Dr. Cavari specializes in American politics with specific research interests in the presidency, public opinion and political parties. Dr. Cavari holds an LL.B and an M.A. in Political Science from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is laureate of prestigious academic recognitions, including the American Political Science Association Presidency Research Group’s George Edwards III Award for the best dissertation on the presidency in 2011; and the American Political Science Association Presidency Research Group’s Founders Award for the best graduate student paper in 2010.