Flavio Rogerio Hickel Jr.
Flavio Rogerio Hickel Jr is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Washington College (Chestertown, MD) where he teaches courses on Race/Ethnic Politics, Public Opinion, and American Political Institutions. His research explores the impact of marginalized identities on political attitudes with an emphasis on Latino/a/x communities. He is particularly interested in the different ways in which individuals define Latino/a/x identity and the political implications of those understandings. Much of this scholarship helps to explain Latino/a/x support for restrictive immigration policies and the politicians who promote them.
His work has been published in Public Opinion Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, and Politics & Religion. His work has also been featured in The Washington Post, Religion News Services, and through PRRI Spotlight analyses. He is also a frequent contributor to the Baltimore Sun, Latin Times, and other publications.
Education
- Ph.D., American Politics, Rutgers University, 2016
- MaPP, American Public Policy, William Paterson University, 2009
- B.A., Sociology, Kean University, 2006
Academic Expertise
- American Public Opinion
- American Political Institutions (Congress, Presidency, Courts)
- Latino Public Opinion and Identity Politics
- Race and Ethnic Politics
- Religion and Politics (Evangelical, Charismatic, Pentecostal)
- Immigration Politics
My course on Public Opinion and Identity Politics provide students with a foundation in modern political and social psychology to help understand how and why we develop the various identities we have and how they impact our political attitudes/behaviors.
My courses on American Political Institutions (Presidency, Congress, Campaigns/Elections) help students to understand how and why our institutions and electoral strategies have evolved and the implications of these and other changes for the future.
Additional Information
Fellow with the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) from 2022-2024
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Delaware from 2017-2019
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at James Madison University from 2016-2017
Hickel Jr., Flavio R.; Oskooii, Kassra; Collingwood, Loren. “Social Mobility through Immigrant Resentment: Explaining Latinx Support for Restrictive Immigration Policies and Anti-Immigrant Candidates.” Public Opinion Quarterly (2024)
Hickel Jr., Flavio R. and Deckman, Melissa. “Did Sexism Drive Latino Support for Trump? Latinx, Sexism, and Presidential Vote Choice” Social Science Quarterly (2022)
Hickel Jr., Flavio R. and Murphy, Andrew. “Making America Exceptional Again: Donald Trump’s Traditionalist Jeremiad, Civil Religion, and the Politics of Resentment” Politics and Religion (2021)
Hickel Jr. Flavio R., Amarillo, Rudy, Oskooii, Kassra, A.R., and Collingwood, Loren. “The Role of Identity Prioritization: Why Some Latinx Support Restrictionist Immigration Policies and Candidates” Public Opinion Quarterly (2021)
Hickel Jr., Flavio R. and Bredbenner, Melissa. (2020) “Economic Vulnerability and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes: Isolated Anomaly or Emerging Trend” Social Science Quarterly
2024 - Faces of the Chesapeake ("The Face of Political Analysis")
- American Government and Politics (102:11)
- Political Data Analysis (209:10)
- Public Opinion and Identity Politics (394:11)