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philadelphia , pa 5 january 1959 jon photos 2012 huge.jpg jon krosnick
 jon alexander krosnick
jon krosnick

jon alexander krosnick -lrb- born january 5 , 1959 -rrb- is a professor of political science , communication , and -lrb- by courtesy -rrb- psychology , and director of the political psychology research group -lrb- pprg -rrb- at stanford university .
additionally , he is a frederic o. glover professor in humanities and social sciences and a social sciences senior fellow at woods institute .
one major focus of his research has been questionnaire design and survey research methods .
krosnick has studied the psychology of attitudes , voter choice behavior , and attitudes toward global warming .
he was also a co-principal investigator of the american national election study , the nation 's long-running and most comprehensive academic research project exploring voter decision-making .
krosnick consults for several organizations , and has testified in court proceedings .
krosnick 's work focuses on the design and methodology of questionnaires and surveys , and he has served as a consultant to the government , academia , and industry on these issues .
krosnick was a principal investigator leading the american national election studies from 2005 to 2009 , along with arthur lupia of the university of michigan .
he was a member of the national election study ad hoc committee on survey mode which compiled a report for the national election study board of overseers on the pros and cons of moving from face-to-face to telephone interviews .
he has also studied the psychology of attitudes and researched how voters make up their minds and how campaigns influence them .
he has conducted research on american attitudes toward global warming , how negativity in campaigns affects turnout , and ballot order effects .
he has also been an on-television commentator on election night .
