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Ann Gordon serves as an Associate Professor of Political Science within Chapman University's Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and directs the Ludie and David C. Henley Social Sciences Research Laboratory. Her academic leadership focuses on empirical social sciences research and institutional collaboration across Chapman's interdisciplinary framework.
Her educational trajectory features:
- Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Northridge
- Master of Arts from Arizona State University
- Ph.D. from the University of Southern California
Research expertise centers on Political Psychology with concentrated analysis of fear dynamics in American society. Her work investigates natural and man-made disasters, terrorism, mass shootings, and disaster preparedness through large-scale survey methodology. As Co-Principal Investigator of the Chapman University Survey of American Fears (CSAF), she examines how perceived threats shape public policy preferences and behavioral responses, with the CSAF becoming a benchmark dataset for contemporary fear studies.
Scientific recognition manifests through unprecedented media engagement rather than formal awards, with CSAF findings featured in over 1,000 outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS This Morning, and TIME Magazine—demonstrating significant real-world impact of her research.
Her academic advising encompasses graduate students in Political Science, though specific names aren't documented in this text. Current research is anchored by the CSAF project, an ongoing multi-year initiative that functions as both a data collection engine and public policy analysis tool, sustained through university research funding and institutional support.
The Henley Social Sciences Laboratory under her directorship provides critical methodological infrastructure for Chapman's social sciences faculty and students, specializing in survey design, data processing, and interdisciplinary fear/disaster research collaboration.
