Research

Working Papers

Hernandez, Natalie. “Asymmetric Representation: Post-Roe Abortion Policy and Public Opinion in the U.S. States.” Revise and Resubmit, American Political Science Review.

Publications

2026. Hernandez, Natalie. “Simplified or Misunderstood? Rethinking How We Measure Americans’ Abortion Attitudes in the Post-Roe Era.” Public Opinion Quarterly.

2026. Hernandez, Natalie, Mackenzie Lockhart, Alan Gerber, and Gregory Huber. “Abortion Policy Preferences are Structured, Stable, and Consequential.” American Journal of Political Science. 1-14.

2025. Hernandez, Natalie, Alexander Trubowitz, and Sam Zacher. “The Insurance Value of Abortion and Support for Reproductive Rights.” Political Behavior. 47: 1781–1801.

2025. Hernandez, Natalie, Nicholas Ottone, and Joshua Kalla. “Targeted Abortion Frames Do Not Mobilize Political Action-Taking.” American Politics Research, 53(4): 353–368.

2015. Garcia, Antonio, Elizabeth Circo, Christina DeNard, and Natalie Hernandez. “Barriers and Facilitators to Delivering Effective Mental Health Practice Strategies for Youth and Families Served by the Child Welfare System.” Child & Youth Services Review, 52: 110–122.

Selected Work in Progress

“The Impact of Entertainment Media on Abortion Attitudes.”

“The Role of Peer-to-Peer Conversations on Bringing Men into the Abortion Conversation: Evidence from a Multi-Year Field Experiment.”