Jas Sullivan

During his time at CASBS, Jas Sullivan will complete his fourth book, tentatively titled, Race-Based Trauma Induced Political Beliefs and Behaviors. Much of psychology, health, and politics research has focused on measuring the frequency (or presence) of the racial discrimination African Americans encounter. However, moving beyond simply measuring the frequency of discrimination, Sullivan utilizes measures that capture trauma symptoms, as result of experiences with racial discrimination, to better understand its impact on beliefs and behaviors in the political sphere.

Sullivan is the Russell B. Long Professor of Political Science, Psychology, and African American Studies at Louisiana State University.  His research explores the ways racial trauma, racial identity, and coping impact both political and psychological beliefs and behaviors. He is the author of African American Coping in the Political Sphere (SUNY Press, 2023), Dimensions of Blackness: Racial Identity and Political Beliefs (SUNY Press, 2018), and The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus: Race and Representation in the Pelican State (LSU Press, 2011).

For more information, please visit his website: https://www.iticlab.com