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.

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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.”