The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Distinguished Research Fellows and Early Career Research Fellows work together with APPC scholars to collaborate on analysis of APPC’s existing data sets, conduct jointly funded research projects, and participate in APPC’s seminar and lecture series.
Research Fellows
Distinguished Research Fellows
Coren Apicella Ph.D.
School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
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Jonathan Baron Ph.D.
School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
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Danielle S. Bassett Ph.D.
Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
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José A. Bauermeister Ph.D., M.P.H.
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
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Michael Blank Ph.D.
Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Anne Cappola M.D., Sc.M.
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Martha J. Farah Ph.D.
Center for Neuroscience & Society, University of Pennsylvania
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Claire Finkelstein Ph.D., J.D.
Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, University of Pennsylvania
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Karen Glanz Ph.D., M.P.H.
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Bruce Hardy Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Strategic Communication, Temple University
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Zack Ives Ph.D.
Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Sara Jaffee Ph.D.
School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
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Frances E. Jensen M.D.
Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Amy Jordan Ph.D.
School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University
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Joe Kable Ph.D.
School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
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Kate Kenski Ph.D.
Department of Communication and School of Government & Public Policy, University of Arizona
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Atika Khurana Ph.D.
Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon
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John Lapinski Ph.D.
Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
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Jennifer Manganello Ph.D., M.P.H.
School of Public Health, University at Albany
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Michael E. Mann Ph.D.
School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
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Barbara Mellers Ph.D.
School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
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Robin Nabi Ph.D.
Professor Department of Communication, UC Santa Barbara
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Yotam Ophir Ph.D.
Department of Communication, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
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Kermit Roosevelt J.D.
University of Pennsylvania Law School, University of Pennsylvania
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Dietram A. Scheufele Ph.D.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Martin E.P. Seligman Ph.D.
School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
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Robin Stevens Ph.D., M.P.H.
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, USC
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Andrew A. Strasser Ph.D.
Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Sharon R. Sznitman Ph.D.
Lecturer School of Public Health, University of Haifa, University of Haifa
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Lyle H. Ungar Ph.D.
Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Antonia M. Villarruel Ph.D., RN
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
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Dror Walter Ph.D.
College of Arts & Sciences, Georgia State University
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Deena Weisberg Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Villanova University
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Michael Weisberg Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Graduate Chair Department of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
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Flaura Koplin Winston M.D., Ph.D.
Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Magdalena Wojcieszak Ph.D.
Professor of Communication Department of Communication, University of California, Davis
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