Kenneth Dautrich

University of Connecticut

Department of Public Policy

Hartford, CT

Phone: 959 200-3770

E-Mail: k.dautrich@uconn.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1993 (Political Science)

M.A., Rutgers University, 1988 (Political Science)

B.S., University of Scranton, 1984 (Political Science and Education)

EMPLOYMENT

University of Connecticut

Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy, 2001-present (Assistant Professor,

1995-1999)

Director and Founder, Center for Survey Research & Analysis, University of

Connecticut, 1997-2004.

Director, Graduate Program in Survey Research, University of Connecticut,1995-2005.

Chair, Department of Public Policy, 2005-2006.

Associate Director, Roper Center for Public Opinion, 1995-1997.

Rutgers University

Associate Director, The Eagleton Poll, 1991-1995.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Taught the following courses:

Principles and Methods of Survey Research The Future of Survey Research

Mass Media in American Politics Research Methods in Political Science

Elections and Voting Behavior Survey Research Analysis and Reporting

Introduction to Public Policy Public Opinion and American Democracy

Seminar in Problems in Survey Research Public Policy Analysis

PUBLICATIONS

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Books and Monographs

Dautrich Kenneth, David Yalof, Christina Bejarano. The Enduring Democracy, 6th edition.

Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2020 (completed revision to be published in December).

Dautrich, Kenneth, David Yalof, Christina Bejarano. The Enduring Democracy, 5th edition.

Boston, MA: Cengage, 2018.

Dautrich, Kenneth and David Yalof. The Enduring Democracy, 4th edition. Boston, MA:

Cengage, 2016.

Kenneth Dautrich and David Yalof, The Enduring Democracy (Wadsworth, 2013).

Kenneth Dautrich and David A. Yalof, American Government: Brief Election Edition

(Wadsworth, 2010) 1st edition published in 2008.

Kenneth Dautrich, David A. Yalof and Mark Hugo-Lopez, The Future of the First Amendment:

The Digital Media, Civic Education and Free Expression in American High Schools (Roman and

Littlefield, 2008).

Kenneth Dautrich and David A. Yalof, American Government: Historical, Popular and Global

Perspectives (Wadsworth Publishers, 2010); Special Election Edition (1st edition published in

2008).

David A. Yalof and Kenneth Dautrich, The First Amendment and the Media in the Court of

Public Opinion (Cambridge University Press, 2002).

Kenneth Dautrich and Thomas Hartley, How the News Media Failed American Voters: Causes,

Consequences, and Remedies (Columbia University Press, 1999).

Kenneth Dautrich and George Pettinico, The Spirit of New England: Public Opinion, Regional

Pride and Social Life, (Roper Center Monograph Series, 1996).

Jonathan Hyman, Milton Heumann and Kenneth Dautrich, Civil Settlement: Styles of

Negotiation in Dispute Resolution. (Washington, DC: The State Justice Institute, 1995).

Articles and Book Chapters

Mark Hugo-Lopez, Peter Levine, Kenneth Dautrich and David Yalof, “Schools, Education

Policy, and the Future of the First Amendment” in Political Communication Vol. 26, No. 1,

march 2009.

Dautrich, Kenneth, Mark Robbins and William Simonsen, “Budgeting in the States:

Connecticut” Public Budgeting and Finance Vol. 30 Issue 1 pp. 130-55, April 2010.

Kenneth Dautrich and David A. Yalof, “Campaigns and Elections in the States,” in The State of

the States, ed. Carl Van Horn, 4th ed. (CQ Press, 2006).

Kenneth Dautrich, “Press Freedoms in the United States: The Status of Public Opinion,” in the

Polling Report (May, 2005).

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Kenneth Dautrich and John Bare, “Why the First Amendment and journalism Might Be in

Trouble,” in Harvard’s Nieman Reports (July, 2005).

Kenneth Dautrich and Jennifer, “What to Look for in Poll Coverage” in Covering Polls: A

Handbook for Journalists (Arlington, VA: Freedom Forum Publications), February 2000.

Kenneth Dautrich, “Improving Campaign Coverage: Advice from the American Voter” in Media

Studies Journal (Winter, 2000).

Kenneth Dautrich, “Re-Reading the Public: Isolationism and Internationalism Revisited,” in

International Studies Perspectives, 1:190-205, 2000.

Kenneth Dautrich and Chase Harrison, “The Modern American Worker,” in Public Perspective,

(August/September 1999).

Kenneth Dautrich, “American Attitudes About the First Amendment”, in Paul McMaster’s ed.

Freedom Under Fire (Arlington, VA: The Freedom Forum 1997).

Kenneth Dautrich, “Voter Uses & Evaluations of the News Media in Campaign 1996” in

America At The Polls 1996, Everett C. Ladd, Editor, (Roper Center Monograph Series, 1997).

Kenneth Dautrich and Thomas Hartley, “The Role of Pre-Election Polls in the 1996 US

Presidential Campaign” in Turner & Welsch eds. Public Opinion & Elections in America

(Caracus, Venezuela: Nueva Sociedad), 1997.

Kenneth Dautrich, “Stability in Vote Choice Characterizes the 1996 American Voter” in Public

Perspective (January 1997).

Kenneth Dautrich, “Partisan and Ideological Bias in Election Coverage: The Views of Voters,

Journalists, and Congress” in Public Perspective (October 1996).

Kenneth Dautrich, “Voters and Partisan Attachment in the 1996 Presidential Campaign” in

Public Perspective (October 1996).

Conference Papers

“Generation Z and the Future of the First Amendment” presented at the annual meetings of the

Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston MA, November 2017.

“The Budget Crisis in Connecticut,” presented at the annual meetings of the Western Social

Science Association, Albuquerque NM, April 2009 (with Bill Simonsen and Mark Robbins).

“How the Digital Media are Changing the Meaning of Press Rights,” presented at the Poynter

Institute International Conference on Press Rights in America, Fort Lauterdale FL, January 2007.

“The Effects of race and Ethnicity on High School Student knowledge and Appreciation of the

First Amendment,” presented at the annual meetings of the Journalism Education Association,

April 2006.

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“The Status of the First Amendment in America’s High Schools,” presented at the 4th Annual

Civic Education Conference, Orlando FL, January 2006.

“The First Amendment and American High School Students.” Presented at the annual meetings

of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Miami, FL, May 2005.

“Changes in New Jersey’s Telecommunications Labor Industry: A Case History”, presented at

the Heldrich Center Conference on Telecommunications, December 2004.

“The Use of Incentives in Internet Surveys: Testing New Methods.” A Paper presented at the

American Association for Public Opinion Research, May 2003.

“Media Coverage of the 2000 Presidential Primary Campaigns” Presented at the annual

meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, St. Petersburg, FL, May

2002.

“Media Coverage of the 2000 Presidential Primary Campaigns” Presented at the annual

meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Portland, Oregon, May

2000.

"The Polls and the News Media in Election 2000." Presented at a joint meeting of the American

Association for Public Opinion Research and the National Council on Public Polls. Arlington,

VA, January 2000.

“Confidence in U.S. Institutions: The Case of the American Press.” Presented at the annual

meetings of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, Paris, France, September 1999.

"The Disconnect Between News Directors and News Audiences: Explaining Low Trust in Local

TV News." Presented at the annual meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion

Research, St. Petersberg FL, May 1999.

"The Impact of News Coverage of the Clinton/Lewinsky Story on Public Attitudes About the

News Media." Presented at the annual meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion

Research, St. Petersberg FL, May 1999.

"Attitudes About Work: Job Satisfaction in a Changing Economy." Presented at the annual

meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, St. Petersberg, FL, May

1999.

"Public Opinion of the American News Media: A Review of the Polls." Presented at a Ford

Foundation Symposium on "Restoring Public Trust in the News Media" at the University of

Maryland's School of Journalism, March 1998.

“Assessing the Impact of Media on Political Knowledge: Evidence from a Panel Study of the

1996 Election.” Presented at APSA annual meetings, September 1998, Boston, MA.

“American Attitudes about the First Amendment.” Presented at AAPOR annual meetings, May

1998.

“Voter Evaluations of the News Media in the 1996 Presidential Campaign.” Presented at the

annual meetings of the American Assoc. for Public Opinion Research, Norfolk VA, May 1997.

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“Vote Choice and Party Identification During the 1996 Presidential Campaign: Using a Panel

Approach to Measuring Change.” Presented at the annual meetings of the American Assoc. for

Public Opinion Research, Norfolk VA, May 1997.

“Media Effects and the Direction of Influence: Does Media Cause Negative Attitudes Towards

Political Institutions?” presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science

Association, San Francisco, CA, September, 1996.

“Gender, Media Use and Political Knowledge about Congress,” presented at the annual meeting

of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Salt Lake City, Utah (May, 1996)

“Faculty Opinion on Affirmative Action in the University of California System.” presented at

California Association of Scholars Conference, Los Angeles, California (April 1996)

“Journalism Education in the United States: An Assessment by Faculty, Newsroom Recruiters,

and New Journalists” presented at the meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism

and Mass Communication, Anaheim, California (July 1996)

"Likely Voter Estimation in Non-Presidential Pre-Election Polls," Southern Political Science

Association meetings, Ft. Lauterdale, FL, 1995.

"The Accuracy of Pre-Election Polls in the 1993 Gubernatorial Election," delivered at the annual

meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, 1994.

"The Impact of Siting Policies on Trust in Government," delivered at the annual meetings of the

American Association for Public Opinion Research, 1993.

"Methods and Results: Responders and Non-responders in a Mail Survey," delivered at the

Annual Meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, 1992.

"The Use of Incentives in Mail Surveys: A Test of Two Approaches," delivered at the meetings

of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, 1990.

"Who Won the 1984 Presidential Debates? The Effect of Viewership on Candidate Evaluations,"

delivered at the meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association, 1988.

"Citizen Processing of Political Information," delivered at the meetings of the Northeast Political

Science Association, 1987.

"Who Rallies Around the Flag: Changes in Support for President Reagan as a Result the

Invasion of Granada," delivered at the meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion

Research, 1986.

"Fluctuations in Support for the President," delivered at the meetings of the New Jersey Political

Science Association, 1985.

Research Reports and Book Reviews

“The Future of the First Amendment VII: Free Expression Rights in the Era of the Citizen

Journalist,” a report prepared for the Knight Foundation, September 2018.

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The Future of the First Amendment VI: The Presidential Election and Free Expression Rights,” a

report prepared for the Knight Foundation, September 2016.

The Future of the First Amendment V: The Influence of Social Media on Attitudes About Free

Expression,” a report prepared for the Knight Foundation, September 2014.

The Future of the First Amendment IV: The “Perceptions of Press Rights in a New Media Era,”

a report prepared for the Knight Foundation, September 2012.

Book Review of The Averaged American (Harvard University Press, 2007) by Sarah Igo in

Political Science Quarterly, Fall 2007.

“The Future of the First Amendment III: The Role of Parents and Teachers in Developing

Student Appreciation for Free Expression Rights,” a report prepared for the Knight Foundation,

September 2007.

“The State of the First Amendment: 2007 Survey Results,” a report prepared for the Freedom

Forum’s First Amendment Center, September 2007. (with David Yalof).

“Failing Our Schools, Failing America,” a report prepared for the Intecollegiate Studies Institute,

August 2007. (with Mike Ratliff, Gary Scott).

“Schools, Education and the Future of the First Amendment,” a working paper for the Center for

Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at the University of Maryland, July

2007. (with Mark Lopez, Peter Levine and David Yalof).

“Religion and the Candidates in the 2008 Presidential Primary Races,” a report for TIME

Magazine to support the July 7 cover story, June 2007.

“The Future Crisis in Civic literacy,” a report prepared for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute,

September 2006. (with Mike Ratliff and Gary Scott).

“Changes in Support for Free Expression Rights: The Future of the First Amendment II,” a

report for the Knight Foundation, September 2006. (with David Yalof).

“The State of the First Amendment: 2006 Survey Results,” a report for the Freedom Forum’s

First Amendment Center, October 2006.

“Geographic Differences in Student Support for the First Amendment,” a white paper prepared

for the Knight Foundation, April 2005 (with David Yalof).

“The Future of the First Amendment”, a report for the Knight Foundation, February 2005 (with

David Yalof).

“Public Opinion and the Death Penalty” for the Hartford Courant, January 2005.

“Geographic Differences in Student Support for the First Amendment” for the Knight

Foundation, April 2005 (with David Yalof).

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“The Role of Religion in the 2004 Presidential Election: A Survey of Voters”, for Time

Magazine, June 2004.

“The Status of Press Freedoms in the U.S.: A Survey of Americans and American Journalists”,

for the Freedom Forum, May 2005.

“Mansfield Residents’ Attitudes Toward Full Day Kindergarten,” December 2004.

“The Role of the Vice Presidents in Voter Decision-Making in the 2004 Presidential Election.”

A report prepared for Time Magazine, July 2004.

“American Attitudes About Work, Employers and Government.” A Report prepared for the

Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, April 2004. (co-authored with Carl Van Horn).

“Implementation Plan for Department of Homeland Security Safe Cities Project.” Prepared for

the U.S. Department of homeland Security, April, 2004. (co-authors Bill Simonsen and Mark

Robbins).

“The State of the First Amendment.” A report prepared for the First Amendment Center,

Nashville TN, April 2003. (co-author David Yalof).

“Evaluation of New Voting Technologies.” A report prepared for the Connecticut Secretary of

State and CT Elections Commission, December 2003.

“UConn Student Evaluation of Academic Services.” A report prepared for the Vice Provost for

Enrollment management at UConn, June, 2003.

“Public Evaluations of the News and Editorial Pages.” A report prepared for the American

Opinion Page Editors Association, October, 2003.

“American Attitudes About Work IX: Planning for Retirement.” A report prepared for the

Heldrich Center for Employment Policy and Workforce Development, April 2002.

“Public Attitudes About the First Amendment: The 2001 Survey.” A report prepared for the

First Amendment Center, January, 2002.

“American Attitudes About Work VIII: Diversity in the Workplace.” A report prepared for the

Heldrich Center for Employment Policy and Workforce Development, November 2001.”

“Journalist Attitudes about Media Coverage of Politics”. Prepared for The Freedom Forum,

September 2000.

“American Attitudes About Work VII: Workers and Their Plans for Retirement.” A report

prepared for the Heldrich Center for Employment Policy and Workforce Development,

November 2000.

“Public Attitudes About the First Amendment: The 2000 Survey.” A report prepared for the

First Amendment Center, January, 2001.

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“Making the Grade: American Workers’ Evaluation of the Educational System.” A report

prepared for the Heldrich Center for Employment Policy and Workforce Development, June

2000. (with Carl Van Horn).

“The State of the First Amendment.” A report prepared for the First Amendment Center,

Nashville TN (April 2000). (with David Yalof)

"American Attitudes About the ‘Sensations’ Exhibit at the Brooklyn Art Museum." A report

prepared for The First Amendment Center, Nashville TN, September 1999.

"American Attitudes About the First Amendment II." A report prepared for The First

Amendment Center, Nashville TN, April 1999.

“Local Television News Ethics Study of News Directors and the American Public.” A report

prepared for the Radio Televison News Directors Foundation under funding provided by The

Ford Foundation, March 1999.

“Working Hard But Staying Poor.” A report prepared for the Heldrich Center, June 1999 (with

Carl Van Horn).

"The Potential Market for a Mansfield Community Center: A Survey of Residents." A report

prepared for the Town of Mansfield, January 1999.

“Nothing But Net: Technology at Work.” A report prepared for the Heldrich Center for

Employment Policy and Workforce Development, March 1999, (with Carl Van Horn).

"American Attitudes About Work." A report prepared for the Heldrich Center for Employment

Policy and Workforce Development, August 1998.

“Opinions on the Tobacco/Asbestos Settlement.” A report submitted to Americans for a Fair

Tobacco Settlement, March 1998.

“Public Evaluations of Coverage of the Clinton/Lewinsky Story.” A report prepared for the

Freedom Forum, February 1998.

“Public Assessments of the UConn Tri-Campus Concept.” A report prepared for the

Chancellor’s Office at the University of Connecticut, March 1998.

“Images of UConn.” A report prepared for the University of Connecticut’s Office of

Communications, May 1998.

“Shoppers’ Fear of Crime and Mitigation Strategies.” A report prepared for the Woodbridge

New Jersey Policy Department, under a grant from the National Institutes of Justice, December

1997.

“Dallas Residents Attitudes Toward Charitable Giving.” A report prepared for the Dallas

Foundation, September 1997.

"Best Places to Raise a Family: A National Survey of Parents." A report submitted to Reader's

Digest, February, 1997.

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"Connecticut Residents' Reactions to the Educational Improvement Panel's Sheff

Recommendations." A report submitted to the Connecticut State Department of Education,

April, 1997.

"Views of the News: American Uses and Evaluation of the Media." A report prepared for the

Freedom Forum Newseum, February, 1997.

"American Attitudes Toward Philanthropic Giving, Volunteerism, and Civic Renewal." A report

prepared for the National Council on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, April, 1997 (with G.

Donald Ferree).

"American Catholic Attitudes Towards Church Policies." A report prepared for St Ignatious

Press, (February 1997).

"Response to Sheff v. O'Neill: Teacher, Student and Parent Opinion." A report submitted to the

Connecticut State Department of Education, November 1996.

“The National College Senior Survey.” A report prepared in review of the findings from a

National Survey of College Seniors (June 1996).

“Unanchored Voters in the 1996 Presidential Election.” A report prepared in review of findings

from a Media Studies Center survey (August 1996).

“Railroad Employee Assessments of Injury Compensation System.” A report prepared for the

Strategic Transit and Railroad Transportation Alliance (May 1996).

“Faculty Attitudes Toward Affirmative Action Programs at the University of California.” A

report prepared in review of the findings from a survey of faculty at the University of California

(January 1996)

“Public Response to Environmental Threat,” for the Environmental Protection Agency (April

1994).

"1994 Average Vehicle Occupancy Study" for the New Jersey Department of Transportation

(December 1994).

"1994 Survey of New Brunswick Residents," for New Brunswick Tomorrow, July 1994 (with

Nancy Whelchel).

"Evaluation of the 1993-1994 NJ Transit Advertising Campaign," (March 1994).

"The 1993 NJ Transit Public Opinion Survey," conducted for NJ Transit (January 1994).

"The Impact of U.S. Department of Defense Contract Curtailments on the New Jersey Business

Environment: A Survey of Business Leaders," conducted for the N.J. Department of Commerce,

(November 1993).

"Evaluation of NJ Transit's Advertising and Marketing Communications for FY93," conducted

for NJ Transit (July 1993).

"Transitional Housing Demonstration Project Evaluation: Process and Implementation of the NJ

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THDP" (interim report). Co-authored (June 1993).

"Average Vehicle Occupancy Study" for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (March

1993).

"The Community Needs Assessment Survey for the United Way of New Jersey," February 1993

(with Nancy Whelchel).

"Evaluation of the 1992 New Jersey Transit Advertising Campaign" for NJ Transit, October

1992.

“Support for the Creation of a Morris County Open-Space Trust Fund: A Survey of Voters," for

Morris 2000, (August 1992).

"1992 Survey of New Brunswick Residents," for New Brunswick Tomorrow, June 1992 (with

Nancy Whelchel).

"Interim Report on the Visibility and Impact of New Jersey Transit's Advertising Campaign on

the NJ General Public and Key Market Segments," for NJ Transit, (April 1992).

"Survey of New Jersey Residents on Housing Issues: Affordability, Costs, and Preferences,"

conducted for the NJ Department of Community Affairs, (January 1992).

"Numerical Data on Services and Activities of Public Libraries," conducted for the New Jersey

State Library, (December 1991).

"Senior Citizen Housing Preferences," for the Sayreville Housing Authority, (January 1992).

"The 1991 NJ Transit Tracking Survey: Change and Stability in Awareness, Use and

Evaluations of the Agency," conducted for NJ Transit, (October 1991).

"Improving Public Participation in Environmental Cases," for the New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection and Energy, October 1991 (with Lauren Burnbauer).

"An Analysis of Community Needs and Satisfaction with Local Library Services," for the NJ

Department of Education's State Library Division, (September 1991).

"Public Evaluations of School Closings and Other Measures to Contain the Costs of School

Budgets," the Union County Regional High School District's Board of Education, (September

1991).

"New Jerseyans Awareness, Use, and Evaluation of County Parks," for the NJ Parks

Commission, (August 1991).

"Dimensions of Public Opinion on Non-Point Source Pollution," for NJ Environmental

RESPONSE, (July 1991)

"The Market Potential for Long-Term Care Insurance Among New Jersey Teachers," for the NJ

Department of Human Services, (May 1991).

"Taking Responsibility for the Environment: Encouraging Citizen Involvement," for The

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Advertising Council and the U.S. Department of Interior, (September 1990).

"Electronic Communications Technologies: Exploring the Spectrum of Public Acceptance," for

The Electronic Shopping Consortium, (June 1990).

"Images and Uses of the New Jersey Lottery: A Survey of State Residents," for the NJ Lottery,

(January 1990).

"Candidate Evaluations and Voting Intentions in the Trenton Mayoral Election," for The Palmer

for Mayor Committee, (December 1989).

"Public Response to Environmental Threat," for the Environmental Protection Agency, April

1989. (With Cliff Zukin and Carl Van Horn)

"Interactive Instructional Classroom Aids: Evaluations and Opinions from Teachers," for the

Educational Testing Service, (May 1989).

"Readership and Opinions of Rutgers Magazine," for the Rutgers Alumni Association, (February

1988).

"Images of South Jersey: A Public Opinion Survey of Residents," for Stockton State College,

1987 (with Cliff Zukin).

"The New Jersey Public School Teacher: A View of the Profession," for The Fund for New

Jersey, 1986 (with Cliff Zukin and Bob Carter).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Senior Policy Advisor to Office of Connecticut Governor, M. Jodi Rell (2004-2010).

Pollster for TIME Magazine’s “Religion and the Presidential Election” feature stories during the

2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns.

Regular Guest on WNPR’s bi-weekly “Politics, Burgers and Beer” show with host Faith

Middleton (May 2007 through present).

Lecture on “Leadership and Free Expression in America” as featured speaker at Temple

University’s Martel Lecture Series, September 2007.

Member, Department of Public Policy PTR Committee, 2005-present.

Member, Department of Public Policy Admissions Committee, 2004- present.

Member, Department of Public Policy Headship Search Committee, 2007.

Member, University of Connecticut Courses & Curriculum Committee, 2006-present.

Department Head, Department of Public Policy, 2004-2005.

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Presentation of Findings from “Future of the First Amendment” Survey at Ball State University’s

annual symposium on journalism education, December 2005.

Presentation of findings from “Future of the First Amendment” Survey to joint audience of

American Society of Newspaper Editors and Radio/Television News Directors Association,

February 2005, Washington DC.

Commentator on public opinion and voter attitudes for a variety of news media outlets (including

the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, C-SPAN, Hartford Courant, CNN,

MSNBC, NPR, USA Today, Boston Globe, Voice of America, Businessweek, American

Journalism Review, MSNBC).

Plenary Session Speaker at “The State of the First Amendment” Conference, organized by the Knight Foundation, Washington DC, February 2005. Panelist at University of Connecticut Graduate School’s program on “Raising Grants through Interdisciplinary Research,”, May 2005. Founded the Center for Survey Research and Analysis at the University of Connecticut, and directed that center from 1997 through 2004.

Organized Conference on “Press Freedoms in America,” West Hartford, May 2005.

Delivered lecture on “The First Amendment in American Schools” at the University of Connecticut Law School, April 2005. Delivered lecture entitled, “Changes in the Telecommunications Labor-market in New Jersey” at the Bloustein School for Public Policy, Rutgers University, December 2004. Elected Member to the University of Connecticut AAUP Executive board, 2002-2004. Provided Testimony on new voting machine technologies to the CT Secretary of State and the CT General Assembly, January 2004.

Pre-Election Polling Consultant to Time Magazine for the 2004 Presidential Election.

Election Night Polling Consultant to NBC Nightly News for the 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002

election night exit poll coverage.

Established and organized an endowed lectureship series: The Myles Martel Lectureship in

Leadership and Public Opinion. Established in 2002.

Member, the Chancellor’s Research Fellowship Review Panel, University of Connecticut, 2002.

Developed faculty evaluation instrument of deans’ performance for the chancellor’s office, 2002.

Member, Chancellor’s Task Force on Research, University of Connecticut, 2002-03.

Chair of the Graduate Survey Research Program Committee, Department of Political Science,

University of Connecticut (1995 to 2003)

Member of Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, Department of Political Science,

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University of Connecticut (September, 2000 to 2003)

Member of the Executive Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut

(1999 to 2003).

Member of Ombuds Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut

(September 2000 to 2002).

Member of Graduate Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut,

(1995 to present).

Chair of Public Policy and Public Opinion Subfields, Department of Political Science, University

of Connecticut (1997 to 2004).

Member of Faculty Job Search Committees: Comparative Mass Politics, Fall 2000; Mass

Political Behavior (Chair), Fall 1999; Public Administration, Fall 2000; Roper Center Director,

Fall 1999; Comparative Politics, Fall 1997; Latino Public Opinion, Fall 1997.

Delivered series of quarterly presentations for the Connecticut Economy on “Consumer

Confidence and Business Conditions” (August 1997 to 2004).

Delivered address at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International

Affairs entitled, "Measuring Opinions about the News," (October 1996).

Delivered keynote address at annual meeting of New York AAPOR entitled "Americans and the

News Media: A Failing Relationship," (April 1997).

Participant in Roundtable Discussion on "The Ethics of Public Opinion Polls in Elections" at

Columbia University, (October 1996).

Participant in Roundtable Discussion on "The Future of American Journalist" at Columbia

University, (March 1997).

Delivered lecture on Impact of News Media in the 1996 Presidential Election at Woodrow

Wilson School, Princeton University (October 1996)

Delivered lecture on The Role of Public Opinion Polls in Media Coverage of the 1996

Presidential Election at the Media Studies Center, New York City (October 1996)

Designed and implemented a survey research project to support the University of Connecticut

Government and University Relations Offices to support Institutional Development Campaign.

(1996)

Delivered lecture on Survey Research Techniques for a University sponsored workshop for

Croatian Party Leaders (March 1996)

Prepared and delivered a series of seminars on Scientific Sampling Techniques for Researchers

in Connecticut State Government (August 1996)

Commentator on Public Opinion and Voting for variety of news media sources during 1996 and

2000 Presidential Campaigns (including New York Times, USA. Today, Boston Globe,

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Nightline, CNN, Washington Post)

Delivered expert testimony to the US Congress Ways and Means Committee on Public Attitudes

about the Federal Taxation System, Washington DC (April 1996)

Organized Roper Center/Department of Political Science “Survey Research Lectureship Series”

which included lectures by George Gallup, Jr., Burns Roper, Warren Mitofsky, and Herbert

Abelson. (1995/96)

Developed and organized an Eagleton Institute Forum on "The Future of Public Transportation,"

which included the participation of national policy, planning, and business leaders in the field of

transportation (April 1994).

Invited speaker at various meetings including the National Education Association's Summer

Leadership Workshop on "Changing attitudes of the American Voter" (July 1993), Central New

Jersey AAPOR Meeting: "What doesn't get reported from election polls in the media?"

(September 1992), and NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Conference on

Community Conflict Resolution (March 1992).

Served as an evaluator of proposals for the New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council's

Challenge Grant Program (1994).

Board Member for United Way of Central New Jersey (1993-94).

ACADEMIC RESEARCH GRANTS (since 1998)

The State of the First Amendment 2008. An award from the Freedom Forum First Amendment

Center, August 2008 for $43,000.

Connecticut State Agency Performance Review. An award from the Connecticut Governor’s

Office, September 2008, for $238,000.

The Future of the First Amendment III. An award from the Knight Foundation, January 2007,

for $100,000.00. (co-investigator David Yalof).

Civic Literacy in American Universities III. An award from ISI’s American Civic Literacy

Board, August 2006 for $400,000.00.

The 2006 State of the First Amendment. An award from the Freedom Forum First Amendment

Center, October 2006, for $40,000. (co-investigator David Yalof).

Civic Literacy in American Universities II. An award from ISI’s American Civic Literacy Board,

August 2005 for $500,000.00. (co-investigator Christopher Barnes).

High Schools Students Attitudes Toward the First Amendment. An Award from the Knight

Foundation, 2004-05. $1,000,000.

Public Attitudes Toward Homeland Security, Pilot Study. An Award from the National Science

Foundation, October 2003 for $300,000. (with Mark Robbins and Bill Simonsen).

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Civic Literacy in American Universities. An Award from ISI’s American Civic Literacy Board.

August 2004, for $250,000. (co-investigator Christopher Barnes).

First Amendment Freedoms in the U.S. An Award from the Freedom Forum. March 2005, for

$40,000.

Evaluation of Public Education in the Detroit Metropolitan Area, funded by the Skillman

Foundation, $706,000. January, 2002.

Adaptation of Fuel Cell Technologies to Commercial markets, funded by the U.S. Dept. of

Defense. $240,000. April 2002.

The State of the First Amendment, funded by the Freedom Forum, $80,000, February 2002.

CT Office Health Care Access, $250,000. January 2002.

CT Dept. Econ. Devel. Business Quarterly Surveys, $65,000, September 2001.

NJ Workforce Investment Act Surveys, funded by the Heldrich Center, November 2001,

$58,000.

Attitudes About Freedom of Information in American Society. An award from the Freedom

Forum, October 2000. $40,000.

Accuracy in the Press: The Citizens’ Perspective. An award from the University of Maryland’s

School of Journalism with Ford Foundation Funding. $12,000.

Public Opinion in Connecticut. An award from the Hartford Courant, January 2000. $164,000.

Public Opinion in Waterford CT on Deregulation of the Utility Industry. An award from the

Town of Waterford, September 2000. $27,000.

Evaluation of the Washington State WIA Program. An award from the State of Washington,

August, 2000. $75,000.

An Evaluation of Student Satisfaction at the University of Connecticut. An award from the Vice

Provost for Undergraduate Education, 1999 and 2000. $250,000.

State of the First Amendment III. An award from the First Amendment Center, March 2000.

$40,000.

Public Attitudes Toward Class Action Lawsuits. An award from the American Association for

Tort Reform, January 2000. $105,000.

National Survey on Public Attitudes of Media Coverage of the Clinton Lewinsky Story. An

award from the Media Studies Center, March, 1999. $30,000.

National Survey on Knowledge and Media Coverage of the Y2K Problem. An award from the

Media Studies Center, February 1999. $22,000.

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American Attitudes About the First Amendment II. An award from the First Amendment Center,

January 1999. $12,000.

Survey of Clients of the Hartford Economic Development Corporation: Business Planning

Study. An award from the Hartford Economic Development Corporation. $16,000.

Survey of Connecticut Residents on Attitudes About Health Care. An award from the

Connecticut Comptrollers Office, January 1999. $45,000.

Survey of Mansfield Residents and Surrounding Towns on the Potential for a New Community

Center. An award from the Town of Mansfield, September 1998. $8,000.

Customer Satisfaction with DECD Services. An Award from the Connecticut Department of

Economic Development, September 1998. $45,000.

Waterbury Business Survey. An Award from the Connecticut Department of Economic

Development, August 1998. $30,000.

Evaluation of International Education in American Colleges and Universities, funded by the

American Council on Education, $92,000. September 2001.

Survey of the American Workforce on Attitudes About Work and Employment Policy. An

Award from the Heldrich Center for Employment Policy and Workforce Development, July

1998. $24,000.

Business Attitudes about Technology Advancement in Connecticut. An award from Price

Waterhouse Coopers, June 1998. $150,000.

Public Attitudes about News Coverage of the Clinton/Lewinsky Story. An award from the

Media Studies Center, February 1998. $65,000.

New Jersey Child Care Market Rate Survey. An award from the New Jersey Department of

Human Services, February 1998. $30,000.

Survey of the American Workforce. Award from the Center for Employment Policy and

Workforce Development, (July 1998). $15,000.

Attitudes Technology Advancement in Connecticut: A survey of Business Leaders. Award from

Price Waterhouse, (June 1998). $150,000.

Ethics and the Local TV News: Opinions of the Public and of News Directors. Award from the

Radio & TV News Directors Foundation, (June 1998). $90,000.

News Media Coverage of the Clinton/Lewinsky Story. Award from the Media Studies Center,

(February 1998). $25,000.

Media Coverage of Religion in the Cleveland Area. Award from the First Amendment Center,

(April 1998). $40,000.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

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American Association for Public Opinion Research

American Political Science Association

World Association for Public Opinion Research