Recent Projects
Our research team has several projects related to our polls of the South Dakota electorate and separate polls conducted on the SDSU campus.
Dr. Filip Viskupic and Dr. David Wiltse conducted a poll on the South Dakota general electorate and a survey experiment on the "spillover" effect of COVID attitudes on other vaccinations.
Dr. Filip Viskupic and Dr. David Wiltse conducted a poll on the upcoming general election, September 2022.
Dr. Filip Viskupic and Dr. David Wiltse fielded a survey of South Dakota Nurses on COVID-19 attitudes and vaccination behaviors, June 2022.
Dr. Filip Viskupic, Dr. Evren Celik Wiltse and Dr. David Wiltse fielded a survey of South Dakota agricultural producers' attitudes on international trade, February 2022.
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. (2024) “Psychological entitlement predicts support for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.”Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health 2: 100043.
Viskupič, F., Wiltse, D. & Liebl, Z. (2023) “The rise of anti-vaccination legislature in two Midwestern states: Implications for politics, policy, and society.”Open Health4 (1): 20230020.
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. (2023) “Message framing, partisanship, and popular support for COVID-19 vaccine mandate: Evidence from a preregistered survey experiment.”Open Health 4 (1): 20230013.
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. “Predictors of Older Adults’ Attitudes toward Various COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates.” Forthcoming at: Journal of Aging and Social Policy.
Wiltse, D. & Viskupič, F. (2023) “Age and partisan self-identification predict uptake of additional COVID-19 booster doses: Evidence from a longitudinal study.”Preventive Medicine Reports 36: 102407.
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. (2023) “Attitudes toward annual COVID-19 boosters are highly structured by partisan self-identification and trust in government: Evidence from a longitudinal survey.”Vaccine X14: 100337.
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. (2023) “Partisan self-identification predicts attitudes of nurses toward the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.”Health Policy and Technology 12 (3): 100777.
Viskupič, F., Wiltse, D., Kayaalp, A. & Sublett, L. (2023) “Older workers’ work attitudes and behaviors during COVID-19 Pandemic: A mediational model.”Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health 38 (3): 254 – 273.
Viskupič, F., Wiltse, D. & Kayaalp, A. (2023) "Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine mandate: The role of psychological characteristics and partisan self-identification."Personality and Individual Differences.206, May 2023, 112119.
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. (2023). "Trust in physicians predicts COVID-19 booster uptake among older adults: Evidence from a panel survey."Aging and Health Research.3(1): 100127.
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. "Drivers of COVID-19 booster uptake among nurses."American Journal of Infection Control. Forthcoming.
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. (2023). "COVID-19 Parental Vaccine Hesitancy Among Nurses in the State of South Dakota."Journal of Community Health. 48, 245-251.
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. (2023). "Political Partisanship and Trust in Government Predict Popular Support for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Various Professions and Demographic Groups: A Research Note." American Politics Research. 51(2), 139-146.
Viskupič, F., Wiltse, D. & Badahdah, A. (2022). "Reminders of Existing Vaccine Mandates Increase Support for a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Evidence from a Survey Experiment." Vaccine 40(51): 7483-7487.
Viskupič, F., Celik Wiltse, E., & Wiltse, D. "Pocketbook versus identity? Farmers' attitudes towards international trade." The Social Science Journal.Forthcoming.
Viskupič, F., Wiltse, D., & Meyer, B. "Trust in Physicians and Trust in Government Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake." Social Science Quarterly. Forthcoming.
Viskupič, F., Wiltse, D., & Meyer, B. "Beyond Vaccination: Messaging From Religious Leaders Can Help Increase Adherence to COVID-19 Mitigation Guidelines Following Vaccination. A Research Note. "The Social Science Journal. Forthcoming.
Meyer B., Viskupič F., & Wiltse D. (2022) "Understanding and overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in South Dakota." South Dakota Medicine. 75(3), 139-140.
Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. (2022). "The Messenger Matters: Religious Leaders and Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy." PS: Political Science & Politics. 55(3), 504-509.
Meyer, B. A., Viskupič, F., & Wiltse, D. (2022). "Pharmacists to Partner with Religious Leaders to Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy Amongst Christians." Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 62(1), 302–304.
Wiltse, E. C., Gonda, M., Massmann, C., Williams, K., & Bott-Knutson, R. (2020). "Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on honors student learning, institutional connections, and intent to return to campus." Journal of the European Honors Council, 4(1), 1-22.