Alvarez, Robert D. and Jason Casellas (2025). Shifting Allegiances: The Election of Latino Republicans to Congress and State Legislatures. Cambridge University Press.
Kistner, M. R., Robert D. Alvarez, Michael Heseltine, Maya Fitch, Lucas Lothamer, and Elizabeth N. Simas. “Measuring Partisanship and Representation in Online Congressional Communications.” American Political Science Review, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055426101841.
Ideology as a Predictor of News Coverage: The Causes and Consequences of Differential Media Coverage
My dissertation explores the causes and consequences of differential media coverage, examining ideological extremity as a predictor of the news coverage received by members of Congress.
Alvarez, Robert D. “Capitalizing on Polarization: Predicting Media Coverage with Ideology.” Manuscript under review.
Alvarez, Robert D., Jason Casellas, and Jennifer Clark. “Bounded Adaptation: Strategic Messaging by Latino Republicans across Media Platforms.” Manuscript in preparation.
Alvarez, Robert D., Jason Casellas, and Lautaro Cruz. “One Party, Many Audiences: Latino Republican Messaging Strategies.” Manuscript in preparation.
Alvarez, Robert D., Samantha Chapa, and Shana Hardin. “Hate Crimes and Headlines: How Media Coverage and Demographic Change Predict Violence Toward Immigrants.” Manuscript in preparation.
Alvarez, Robert D., Ángel Saavedra Cisneros, and Marcel Roman. “Social Identities and Political Socialization.” Manuscript in preparation.
Alvarez, Robert D. “How Do Mass Media Preferences Shape Political Attitudes? Genre Choice as a Predictor of Political Participation and Trust.” Manuscript in preparation.
Alvarez, Robert D., Kyle McWagner, and Stewart Ulrich. “Winning Games and Winning Approval: The Connection Between Successful Sports Teams and Incumbent Politicians.” Manuscript in preparation.
American Political Science Association, 2026: “Bounded Adaptation: Strategic Messaging by Latino Republicans across Media Platforms.”
Midwest Political Science Association, 2026: “One Party, Many Audiences: Latino Republican Messaging Strategies.”
Midwest Political Science Association, 2026: “Winning Games and Winning Approval: The Connection Between Successful Sports Teams and Incumbent Politicians.”
Southern Political Science Association, 2026: “Hate Crimes and Headlines.”
Western Political Science Association 2025: “Social Identities and Political Socialization.”
American Political Science Association 2024: "Latino Republicans in Congress and State Legislatures."
American Political Science Association 2024: "Measuring Partisanship and Representation in Online Congressional Communication."
Southern Political Science Association 2024: "Hate Crimes and Headlines: How Media Coverage and Demographic Change Predicts Violence Toward Immigrants."
American Political Science Association 2023: "Latino Republican Legislator Ideology: More Conservative than White Republicans?"
Midwest Political Science Association 2023: "Capitalizing on Polarization: Predicting Media Coverage with Ideology."
American Political Science Association 2022: "The Election of Latino Republicans to State Legislatures."