melissadeckman.bsky.social, Eric McDaniel, and me! 🇺🇸
Next week - Hear from Christian nationalism experts @profsamperry.bsky.social, @shortle.bsky.social, and Eric L. McDaniel, Ph.D., along with PRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social at our next webinar.
🗓️ Tuesday, July 8 at 1:00 PM Eastern.
Reserve your spot: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ Tuesday, July 8 at 1:00 PM Eastern.
Reserve your spot: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
TOMORROW at 1 pm ET - Join the Red River Revelry! Listen, watch, and enjoy the OU/Texas @prri.org webinar discussion of Christian nationalism and American patriotism - featuring @profsamperry.bsky.social, @melissadeckman.bsky.social, Eric McDaniel, and me! 🇺🇸
Establishment Clause for the win.
Breaking news: The Supreme Court deadlocked over the constitutionality of the nation’s first public religious charter school, blocking the creation of the controversial Catholic online academy in Oklahoma.
Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school
With only eight justices voting, the 4-4 tie leaves in place an Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruling that the school violates the separation of church and state.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Establishment Clause for the win.
I am so excited to kick off the summer by reading Maraam Dwidar 's Power to the Partners. I know I'm not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but it's gorgeous!
May 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I am so excited to kick off the summer by reading Maraam Dwidar 's Power to the Partners. I know I'm not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but it's gorgeous!
I was happy to visit OETA to discuss what's at stake in the Supreme Court's St. Isadore v Drummond case. Thank you to @prri.org, whose data I mention to highlight the tension this outcome could have with popular opinion on religion's role in government and education. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebuZ...
Supreme Court Considers Landmark Case on First Publicly Funded Catholic Charter School
YouTube video by Oklahoma News Report
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May 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I was happy to visit OETA to discuss what's at stake in the Supreme Court's St. Isadore v Drummond case. Thank you to @prri.org, whose data I mention to highlight the tension this outcome could have with popular opinion on religion's role in government and education. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebuZ...
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Just out at @poqjournal.bsky.social. Why is it critical to consider race when discussing Christian nationalism? Because it often works differently for White & minoritized adults, often corresponding to racial in-group interests & identities. It's not *always* reactionary IOW. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
May 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Just out at @poqjournal.bsky.social. Why is it critical to consider race when discussing Christian nationalism? Because it often works differently for White & minoritized adults, often corresponding to racial in-group interests & identities. It's not *always* reactionary IOW. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
Thanks @iansociologo.bsky.social! Will reach out to you with an invite to the next one - stay tuned!
Attended this great event last night. A packed house to hear a discussion and have a conversation on how to fortify democracy in Oklahoma.
Thanks to @shortle.bsky.social and @aselrod.bsky.social for organizing and contributing!
Thanks to @shortle.bsky.social and @aselrod.bsky.social for organizing and contributing!
April 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Thanks @iansociologo.bsky.social! Will reach out to you with an invite to the next one - stay tuned!
Thanks @mhayes.bsky.social!
Today is MARGIE @ WashU! Thank you to @mhayes.bsky.social for hosting the Mid-American Conference for Race, Gender, Immigration and Ethnicity Politics Conference w/ great talks from Marques Zarate, @shortle.bsky.social, @angietorres.bsky.social, Allison Anoll & @mjstrawbridge.bsky.social!
March 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Thanks @mhayes.bsky.social!
I am excited to share a new collab led by @arrc.bsky.social to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years! Thanks to @drandrewk.bsky.social for including me in this great initiative in collab w @sheeoed.bsky.social and HCM to strengthen America's rural communities!
We are excited to share that ARRC has secured a $7.25 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years under the leadership of @drandrewk.bsky.social & in collaboration w/ @sheeoed.bsky.social.bsky.social and HCM Strategists.
March 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I am excited to share a new collab led by @arrc.bsky.social to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years! Thanks to @drandrewk.bsky.social for including me in this great initiative in collab w @sheeoed.bsky.social and HCM to strengthen America's rural communities!
Reposted by Allyson Shortle
Among other findings:
• 67% of Americans now support same-sex marriage, up from 54% in 2014
• Democratic support has risen to 83%—an 18-point increase since 2014
• Half of Republicans (50%) now support same-sex marriage, a notable shift from 35% a decade ago
More: www.prri.org/research/lgb...
• 67% of Americans now support same-sex marriage, up from 54% in 2014
• Democratic support has risen to 83%—an 18-point increase since 2014
• Half of Republicans (50%) now support same-sex marriage, a notable shift from 35% a decade ago
More: www.prri.org/research/lgb...
March 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Among other findings:
• 67% of Americans now support same-sex marriage, up from 54% in 2014
• Democratic support has risen to 83%—an 18-point increase since 2014
• Half of Republicans (50%) now support same-sex marriage, a notable shift from 35% a decade ago
More: www.prri.org/research/lgb...
• 67% of Americans now support same-sex marriage, up from 54% in 2014
• Democratic support has risen to 83%—an 18-point increase since 2014
• Half of Republicans (50%) now support same-sex marriage, a notable shift from 35% a decade ago
More: www.prri.org/research/lgb...
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"PRRI data does not paint a portrait of American young men suddenly becoming more pious in recent years... Instead, it is American Gen Z women who have moved religiously."
New op-ed from @melissadeckman.bsky.social in @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy:
religionnews.com/2025/03/07/t...
New op-ed from @melissadeckman.bsky.social in @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy:
religionnews.com/2025/03/07/t...
The real Gen Z religion story is about women
(RNS) — On most indicators, Gen Z men’s religious behavior has largely stayed the same in the past decade. Instead, it is Gen Z women who have moved religiously.
religionnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"PRRI data does not paint a portrait of American young men suddenly becoming more pious in recent years... Instead, it is American Gen Z women who have moved religiously."
New op-ed from @melissadeckman.bsky.social in @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy:
religionnews.com/2025/03/07/t...
New op-ed from @melissadeckman.bsky.social in @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy:
religionnews.com/2025/03/07/t...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We are HIRING a teaching specialist in American pols at OU. Ranked Renewable Term line. Perks: working with great people, access to a refrigerator full of Dr. Pepper, and more! Contact me (or Tyler Johnson - search chair) if interested: apply.interfolio.com/163303
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NEW from PRRI: Based on interviews with more than 22,000 adults throughout 2024, PRRI finds a strong correlation between support for Christian nationalism and voting for Trump in 2024.
Overall, three in ten Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents (10%) or Sympathizers (20%).
Overall, three in ten Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents (10%) or Sympathizers (20%).
February 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
NEW from PRRI: Based on interviews with more than 22,000 adults throughout 2024, PRRI finds a strong correlation between support for Christian nationalism and voting for Trump in 2024.
Overall, three in ten Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents (10%) or Sympathizers (20%).
Overall, three in ten Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents (10%) or Sympathizers (20%).
I am excited to share my new @psjeditor.bsky.social research note, "Mobilizing fears? How proximity to deportation threat affects political participation," (w. Mackenzie Israel-Trummel and Ana Bracic)! It is OPEN ACCESS: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library
Policies often provoke political changes, which are collectively known as feedback effects. Studying state variation in immigration policy, scholars have shown that proximity to hostile policy tends ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I am excited to share my new @psjeditor.bsky.social research note, "Mobilizing fears? How proximity to deportation threat affects political participation," (w. Mackenzie Israel-Trummel and Ana Bracic)! It is OPEN ACCESS: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
If you're in Little Rock Wednesday evening (12/11), we will be discussing the election and American democracy. #ComeOneComeYall!! Tix still available!!
Come to Pettaway Commons in LR tomorrow for a conversation about our democracy.
You can still get a ticket!
Featuring: @indoctrinatrix.bsky.social from the Arkansas Times, @shortle.bsky.social from OU, and @matthewrmoore.bsky.social from KUAF’s Ozarks at Large
www.eventbrite.com/e/where-do-w...
You can still get a ticket!
Featuring: @indoctrinatrix.bsky.social from the Arkansas Times, @shortle.bsky.social from OU, and @matthewrmoore.bsky.social from KUAF’s Ozarks at Large
www.eventbrite.com/e/where-do-w...
Where Do We Go From Here? A conversation about the election and democracy
On December 11, at Pettaway Commons, we will be holding a conversation to break down the election and the state of American democracy.
www.eventbrite.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:57 PM
If you're in Little Rock Wednesday evening (12/11), we will be discussing the election and American democracy. #ComeOneComeYall!! Tix still available!!
I am thrilled to share my new pub in #PublicIntegrity w. @alisahicklinfryar.bsky.social and other #OU peeps! Many Americans think #highered institutions should be allowed to enter into legal "grey areas" by playing politics - we find partisan and sector effects. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: An Ethical Exploration of Citizen Assessments of American University Presidents’ Political Endorsements
Higher education leaders sometimes transgress norms of political involvement. Despite some norm-violating behaviors, legal consequences are sparse. Some argue that this is based on concerns over ta...
www.tandfonline.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
I am thrilled to share my new pub in #PublicIntegrity w. @alisahicklinfryar.bsky.social and other #OU peeps! Many Americans think #highered institutions should be allowed to enter into legal "grey areas" by playing politics - we find partisan and sector effects. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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November 15, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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I’m not sure how, but I created a Bluesky pack called "Policy Research Network" and included several policy scholars. The best part is you can see all their posts in one place. If you're on Bluesky, join us! Here's the link: go.bsky.app/6KXJpzs
November 15, 2024 at 2:42 PM
I’m not sure how, but I created a Bluesky pack called "Policy Research Network" and included several policy scholars. The best part is you can see all their posts in one place. If you're on Bluesky, join us! Here's the link: go.bsky.app/6KXJpzs