She also has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Haas conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of social psychology, political psychology, and social cognitive neuroscience, and is interested in understanding factors that shape the expression of human attitudes and beliefs. Her areas of expertise include attitudes, social cognition, emotion, motivation, identity, prejudice, experimental design, survey design, and functional MRI. She teaches courses on political psychology, American politics, and quantitative / experimental research methods. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from The Ohio State University, and B.A. in Psychology and Political Science from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. She joined the UNL faculty after completing her Ph.D. in 2012.