Isabel Skinner
@dr-isabelskinner.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 🩵💛💖 **views are my own**
Political Scientist, AP, Immigration, REP, Political Psychology
Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Springfield
loves cats, nature, travel, cooking, baking, photography, art
Political Scientist, AP, Immigration, REP, Political Psychology
Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Springfield
loves cats, nature, travel, cooking, baking, photography, art
Pinned
thehill.com
Fresh OpEd just dropped in @thehill.com with friend and colleague Brandon Bolte.
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
Must read OpEd by my friend and colleague Dr. Akash Belsare: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
Academic neutrality is a smokescreen for state-sanctioned indoctrination
A Texas A&M University professor's firing is taking place amid a backdrop of schools and colleges grappling with the very concept of academic neutrality — a vague ideal calling on educational institut...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Must read OpEd by my friend and colleague Dr. Akash Belsare: chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
Thanks to WTAX 93.9 FM and Will Stevenson for the interview - I enjoyed our conversation!
capitolcitynow.com/podcasts/uis...
capitolcitynow.com/podcasts/uis...
UIS professor co-authors new report on refugee crisis and political messaging - Capitol City Now
Professor Isabel Skinner co-authored "Framing refugees: experimental evidence from the United States, Canada, and Australia."
capitolcitynow.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Thanks to WTAX 93.9 FM and Will Stevenson for the interview - I enjoyed our conversation!
capitolcitynow.com/podcasts/uis...
capitolcitynow.com/podcasts/uis...
New publication alert!🎉Wonderful working with @timgravelle.bsky.social and thanks to our anonymous reviewers and the JEPOP team. Refugee resettlement and asylum are humanitarian issues!🫂🌍☮️
doi.org/10.1080/1745...
doi.org/10.1080/1745...
Framing refugees: experimental evidence from the United States, Canada, and Australia
The acceptance and resettlement of humanitarian migrants is a politically charged issue in many western democracies. Still, research focusing specifically on attitudes toward humanitarian migrants ...
doi.org
June 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New publication alert!🎉Wonderful working with @timgravelle.bsky.social and thanks to our anonymous reviewers and the JEPOP team. Refugee resettlement and asylum are humanitarian issues!🫂🌍☮️
doi.org/10.1080/1745...
doi.org/10.1080/1745...
Fresh OpEd just dropped in @thehill.com with friend and colleague Brandon Bolte.
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
thehill.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Fresh OpEd just dropped in @thehill.com with friend and colleague Brandon Bolte.
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
Cute! I'm a PBS kid! Like our National Parks, PBS and NPR are national treasures -not to mention our institutions of higher learning. Congrats class of 2025! 🎓
“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
May 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Cute! I'm a PBS kid! Like our National Parks, PBS and NPR are national treasures -not to mention our institutions of higher learning. Congrats class of 2025! 🎓
Latest OpEd in @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social thanks to Hugo Balta, Michele Weldon, and the Op Ed Project team.
thefulcrum.us/civic-engage...
thefulcrum.us/civic-engage...
“Your Moment is Now”: Stand With Students Threatened For Protesting
"Your moment is now," Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX.) recently told the graduating class at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, in her commencement speech.This year, such messages to graduates hav...
thefulcrum.us
May 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Latest OpEd in @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social thanks to Hugo Balta, Michele Weldon, and the Op Ed Project team.
thefulcrum.us/civic-engage...
thefulcrum.us/civic-engage...
Well the results of this poll are worrying to me but I was proud to express my opinion on this poll and talk to a reporter even if I am in the minority. As you can see I got the last word: transgender people are not a threat. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
apnews.com/article/tran...
apnews.com/article/tran...
Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most U.S. adults agree with President Donald Trump that whether a person is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth.
apnews.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Well the results of this poll are worrying to me but I was proud to express my opinion on this poll and talk to a reporter even if I am in the minority. As you can see I got the last word: transgender people are not a threat. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
apnews.com/article/tran...
apnews.com/article/tran...
Thank you so much David, Wendy, and Tim for having me and for your work!
@dr-isabelskinner.bsky.social joined us to the show to discuss immigration & deportation issues currently facing the nation.
Listen to interview at: www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-i...
Listen to interview at: www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-i...
Dr. Isabel Skinner - Kudzu Vine
www.spreaker.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Thank you so much David, Wendy, and Tim for having me and for your work!
You go, Teen Vogue! 👏
Knowing your rights, exercising your rights, and informing others about their rights is not a crime. It’s a constitutional right.
These “know your rights” videos have crucial, easy-to-understand information on how to defend against the most common ICE tactics and unconstitutional actions. ⤵️
These “know your rights” videos have crucial, easy-to-understand information on how to defend against the most common ICE tactics and unconstitutional actions. ⤵️
How to Defend Immigrants Against the Most Common ICE Tactics
These “know your rights” videos have crucial, easy-to-understand information.
www.teenvogue.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
You go, Teen Vogue! 👏
My research "How security framing creates disagreement in public opinion: evidence from US refugee policy" was published in Politics Groups and Identities 🎉 🎉 🎉
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/APN88...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/APN88...
How security framing creates disagreement in public opinion: evidence from US refugee policy
Using an experiment, I attempt to unpack the relationship between political communication and public opinion on a salient and purportedly polarizing issue: refugee policy. I theorize that public di...
www.tandfonline.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
My research "How security framing creates disagreement in public opinion: evidence from US refugee policy" was published in Politics Groups and Identities 🎉 🎉 🎉
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/APN88...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/APN88...
My OpEd in The Fulcrum about the US government's use of illusion in immigration enforcement.
thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
Tracking Mass Deportation by the Numbers, Not Smoke and Mirrors
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.”The not-so-ethereal Wizard infamously demands this in the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 novel by...
thefulcrum.us
February 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
My OpEd in The Fulcrum about the US government's use of illusion in immigration enforcement.
thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
Really enjoyed attending #FYE2025 Conference for the First Year Experience with colleagues in NOLA ⚜️💚💜💛 Higher Ed professionals keeping up the good work!
February 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Really enjoyed attending #FYE2025 Conference for the First Year Experience with colleagues in NOLA ⚜️💚💜💛 Higher Ed professionals keeping up the good work!
Reposted by Isabel Skinner
Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository.
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
January 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hey if anyone is considering backing up any datasets for some reason today, the Open Science Framework has free storage up to 5G/private repository, and up to 50G/public repository.
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
(The OSF is run by a 501c3 (Center for Open Science), so if you do this you might also consider making a donation.)
Lest we forget. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
Opinion | What I Saw on Jan. 6 Still Haunts Me (Gift Article)
Donald Trump is promising to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. But we can’t let him rewrite history.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Lest we forget. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
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Springfield, IL
Springfield, IL
January 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Springfield, IL
Springfield, IL
RIP President Jimmy Carter. Public office should be about public service. And it doesn't stop there, we can all do more for our community.
I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.
December 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
RIP President Jimmy Carter. Public office should be about public service. And it doesn't stop there, we can all do more for our community.
Reposted by Isabel Skinner
December 22, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Reposted by Isabel Skinner
Boys receive less information about gender inequality-- so family conversations may make a difference. @maraceci.bsky.social and @smorell93.bsky.social present research explaining the gender gap in support for the protection and advancement of women's rights. #PoliSky
news.umich.edu/talk-to-him-...
news.umich.edu/talk-to-him-...
Talk to him: How a conversation can shape public support for women's rights
A single conversation with a close family member may not change a young woman's views on policies protecting their rights, but it can strongly influence young men's attitudes.
news.umich.edu
December 17, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Boys receive less information about gender inequality-- so family conversations may make a difference. @maraceci.bsky.social and @smorell93.bsky.social present research explaining the gender gap in support for the protection and advancement of women's rights. #PoliSky
news.umich.edu/talk-to-him-...
news.umich.edu/talk-to-him-...
Asif Wilson pens a heartfelt love letter to his future daughter after watching Wicked 💚
visiblemagazine.com/what-wicked-...
visiblemagazine.com/what-wicked-...
What "Wicked" might mean for my daughter's Black skin by Asif Wilson - VISIBLE Magazine
As the temperatures dipped below freezing in Chicago, my family and I braved the cold to see “Wicked,” the Broadway musical-turned-movie that follows Elphaba and Glinda through their time at Oz’s Shiz...
visiblemagazine.com
December 17, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Asif Wilson pens a heartfelt love letter to his future daughter after watching Wicked 💚
visiblemagazine.com/what-wicked-...
visiblemagazine.com/what-wicked-...
Latest OpEd published today in The Opinion Pages. I explore leaders choice to pit vulnerable people against each other for basic human necessities. Resist dehumanization!
theopinionpages.com/2024/12/we-n...
theopinionpages.com/2024/12/we-n...
We Need Humane Policies for Homeless People and Asylum Seekers | The Opinion Pages
As temperatures hover below freezing and the season of giving looms, Chicago’s decision to “clear” tent encampments from Humboldt Park creates fresh fears, confusion, and controversy. Though such even...
theopinionpages.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Latest OpEd published today in The Opinion Pages. I explore leaders choice to pit vulnerable people against each other for basic human necessities. Resist dehumanization!
theopinionpages.com/2024/12/we-n...
theopinionpages.com/2024/12/we-n...
My local paper, call for unity, Abe Lincoln 🎩Op Ed
www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion...
www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion...
Preserving our Union
I recently learned that several counties are hoping to leave our state. While this seems legally dubious, the sentiment behind this move concerns me as...
www.illinoistimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:40 PM
My local paper, call for unity, Abe Lincoln 🎩Op Ed
www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion...
www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion...
My pre-election Op-Ed that is...still relevant 😬
visiblemagazine.com/trump-anti-i...
visiblemagazine.com/trump-anti-i...
"Enemies Within": Trump's Anti-Immigration and Authoritarian Rhetoric by Isabel Skinner - VISIBLE Magazine
It’s almost Halloween and, this year, I have already been given a real fright. Former President Donald Trump recently suggested in an interview that the military could be deployed against “enemies wit...
visiblemagazine.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:36 PM
My pre-election Op-Ed that is...still relevant 😬
visiblemagazine.com/trump-anti-i...
visiblemagazine.com/trump-anti-i...
Expert analysis: The rise of populism in the US, checks and balances, potential threats to immigrants, refugees, LGBTQ community during a second Trump administration.
www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
The election is over. Now what? UIS professors contemplate the future
"The Election is Over. Now What?" That was the name of the panel discussion held by the UIS School of Politics and International Affairs, featuring UIS professors Matthew Geras, Isabel Skinner and Jas...
www.nprillinois.org
December 9, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Expert analysis: The rise of populism in the US, checks and balances, potential threats to immigrants, refugees, LGBTQ community during a second Trump administration.
www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
My colleagues and I discussed the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, refugee issues, democratic backsliding, and signs for hope.
www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
What could a second Trump presidency mean on the international stage? UIS professors explore possibilities in panel discussion
The University of Illinois Springfield School of Politics and International Affairs and the Center for State Policy and Leadership hosted a panel discussion titled, “Foreign Affairs in the 2024 U.S. E...
www.nprillinois.org
December 9, 2024 at 6:27 PM
My colleagues and I discussed the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, refugee issues, democratic backsliding, and signs for hope.
www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
My OpEd was published by Ms. Magazine last week! 💖
msmagazine.com/2024/11/15/a...
msmagazine.com/2024/11/15/a...
Feeling Sold Out by Your Own Country Isn’t New for Many Americans - Ms. Magazine
Black and LGBTQ Americans women know we must stay engaged, to resist the urge to flee or opt out of the political process.
msmagazine.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:22 PM
My OpEd was published by Ms. Magazine last week! 💖
msmagazine.com/2024/11/15/a...
msmagazine.com/2024/11/15/a...