Peter K. Enns

Peter K. Enns is a Professor at Cornell University in the Department of Government and Public Policy, and serves as the Robert S. Harrison Director of the Cornell Center for Social Sciences. He is also Co-founder and Chief Data Scientist at Verasight. His research focuses on public opinion and political representation, mass incarceration, and data science.

• Education: Ph.D. and M.A. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. from Colorado College
• Leadership Roles: Director of Cornell Center for Social Sciences, Executive Director of Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

His research areas include:

• Thermostatic representation and policy mood
• Mass incarceration's political and social drivers
• Time series analysis methodologies
• Partisan dynamics and economic inequality

Recent publication trends span election forecasting, public policy mood analysis, and cross-national comparative studies on political behavior. Grants include funding from NSF, Russell Sage Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Scientific awards: 2017 Emerging Scholar Award (APSA), Gladys M. Kammerer Award (2022). He also contributes to data science initiatives and public intellectual discourse through op-eds and media appearances.