Josh Pasek

Josh Pasek is a Professor of Communication & Media and Political Science at the University of Michigan, with additional affiliations as a Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies (Institute for Social Research) and Core Faculty at the Michigan Institute for Data Science. His research focuses on the intersection of political communication, survey methodology, and data science, particularly examining how new media and psychological processes shape political attitudes, public opinion, and measurement accuracy.

• Co-author of Words That Matter and Democracy Amid Crises
• Maintainer of R packages anesrake and weights

Key research areas include:

• Political Communication
• Survey Methodology
• Media Psychology
• Social Media Data
• Electoral Behavior
• Ballot Design

His recent publications address topics such as:

• Vaccine hesitancy and information environments
• Phubbing and trust dynamics
• Supreme Court legitimacy post-Dobbs
• Partisan polarization during the pandemic
• Climate change perception and partisanship
• Measurement error in surveys

He has collaborated with institutions like the Annenberg Public Policy Center, Georgetown University, and the Pew Research Center, and serves on the AAPOR Task Force for 2024 Pre-Election Polls.