Dan Cassino

Daniel Cassino (born 1980)[1] is an American political scientist, historian, and poll analyzer. He is an associate professor of political science at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Cassino is married to sociologist scientist Yasemin Besen–Cassino and the two often collaborate on research projects.

Dan Cassino
Born1980 (age 40–41)
Spouse(s)Yasemin Besen–Cassino
Academic background
EducationBA, University of Arizona
MA, PhD, 2005, Stony Brook University
Academic work
InstitutionsFairleigh Dickinson University

Early life and education

Cassino earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arizona before enrolling at Stony Brook University for his graduate degrees.[2]

Career

Alongside his wife, sociologist Yasemin Besen–Cassino, they co-authored Consuming Politics: Jon Stewart, Branding, and the Youth Vote in America in 2009 through the Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. The book, which is based during the 2008 United States presidential election, studied how modern youth viewed politics differently than their ancestors. Through hundreds of in-depth interviews and telephone surveys, they concluded that voting-aged youth in 2008 saw politics "in the same way that they see consumer goods and brands."[3]

Independently, Cassino has done research into the credibility of Fox News, which was also the basis of his 2016 book Fox News and American politics: how one channel shapes American politics and society. Prior to the book's publication, Cassino led a research poll in 2011 which concluded that regular viewers of Fox News were less informed about current events than those who did not watch any news at all.[4] The following year, Cassino and his research team randomly assessed 1,185 American citizens about what news sources they had watched in the past week and then asked them questions about current events. They found that those who watched Fox News and MSNBC were less likely to state the correct answer compared to listeners of NPR and Sunday morning political talk shows.[5] In response, the Fox News spokesperson said "Considering FDU’s undergraduate school is ranked as one of the worst in the country...we suggest the school invest in improving its weak academic program instead of spending money on frivolous polling – their student body does not deserve to be so ill-informed."[6] His research accumulated into a book titled Fox News and American politics: how one channel shapes American politics and society, which was published during the 2016 United States presidential election.[7]

In 2019, Cassino and his wife published a study which found that Black women were more likely to report sexual harassment in the workplace than white women.[8] However, their research also showed that African American women were more likely to experience harassment compared to white women.[9] During the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, Cassino analyzed survey data and concluded that American men were less likely than American women to wash their hands.[10]

Selected publications

The following is a list of selected publications:[11]

  • Social Research Methods by Example: Applications in the Modern World (2017)
  • Fox News and American politics: how one channel shapes American politics and society (2016)
  • Research Methods by Example (2014)
  • Consuming Politics: Jon Stewart, Branding, and the Youth Vote in America (2009)
  • The aggregated consequences of motivated reasoning and the dynamics of partisan presidential approval (2007)

References
  1. "Cassino, Dan, 1980-". viaf.org. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. "Daniel Cassino". fdu.edu. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. "Youth Scholars Offer New Research on Political Views of Young Americans". newswise.com. December 22, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  4. Memoli, Michael A. (November 21, 2011). "Fox News viewers less informed about current events, poll shows". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. Kelley, Michael B. (May 22, 2012). "STUDY: Watching Only Fox News Makes You Less Informed Than Watching No News At All". businessinsider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  6. Bond, Paul (May 23, 2012). "Fox News Slams Professors Who Claimed Its Viewers Were Ill-Informed". hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  7. Smith, David (March 13, 2020). "Fox News accused of downplaying coronavirus as it moves to protect staff". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  8. Morgan-Smith, Kia (July 1, 2019). "New study reveals Black women report sexual harassment in the workplace more than white women". thegrio.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. "Researcher Finds Higher Rates of Sexual Harassment Among African American Women". montclair.edu. July 3, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  10. Cassino, Dan (2020). "How men's misplaced sense of masculinity in the face of Covid-19 may be killing them". lse.ac.uk. London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  11. "au:Cassino, Dan". worldcat.org. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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