Christopher Adolph is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington, Seattle, with additional appointments as Adjunct Professor of Statistics and Associate Director of the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences. His research spans comparative politics, political economy, and political methodology, with a specialization in data visualization and statistical analysis. His substantive research interests include the politics of monetary policy, bureaucratic power, budget trade-offs, domestic impact of international trade, and comparative study of institutions governing health. He has made significant contributions to the visual display of scientific information, particularly illustrating findings from statistical models. His methodological expertise focuses on statistical inference for data with logical bounds, including political rank, compositional data, and ecological inference. Adolph's recent research has focused extensively on policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across US states, where he serves as faculty lead for a team collecting and analyzing data on state-level social distancing policies. His publications on pandemic politics have examined partisan patterns in social distancing mandates, mask mandates, and the easing of restrictions. International Political Science Association's Charles H. Levine Prize for best contribution in comparative public policy and administration Ranked 1st globally among political scientists for 'recent impact' (2025) Ranked 3rd globally for overall impact (2025) Former Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research As an expert witness, he has consulted on statistical methods for contested elections and provides expertise on statistical methodology and data visualization. His book 'Bankers, Bureaucrats, and Central Bank Politics: The Myth of Neutrality' (Cambridge University Press, 2013) received significant recognition in the field.
