Pia Knigge completed her undergraduate studies and Master’s Degree in Political Science with concentrations in comparative politics and political behavior at the University of Bamberg in Germany. Before she moved to the United States to pursue a doctoral degree in political science at the University of Kentucky, she interned with the German parliament (Bundestag) and the Commission of the European Communities (now European Union), and worked at a research institute affiliated with the University of Mannheim dedicated to the analysis of European public opinion polls (Eurobarometer). Her research and teaching interests are located at the intersection of political science and psychology focusing on public opinion, political behavior, political extremism, civic engagement, and the study of race and ethnicity.