Lab Director
Jon is a social psychologist who does research on attitude formation, changes, and effects, on the psychology of political behavior, and on current survey research methods. He is the Frederic O. Glover Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor of Communication, Political Science, and (by courtesy) Psychology. At Stanford, besides his professorships, he directs the Political Psychology Research Group and the Summer Institute in Political Psychology.
Lecturer
Bo MacInnis is a Ph.D. economist from the University of California at Berkeley. Her research focuses on climate change and survey research methods. She is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication, and regularly collaborates with Jon on climate change research.
Post Doctoral Fellow
Jared McDonald earned his Ph.D. in Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. He is interested in public opinion and the electoral accountability. He is currently working with Jon on research concerning public opinion about climate change.
Researcher, SOM Institute, University of Gothenburg, and PPRG Team Member
Sebastian earned his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His main research interest is in survey methodology and is working with Jon as a postdoc within the Replication Project.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Houston; PPRG Team Member
Libby Jenke earned her Ph.D. in Political Science at Duke University. She studies questions of voter behavior, such as the role of identity in voter choice, gender, and race’s effect on candidate evaluations, and variability in the voting models used by citizens.
Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Zurich
Lauren earned her Ph.D. in Social Psychology at Stanford University. She is interested in public communication about political issues, motivated reasoning, and public distrust in opinion polls.
MATTHEW BERENT, PhD
CEO of Matt Berent Consulting, PPRG Team Member
Mattew Berent earned his Ph.D. in Social Psychology at The Ohio State University. He runs his own consulting firm and worked with Jon on survey question design and voting behavior. His research interests include human-computer interactions and consumer data.
MATTHEW DeBELL, PhD
Director of Stanford Operations, American National Election Studies, PPRG Team Member
Matthew DeBell earned his Ph.D. in government at Georgetown University. DeBell has been Director of Operations for the American National Election Studies since 2006. His research areas include questionnaire design and public opinion.
ERAN AMSALEM, PhD
Assistant Professor of Communication, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; PPRG Team Member
Eran Amsalem earned his Ph.D. in Communication at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He studies the effects of mass and interpersonal political communications on political attitudes. Eran is currently working with Jon on research examining the optimal way to measure attitudes in surveys.
LISANNE WICHGERS, PhD
CEO of Lisanne Wichgers Consulting; PPRG Team Member
Lisanne Wichgers earned her Ph.D. in Political Communication and Journalism at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), at the University of Amsterdam. Her main interests are freedom of speech, anti-immigration parties, framing and survey methodology. She runs her own consulting firm and is working with Jon within the Replication Project.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming; PPRG Team Member
Kayla Burd earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology with a concentration in Law, Psychology, and Human Development at Cornell University. She studies biases in memory, reasoning, and decision making within legal contexts. She is currently working with Jon on research examining name order effects in Wyoming elections.
CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
CATHERINE CHEN; Graduate Student
Catherine is a Ph.D. student concentrating in political communication. Currently, her research focuses on public opinion and survey methodologies in both the U.S and China.
NATALIE NEUFELD; Graduate Student
Natalie is interested in political polarization, party loyalty, and persuasion techniques that lead to lasting attitude change.
CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
DIANA JORDAN
Undergraduate RA
Diana is a senior pursuing a B.A. in Political Science, a B.A.H. in Communication, and a Minor in English. She is currently applying to PhD programs in Political Science and has worked with PPRG since January 2020. Outside of PPRG, Diana enjoys working as a Research Assistant and Administrative Assistant for the Media and Personality Lab. In her free time, Diana enjoys working as a Political Science Peer Advisor, conducting research with FLI (first-generation low-income) college students, and cooking.
LARISSA BERSH
Undergraduate RA
Larissa is a senior at Stanford pursuing a B.A.H. in psychology with minors in political science and English. Her research in the PPRG explores the ease of p-hacking (scientists' misuse of data analysis to procure significant results). Outside of the PPRG, Larissa is passionate about fighting food insecurity, including through her work as the co-president of Stanford Food Recovery. In her free time, she enjoys working out, attempting crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and writing.
SIERRA BURGON
Undergraduate RA
Sierra is a senior at Stanford pursuing a B.A. in Human Biology with a concentration in Health Determinants and Policy and a minor in Psychology. Upon graduation, she plans to attend law school and pursue a career working with health policy. Outside of the PPRG, Sierra serves as an advisor for Healing Strokes.
JESSICA GONZALEZ
Undergraduate RA
Jessica Gonzalez is a senior pursuing a B.A.H in Political Science and Minors in Economics and Data Science. Jessica has worked with the PPRG since her freshman year, crafting legislative histories for all 50 states, spearheading a study on the effects of candidate ethnicity on voter choice in simulated elections, and establishing the Center for Excellence in Survey Research. Upon graduation, she plans to attend a dual MBA/JD program.
CONNOR ROKOS
Undergraduate RA
Connor is a senior at Stanford majoring in Political Science with particular interests in the media's effect on voting and income inequality. He also plans to minor in Computer Science. Outside of academics, Connor enjoys running, playing basketball with his friends, and spending time with his pets.
KYRA WHITELAW
Undergraduate RA
Kyra Whitelaw is a senior majoring in Political Science, also hoping to pursue a coterminal M.A, in Communications. She is particularly interested in environmental and climate change policy and law. Outside of the lab, Kyra enjoys skiing, hiking, playing tennis, and attending Stanford athletic events.
MITCHELL GARMANY
Undergraduate RA
Mitchell is a senior majoring in Political Science and Music Composition, planning to study law - music copyright in particular - after graduation. Outside of the PPRG, Mitchell studies political philosophy and voting methods, composes classical music, and performs with Stanford's orchestras.
KELLY CLAVEL
Undergraduate RA
Kelly Clavel is a senior pursuing a B.A. in Political Science and a Minor in Urban Studies. She is particulary interested in the intersection of law, education, and policy. She is currently writing an Honors Thesis through the Graduate School of Education, and upon graduating plans to pursue a joint MPP/JD program. Outside of PPRG, Kelly enjoys spending time with friends and family, cake decorating, and spending time with her dog.
CAI ZHEN
Undergraduate RA
Cai is a senior double majoring in Psychology and Philosophy. She is interested in understanding how conceptions of human nature shape political and ethical theories, as well as asking questions about what it means to live a good life. In her free time, she leads The Dualist, Stanford's Undergraduate Philosophy Association, and enjoys wandering through the woods and being lost in the rhythms of poetry.
SEAN CASEY
Undergraduate RA
Sean is a junior at Stanford majoring in Economics and Political Science. He's particularly interested in game theory and the field of law and economics. Outside of school, he loves running, playing soccer, and writing.
HANNAH BASALI
Undergraduate RA
Hannah is a sophomore at Stanford pursuing a major in Political Science with focuses on Justice and Law and International Relations. Outside of PPRG, she serves as the Sophomore Class President and is involved in the Stanford Daily, Stanford Women in Politics, Stanford Pre Law Society, and the Stanford ACLU. In her free time she enjoys dancing, traveling, cooking, exercising, and spending time with friends and family.
KARTHICK ARUNACHALAM
Undergraduate RA
Karthick is a sophomore planning on majoring in economics and political science. He is particularly interested in fiscal and monetary policy, development economics, and econometrics, hoping to uncover the ways in which economic analysis can change the world for the better. In his free time, he enjoys watching NBA basketball and reading political satire.
BHAVYA SHAH
Undergraduate RA
Bhavya is a sophomore at Stanford studying theoretical Computer Science with interests in education, disability studies, and mass communication. He is active in Stanford's competitive debate team and is a member of the Stanford Disability Alliance. Outside of academics, he enjoys watching Indian comedy TV shows, having long conversations, and eating good food.
HALEY SILVA
Undergraduate RA
Haley is a sophomore pursuing a major in Political Science with a specialization in elections, representation, and governance. She is interested in understanding how psychological factors contribute to voter behavior and civic engagement, as well as how to improve these attitudes among young people. Outside of PPRG, Haley is involved with the StanfordVotes initiative and loves spending time with her friends and family.
JESSICA LEE
Undergraduate RA
Jessica Lee is a sophomore pursuing a major in Political Science and a minor in Music. She is particularly interested in issues surrounding justice and law as well as in the intersection of climate change and human rights. In her free time, Jessica enjoys playing the cello, reading, traveling, and hiking.
LIZ SONG
Undergraduate RA
Liz is a current sophomore planning on majoring in economics, with a minor in mathematical and computational science and music. She is particularly interested in data science and its applications to behavioral economics. In her free time, Liz enjoys Ultimate frisbee, listening to music, and playing violin.
CONNOR HUANG MARSH
Undergraduate RA
Connor is a sophomore at Stanford planning on pursuing studies in computer science, earth systems, and management science. He is particularly interested in policy analysis relating to climate change. In his free time, Connor enjoys traveling, snowboarding, and tennis.
CHAD BRECHBUHLER
Undergraduate RA
Chad is a rising junior majoring in Public Policy and International Relations, with a minor in Modern Languages. He is particularly interested in the history of American foreign policy and learning new languages. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, baking, gardening, and watching drag race.
EVAN SCHIEBER
Undergraduate RA
Evan is a rising sophomore majoring in Political Science. He is interested in housing and immigration policy. In his free time, he enjoys watching the San Francisco Giants, hiking, and going to the gym.
CASSIDY DALVA
Undergraduate RA
Cassidy is a rising sophomore majoring in Economics. She is interested in sustainable economic development, behavioral economics, journalism, and foreign policy. In her free time, she writes and edits for The Stanford Daily, sings in choir, and hikes.
MARCO PERALTA MONTOYA
Undergraduate RA
Marco is a rising junior majoring in Political Science. He is interested in elections, learning languages, and applying coding to the social sciences. In his free time, he enjoys playing soccer, watching TV, and listening to music.
EMMA WANG
Undergraduate RA
Emma is a rising junior majoring in Economics and planning to minor in Creative Writing and Psychology. She is interested in behavioral economics, social psychology, storytelling, and entertainment. In her free time, she is Dollie #3 and loves to eat good food, travel, and watch sci-fi time travel movies and TV shows
MADDIE CASSIC
Undergraduate RA
Maddie is a rising junior majoring in International Relations and minoring in Middle Eastern Languages, Literature, and Culture. She is interested in international affairs and intends to work for the Foreign Service. In her free time, she does political campaigning, crosswords, and spending time with her three dogs.
SYDNEY KAMINSKI
Undergraduate RA
Sydney is a rising sophomore planning to major in Art History with a minor in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is interested in Asian-American art, feminism in the modern world, and institutional memory at Stanford. In her free time, she is a tour guide at the Cantor Art Museum and enjoys running, baking, embroidery.
FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS
Research Scientist, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative |
Research Manager, Analyst Institute; Stanford, California |
Consultant at Deloitte Consulting |
Assistant Professor, Austin McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, Austin |
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Director of Research – Demography and Survey Science Group, Facebook; Menlo Park, CA |
The Strategy Team; Columbus, Ohio. |
Professor, Departments of Public Administration and Psychology, The University of Illinois at Chicago. |
Vice President of Litigation Research, The Strategy Team; Columbus, Ohio. |
Research Psychologist, The Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. |
Founder, LearnRig; Charleston, South Carolina |
Director, Strategic Analytics Nationwide Insurance; Columbus, Ohio. |
Professor of Social and Personality Psychology, University of Southampton; Southampton, United Kingdom |
Senior Vice President, Marketing Science, Lieberman Research Worldwide; Cincinnati, Ohio |
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Texas-Austin |
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Union College; Schenectady, New York |
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Central European University; Budapest, Budapest, Hungary |
Inaugural Director of the SNF Agora Institute, Professor of Political Science, and Faculty Director of the P3 Research Lab at Johns Hopkins University |
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Delaware |
Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University |
Associate Professor of Communication & Media and Political Science, Faculty Associate in the Center for Political Studies, and Core Faculty for the Michigan Institute for Data Science at the University of Michigan |
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Southern Illinois University |
UX Designer at Facebook; Seattle, Washington |
Professor of Psychology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas |
Data Manager, Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity, Brown University |
Attorney at Durie Tangri, San Francisco, California |
Professor of Psychology and Chair of Social/Personality Program, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Associate Professor of Psychology, Bates College |
Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Columbus, Ohio |
PhD candidate in the Department of Communication at Stanford |
Professor of Communication, University at Buffalo |
Co-founder and Analytics Lead of Quantic Foundry |
Assistant Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University |
Senior Research Manager at Netflix; Los Gatos, California |
Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago |
Vice President, Data Science & Insights, Snap! Raise |
Ph.D. Candidate in Political Communication, Stanford University |
Director of Data Science, Mozilla, Mountain View, California |
Counsel at Graf & Pitkowitz Rechtsanwälte GmbH; Breitenfurt bei Wien, Lower Austria, Austra |
Assistant Director of Assessment, Trends and Communications George Mason University |
Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Research, The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, Chicago, Illinois |
Assistant Professor of Research at Institute of Policy Research, Northwestern University |
Research Manager at Instagram; Mountain View, California |
Assistant Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania |
Executive Director at Story County Community Foundation, Ames, IA |
Principal Data Scientist, Microsoft; Seattle, Washington |
Director of the Centre for Educational Excellence, Curriculum and Instruction Division, Simon Fraser University |
Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University |
Research Development Manager, Office of Proposal Development, University of Illinois |
Professor of Psychology, Glendale Community College; Scottsdale, Arizona |
General Manager of Germany, Kry AB |
YAO CHIA CHUANG Taiwan National University, Taipei, Taiwan |
Senior Design Methodologist, Government Accountability Office; San Antonio, Texas |
Principal Scientist, Merck; New York City, New York |
Litigation and Public Opinion Research Support, The Strategy Team, Ltd.; Mount Prospect, Illinois |
Assistant Vice President-R&D, Farmers Insurance |
ANNABELL SUH UX Researcher, Key Lime Interactive |
Director of Marketing Research at Zendesk |
PhD candidate in the Department of Communication at Stanford |
ANDREW PEARLMUTTER Stanford Graduate School of Business Student |
 Student in Harvard Law School |
Research Scientist, Facebook |
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Stanford University, Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law |
Ph.D. Candidate in Developmental and Psychological Sciences, Stanford University |
IRVING J. CULPEPPER |
BRIAN ULDALL Professor of Psychology, University of Nevada Las Vegas |
JAMES ASHENHURST |
Presidential Young Professor, NUS Business School's Department of Management and Organisation; Singapore |
Associate Professor of Psychology, Ithaca College; Ithaca, New York |
PHILIP J. CORNET |
KATHERINE A. KOST |
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JOHN PROTZKO, PhD |
WILLIAM KOCH, PhD William Koch earned his Ph.D. in International Economics at University of California Santa Cruz. |
FORMER VISITING PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWS
University of Goettingen |
University of Gothenburg |
University of Goettingen |
Harvard University |
FORMER VISITING SCHOLARS/POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS/RESEARCH STAFF
UX Researcher, Facebook, Menlo Park, California |
Freelance Methodologist |
LAURA DIONNE (formerly Laura Lowe) Data Manager, Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity, Brown University |
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Optima Behavioral Health |
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Research Development Manager, Office of Proposal Development, University of Illinois |
 SARAH L. BULLOCH, Ph.D. Research Fellow in Social Sciences, University of Southampton |
Assistant Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University |
Professor of Political Science, University of Antwerp, Belgium |
Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University |
Associate Professor of Psychology, Yeshiva University |
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Lund University |
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Michigan |
TESS HEINTZE Director, Profile Group, Knowledge Networks |
FORMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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Ahnviet Nguyen Ahra Cho Aimee Trujillo Aldric Ulep Alejandro Gonzalez Alex Hou Alex Lee Alex Monahan Alex Tahk Alice Cheung Ali Romero Alizabeth McGowan Allison Dencker Althea Wallop Alyse Long Amanda McLean Amanda Shull Amber Farrell Amy Stanonik Andrew Hanson Andrew Keaveney Andrew Lockhart Andy Nyugen Angela Bash Anh Doan Anne Pipathsouk Annie Coonan Ashton Borcherding Ashwin Pillai Autumn Carter Bana Hatzey Bella Meyn Betsy Harris Bo Dwyer Bobby Gyesi Brent Hite Brian Lam Britanny Arboleda Brookes Hammock Bryan Johnson Cai Zhen Carey Schwartz Caroline Galindo Carolyn Stein Cass Kramer Catherine Fisher Chelsea Green Chia Xiong Chris Messmer Christina Sepe Christopher Middleton Chuong Phan Claire Milligan Claire Lund Conan Liu Cue Orr Curtiss Cobb Daniel Agness Daniel Blocksom Daniela Gonzalez Danielle Ola Dante Williams Darius Namzi David Kay Deborah Oh Dena Rogers Denise Klaus Dia Velasco Dora Duru Doug Cantwell Dustin Dienhart Ebony Carroll Elaine Albertson Eleanor Schroder Eleanor Walker Elizabeth Fredland Ellen Cerf Emily Chen Emily Macinnis |
Emma Hantoot
Enoch Jaeger Erica Adams Erin Pontell Esther Yoon Eva Jellison Eyal Ophir Fayona James Felicia Cote Francesca Mazzola Gabriella Levikow Gena Eddy Gillian Bach Gillian Dee Glenn Yamada Graham Bazell Greg Robinson Hannah Zoe Chua-Reyes Hassan Karaouni Hector Santa-Cruz Hillary Wilson Hiyabel Tewoldmedhi Huey Tran Ibrahim Bharmal Ifath Casillas Issa Yousif Issac Cheruiyot J'vona Ivory Jack Herrera Jack Quinn Jackson Vachal Jacob Randolph Jade Wang Jakia Waller James Hancock Jamie Rodriguez Janelle Cornwall Jasmin Kamruddin Jason Scott Jelani Munroe Jen Ying Zhen Ang Jenilee Deal Jenna Leonardo Jeremy Cook Jeremy Liggett Jerry Lee Jessica Aylward Jessica Okafor Jessica Romero Jessica Six Jessy Klima Jingxu Jessie Jia Jinu Hwang Joe Sexton Jon Murray Jonathan Bentley Joniece Williams Joseph Wu Josh Harder Joy Baskin Juanita Wright Julia Kho Julia Purcell Julie Lein Justin Lin Kaitlin Haladay Kameela Majied Karen Islas Karen Kurosawa Karl Schmidt Katherine Krem Katie Gera Kavya Shankar Keenan Kelly Kellsey Beal Kelly Hernandez Kelly Kim |
Kelsey Dayton
Kelsey Neufeld Kenji Hata Keenan Kelly Kevin Beane Kimberly Dokes Kirsten Mettler Konnie Toth Kue Chang Kyle Abraham Kyra Whitelaw Lance Cidre LaRena Woods Laura Dionne Laura Hodapp Laura McCully Lauren McCune Lauryn Johnson Leah Karlins Lesley White Leslie Mercado Lezley Kijowski Lilly Wolfson Linden Moot Lindsay Chong Lindsay Rosston Liz Quinlan Lori Gauthuer Lucas Simoes Lucie Herold Lucy Gibbs Luis Negrete Mac Abruzzo Mac Simpson Mai El-Sadany Manya Bansal Mariah Haberman Mariam Yao Marie Hubbard Mario Suntanu Marissa Lopez Mark Carrington Marshall Watkins Mary Harrison Mary Elizabeth Ho Mary McCann Matthew Dardet Matthew Jacquez Maya Balaknshnan Maya Salameh Meg McNulty Meghan McCall Melody Alonzo Meredith Manda Mia Muoneke Michael Tichy Michaela Keefe Micheal Brown Michelle Antebi Michelle Hunnicutt Mitch Holt Moiead Charawi Molly Wallace Monica Adibe Monica Merino Monika Cooley Monique Flemming Monique Murphy Montanna Riggs Mrinalini Raina Natasha Kim Nathan Lee Neil Heldman Niki Nguyen Nikki Obel Nimrah Khan Noelle Spring Olivia Manes Onish Etkins |
Oscar Molina
Pa Nhia Vang Patricia Ho Patricia Nowak Patrick Quian Paul Mitalipov Peggy Caldwell Petar Penkov Peter Tu Pilar Wong Rachel Ku Rachel Linn Rachel Riddle Ravenna Armstrong Rebecca Orosco Regina Owens Regina Sutch Rob Krummen Robert Hudson Roberta Marquez Roger Davis Roger Yang Rubi Ancajas Saamon Legoski Sam Larson Sam Storey Samantha Wills Samia El Baroudy Sarah Campbell Sarah De La Garza Sarina Morgan Soriano-Taylor Schelli Cavenaugh Schen Diggs Shanta Adwoa Annan Shell Yang Shelly Wang Shiela Holstein Son Tran Sondra Crayton Sonia Jones Sophia Kim-O'Sillivan Sophia Serafin Sophia Sosa Stephanie Grey Stephen Quinonez Steve Zhang Sukhi Samra Susie Choi Tammy Luo Tashiko White Taylor Sihavong Tenzin Kartsang Terrel Edwards Tisha Lavette Chisholm Tom Herby Tommy Kimmelman Tracey Moffo Traci Adair Tracy Vu Trey Whiteman Troy Wu Vaeme Afokpa Vang Xiong Victoria Hsieh Vonn Javier Wendy Smith Wesley Ford Xavier Fields Yibai Shu Yo-Yo Shuang Chen Zak Whittington Zechang Wang |