Jacob W Bowers

Jacob W Bowers is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with primary appointments in the Departments of Political Science and Statistics. He holds affiliations with the European Union Center, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Center for Social & Behavioral Science. His research bridges political methodology, applied statistics, and political behavior.

• Education: Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley

Bowers specializes in experimental design and causal inference, applying statistical frameworks to evaluate public policy interventions. His recent work focuses on knowledge accumulation through coordinated experiments, behavioral responses to social norms, and the limitations of nudges in health policy contexts.

His publications emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, combining political science theory with advanced statistical techniques. Articles in Nature and PNAS analyze vaccination behavior, while handbook contributions address methodological pluralism and design-based inference.