Helen R. Kras

Helen Kras

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Email: [email protected]
Office: Lowenstein 913-F

  • Helen Rabello Kras is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fordham. Her current research agenda examines the ways in which policies designed to address violence against women shape opinions and behaviors in the context of Brazil, Mexico, and Guatemala. Broadly, she studies political psychology, public opinion, elite cues, feedback effects, and political behavior. Her research has been published in many journals in the discipline, including Comparative Political Studies, The Journal of Politics, Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics and Society, among others. 

  • Kras, Helen R. 2024. Procedural Fairness and Political Attitudes: Unpacking the Experiences of Victims of Intimate Partner Violence with the Police. Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública (Latin American Journal of Public Opinion), 13: e31356.
    Kras, Helen R. 2024. Does Procedural Justice Influence Evaluations of State Efforts to Combat Gender-Based Violence? Evidence from Brazil. Politics & Gender 20(1): 77-103.
    Kras, Helen R. 2023. Rearranging the News Agenda: State Action and News Media Reporting on Violence against Women in Brazil. Comparative Politics 55(3): 425-447.
    Kras, Helen R. 2022. The Politics of Private Violence: How Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Influences Political Attitudes. Latin American Politics and Society 64(4): 119-145.
    Córdova, Abby, and Helen Kras. 2022. State Action to Prevent Violence Against Women: How Women’s Police Stations Affect Men’s Attitudes toward Gender-based Violence. The Journal of Politics 84(1):1-17.
    Córdova, Abby, and Helen Kras. 2020. Addressing Violence Against Women: The Effect of Women’s Police Stations on Police Legitimacy. Comparative Political Studies 53(5): 775–808.