Matthew T. Pietryka

Associate Professor of Political Science

Florida State University

About

I am an associate professor in the Florida State University political science department.

My research examines how individuals’ political attitudes and voting behavior are influenced by the people around them.

I teach courses on political behavior, political psychology, media and politics, social network analysis, research methods, and R programming.

You can contact me at matthew.pietryka@gmail.com

You can download a pdf of my curriculum vitae here.

Interests

Political behavior
Political communication
Social networks
Survey research

Education

PhD in Political Science, 2012

University of California, Davis
BA in Political Science, 2006

Western Michigan University

Peer-Reviewed Publications

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Matthew T. Pietryka, Randall C. MacIntosh (2021). ANES Scales Often Dont Measure What You Think They Measure. Forthcoming at the Journal of Politics.

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Erik J. Engstrom, Matthew T. Pietryka, John T. Scott (2021). Constitutional Innovation and Imitation in the American States. Forthcoming at Political Research Quarterly.

Charles Crabtree, Holger L. Kern, Matthew T. Pietryka (2020). Sponsorship Effects in Online Surveys. Political Behavior.

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Matthew T. Pietryka, Jack Lyons Reilly, Daniel M. Maliniak, Patrick R. Miller, Robert Huckfeldt, Ronald B. Rapoport (2018). From Respondents to Networks: Bridging Between Individuals, Discussants, and the Network in the Study of Political Discussion. Political Behavior.

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Matthew T. Pietryka, Donald A. DeBats (2017). It's Not Just What You Have, but Who You Know: Networks, Social Proximity to Elites, and Voting in State and Local Elections. American Political Science Review
- Received APSA’s 2018 Heinz Eulau Award for the best article published in the American Political Science Review in the previous year
- Received the APSA Political Networks section’s 2018 Political Ties Award for the best article published on political networks over the past two years.

Matthew T. Pietryka (2016). Accuracy Motivations, Predispositions, and Social Information in Political Discussion Networks. Political Psychology.

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Amber E. Boydstun, Jessica T. Feezell, Rebecca A. Glazier, Timothy P. Jurka, Matthew T. Pietryka (2014). Colleague Crowdsourcing: A Method for Fostering National Student Engagement and Large-N Data Collection. PS: Political Science & Politics.

Robert Huckfeldt, Matthew T. Pietryka, Jack Reilly (2014). Noise, bias, and expertise in political communication networks. Social Networks.

Amber E. Boydstun, Rebecca A. Glazier, Matthew T. Pietryka, Philip Resnik (2014). Real-Time Reactions to a 2012 Presidential Debate A Method for Understanding Which Messages Matter. Public Opinion Quarterly.

Matthew T. Pietryka, Randall C. MacIntosh (2013). An Analysis of ANES Items and Their Use in the Construction of Political Knowledge Scales. Political Analysis.

Amber E. Boydstun, Rebecca A. Glazier, Matthew T. Pietryka (2013). Playing to the Crowd: Agenda Control in Presidential Debates. Political Communication.

Matthew T. Pietryka, Amber E. Boydstun (2012). Going Maverick: How Candidates Can Use Agenda-Setting to Influence Citizen Motivations and Offset Unpopular Issue Positions. Political Behavior.

Matthew T. Pietryka (2012). The Roles of District and National Opinion in 2010 Congressional Campaign Agendas. American Politics Research.

Chapters in Edited Volumes

Robert Huckfeldt, John B. Ryan, Matthew T. Pietryka (2017). Networks, Contexts, and the Process of Political Influence. The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behaviorand Public Opinion.

Philip Resnik, Amber E. Boydstun, Rebecca A. Glazier, Matthew T. Pietryka (2016). Scalable Multidimensional Response Measurement Using a Mobile Platform. Political Communication in Real Time: Theoretical and Applied Research Approaches.

Robert Huckfeldt, Matthew T. Pietryka, Jack Reilly (2014). Noise, Bias, and Expertise: The Dynamics of Becoming Informed. Experts, Activists, and Interdependent Citizens: Are Electorates Self-Educating?.

Robert Huckfeldt, Matthew T. Pietryka, Jack Reilly (2014). Opinion Leaders, Expertise, and the Complex Dynamics of Political Communication. Experts, Activists, and Interdependent Citizens: Are Electorates Self-Educating?.

Robert Huckfeldt, Jeffery J. Mondak, Matthew Hayes, Matthew T. Pietryka, Jack Reilly (2013). Networks, Interdependence, and Social Influence in Politics. The Oxford handbook of political psychology.

Walter J, Stone, Matthew T. Pietryka (2011). Party, Constituency, and Representation in Congress. The State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties.

Working Papers

Matthew T. Pietryka, Dennis F. Langley (2019). The 'Social' Part of Social Desirability: How Social Networks Influence the Survey Response.

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