Dani Cosme
@dcosme.bsky.social
Social affective neuroscientist at Penn studying motivation, resilience, individual & collective behavior change.
Interests: climate, civic engagement, autonomy, solidarity, self & social development, youth participatory action research
dcosme.github.io
Interests: climate, civic engagement, autonomy, solidarity, self & social development, youth participatory action research
dcosme.github.io
Thanks so much, Kaitlyn!
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Thanks so much, Kaitlyn!
For more on youth voting in last Tuesday’s elections see: circle.tufts.edu/latest-resea...
Young Voters Power Mamdani Victory, Shape Key 2025 Elections
Authors: Alberto Medina, Sara Suzuki, Ruby Belle Booth
In one of their first major opportunities to shape the political landscape since the last presidential election, young voters played a major...
circle.tufts.edu
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For more on youth voting in last Tuesday’s elections see: circle.tufts.edu/latest-resea...
Huge shout out to my amazing collaborators @curse10.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @diegoreinero.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social at @asc.upenn.edu @appc.upenn.edu and our youth partners at Penn Leads the Vote who inspired and informed this work!
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Huge shout out to my amazing collaborators @curse10.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @diegoreinero.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social at @asc.upenn.edu @appc.upenn.edu and our youth partners at Penn Leads the Vote who inspired and informed this work!
Finally, we argue that designing youth-focused GOTV initiatives is best done in collaboration with youth, who have critical lived experience and local knowledge to offer. We illustrate this approach by describing our recent GOTV message co-design project with Penn students (see: osf.io/a6xf5_v1)
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November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Finally, we argue that designing youth-focused GOTV initiatives is best done in collaboration with youth, who have critical lived experience and local knowledge to offer. We illustrate this approach by describing our recent GOTV message co-design project with Penn students (see: osf.io/a6xf5_v1)
We outline how decision-making and behavior change models can be applied to understand these barriers and identify psychologically-informed strategies to overcome them, for example by increasing autonomous motivation to vote (check out our recent preprint on this! osf.io/4bcq2_v1)
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We outline how decision-making and behavior change models can be applied to understand these barriers and identify psychologically-informed strategies to overcome them, for example by increasing autonomous motivation to vote (check out our recent preprint on this! osf.io/4bcq2_v1)
We highlight psychological barriers related to information, motivation, and self-regulation, and discuss how they’re impacted by developmental features that characterize emerging adulthood (e.g. instability, mobility, reduced regulatory scaffolding and social support).
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We highlight psychological barriers related to information, motivation, and self-regulation, and discuss how they’re impacted by developmental features that characterize emerging adulthood (e.g. instability, mobility, reduced regulatory scaffolding and social support).
Our commentary applies a developmental lens to address this cycle. We discuss how structural and psychological barriers interact in unique ways during emerging adulthood and describe a psychologically-informed approach to developing initiatives to support youth to overcome voting barriers.
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Our commentary applies a developmental lens to address this cycle. We discuss how structural and psychological barriers interact in unique ways during emerging adulthood and describe a psychologically-informed approach to developing initiatives to support youth to overcome voting barriers.
Disempowerment cycle: (1) structural and psychological barriers reduce youth voting, (2) low participation disincentivizes reps from addressing youth concerns, (3) which in turn can heighten disillusionment and further depress youth voting.
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Disempowerment cycle: (1) structural and psychological barriers reduce youth voting, (2) low participation disincentivizes reps from addressing youth concerns, (3) which in turn can heighten disillusionment and further depress youth voting.
Responsive representation is a central tenet of American democracy but youth are woefully underrepresented. The combination of weak representation and low participation can create a vicious cycle of disempowerment that disparages youth voting.
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Responsive representation is a central tenet of American democracy but youth are woefully underrepresented. The combination of weak representation and low participation can create a vicious cycle of disempowerment that disparages youth voting.
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