Dan Hopkins

Daniel J. Hopkins is the Julie and Martin Franklin Presidential Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, with secondary appointments at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Annenberg School for Communication. His work focuses on American politics, including racial/ethnic politics, state/local governance, political behavior, and research methods. He has authored multiple award-winning books and articles, including *The Increasingly United States* (2018), which explores political nationalization. His research often employs innovative methods like conjoint experiments and panel data analysis to study public opinion, immigration attitudes, and media effects.

Key affiliations include Penn’s Political Science Department, the Philadelphia Behavioral Science Initiative, and collaborations with institutions like FiveThirtyEight. Notable awards include the Doris A. Graber Book Award and the Philip E. Converse Award. His grants and advising span topics from health care policy to voter mobilization, with a focus on empirical rigor and policy relevance. He is actively engaged in interdisciplinary teams addressing issues of political polarization and media’s role in democracy.