Micro Politics Group

Welcome to The Omnibus Project

The Omnibus Project (TOP) is the experimental research program in the Political Science Department at the University of California, Davis. Our goal is to advance empirical research in political behavior while also enriching the learning environmental for the faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students.


To learn more about how TOP works, check out our methodology. If you would like to apply to help conduct the research, sign up to be a research assistant. Or, if you would like to utilize TOP for your own research project, inquire about the proposal process.


Publications

Publications Using TOP Data:

  • Claassen, Ryan L.  2007.  “Ideology and Evaluation in an Experimental Setting:  Comparing the Proximity and the Directional Models.”  Political Research Quarterly. 60:2.  263-274.

  • Fowler, James H. and Kam, Cindy D. 2006. "Patience as a Political Virtue: Delayed Gratification and Turnout." Political Behavior 28(2): 113-128.
  • Fowler, James H. and Kam, Cindy D. 2007. "Beyond the Self: Altruism, Social Identity, and Political Participation." Journal of Politics 69(3): 813-827.
  • Gartner, Scott Sigmund. 2008. "The Multiple Effects of Casualties on Public Support for War: An Experimental Approach." American Political Science Review 102(1)
  • Huckfeldt, R., J. Mondak, M. Craw, and J. Mendez. 2005. "Making Sense of Candidates: Partisanship, Ideology, and Issues as Guides to Judgment." Cognitive Brain Research 23: 11-23.
  • Kam, Cindy D., Jennifer R. Wilking, and Elizabeth J. Zechmeister. 2007. "Beyond the ‘Narrow Data Base’: Another Convenience Sample for Experimental Research." Political Behavior 29(4): 415-440.
  • Kam, Cindy D. 2007. "Implicit Attitudes, Explicit Choices: When Subliminal Priming Predicts Candidate Preference." Political Behavior 29(3): 343-367.
  • Merolla, Jennifer, Jennifer Ramos, and Elizabeth Zechmeister. 2007. "Crisis, Charisma, and Consequences: Evidence from the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election." Journal of Politics 69(1): 30-42.
  • Merolla, Jennifer, Laura Stephenson, and Elizabeth Zechmeister. Forthcoming. "It’s Not Easy Being Green: Minor Party Labels as Heuristic Aids." Political Psychology.

Past Studies

  • "Procedural fairness in elections"
  • "Citizen decision-making in democratic politics"
  • "The effects of party cues on preference formation"
  • "Altruism, social identity, and the dictator game"
  • "A test of directional and proximity voting"