# Samara Klar

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**Samara Klar** is an American political scientist and professor at the [University of Arizona](/source/University_of_Arizona). She founded the [Women Also Know Stuff](/source/Women_Also_Know_Stuff) database in 2016.

## Life

Klar earned a B.A. in political science and sociology with distinction from [McGill University](/source/McGill_University) in 2005.[1] She completed a M.A. in political science with a focus on American politics and journalism at the [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) in 2006.[1] She earned a M.A. (2009) and Ph.D. (2013) in political science with a focus on American politics and quantitative methodology from [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University).[1] Her dissertation was titled, *The Influence of Identities on Political Preferences*.[1] [James Druckman](/source/James_Druckman) was her doctoral advisor.[1]

Klar researches the relationship between an individual's personal identities and social surroundings and their political attitudes.[2] She joined the [University of Arizona](/source/University_of_Arizona) school of government and public policy in 2013 as an assistant professor.[1] She was promoted to associate professor in May 2018 and professor in May 2023.[1] She founded the [Women Also Know Stuff](/source/Women_Also_Know_Stuff) in 2016 and served on its editorial board until 2023.[2][1] It is a website designed to combat [implicit bias](/source/Implicit_bias) and [sexism in academia](/source/Sexism_in_academia) and promote female scholars in political science.[3]

## Selected works

- Klar, Samara & Krupnikov, Yanna (2016). *Independent Politics*. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-13446-1.[4]
- Druckman, James N.; Klar, Samara; Krupnikov, Yanna; Levendusky, Matthew; Ryan, John Barry (2024). *Partisan Hostility and American Democracy*. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-83365-1.

## References

1. Samara, Klar (May 2023). ["Klar CV"](https://sgpp.arizona.edu/sites/sgpp.arizona.edu/files/Klar-CV-20230501.pdf). *University of Arizona*. Retrieved 2023-11-18.

1. ["Samara Klar"](https://sgpp.arizona.edu/person/samara-klar). *University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy*. Retrieved 2023-11-19.

1. Sanchez, Yvonne Wingett. ["Duh! 'Women Also Know Stuff' website by UA Professor Samara Klar a hit"](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2016/08/24/women-also-know-stuff-website-ua-professor-samara-klar/89217450/). *The Arizona Republic*. Retrieved 2023-11-19.

1. Reviews of Independent Politics: * Baylor, Chris (2017). "Review". *Political Science Quarterly*. **132** (1): 191–192. [doi:10.1002/polq.12601](https://doi.org/10.1002/polq.12601). [ISSN 0032-3195](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0032-3195). [JSTOR 45175823](https://www.jstor.org/stable/45175823) * Banks, Antoine J.; Karpowitz, Christopher F.; Skytte, Rasmus; Slothuus, Rune (2017). "Review". *The Journal of Politics*. **79** (4): e93–e96. [doi:10.1086/693719](https://doi.org/10.1086/693719). [ISSN 0022-3816](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0022-3816). [JSTOR 26551111](https://www.jstor.org/stable/26551111) * Thornton, Judd (2016). "Review". *The Public Opinion Quarterly*. **80** (3): 799–801. [doi:10.1093/poq/nfw036](https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfw036). [ISSN 0033-362X](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0033-362X). [JSTOR 44014612](https://www.jstor.org/stable/44014612) * Ehrhard, Thomas (2016). "Review". *Revue française de science politique*. **66** (3/4): 630–632. [ISSN 0035-2950](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0035-2950). [JSTOR 24770188](https://www.jstor.org/stable/24770188)

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