Jon Krosnick, PhD, is widely recognized as an expert and leading academic authority on the psychology of attitudes, survey research methodology, in the psychology of political behavior and public opinion research. He is the recipient of the American Association for Public Opinion Research’s (AAPOR) Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding research — the highest honor in survey research, recognizing career-defining contributions to the scientific standards governing survey methodology. Dr. Krosnick has authored seven books and nearly 200 scholarly articles and book chapters. His scholarship has been cited extensively in the academic literature and has influenced how courts, regulators, and researchers evaluate public understanding and survey evidence.
Dr. Krosnick is the Frederick O. Glover Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at Stanford University, as well as Professor of Communication, Political Science, Environmental Social Sciences, and Psychology. He serves as Director of Stanford’s Political Psychology Research Group, which conducts scientific research based on survey methods to study a wide range of topics in the psychology of opinion formation, change, and impact. Dr. Krosnick is also a research psychologist at the Center for Behavioral Science Methods at the U.S. Census Bureau and was previously a co-principal investigator of the American National Election Study, the nation’s leading academic research program focused on voter decision-making, and a Research Advisor at Gallup.
Dr. Krosnick has testified in more than 160 cases, at both deposition and trial. His experience in litigation has largely involved the design and implementation, or evaluation of surveys in matters involving a variety of claims, including false or misleading advertising, patent and trademark infringement, and consumer deception.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology, University of Michigan
- Master of Arts in Social Psychology, University of Michigan
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Harvard University
