David Broockman

David Broockman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Berkeley Center for American Democracy since 2022. His research focuses on American Politics, Political Behavior, and Experimental Methods, with significant contributions to understanding political polarization, representation, and campaign effectiveness.

Key themes in his work include:

• Political Polarization: Field experiments on cross-cutting media consumption, cross-partisan conversations, and affective polarization.
• Representation: Studies on how politicians represent citizen interests, including racial and partisan dynamics.
• Experimental Design: Methodological innovations in field experiments, survey methodology, and causal inference.

His work has been recognized with awards such as the Joseph L. Bernd Award, APSA Experimental Research Section Best Paper Award, and the Cialdini Prize. Broockman teaches courses in empirical analysis, political psychology, and American political behavior, and serves on editorial boards for American Political Science Review and American Journal of Political Science.