Jon Krosnick
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Jon Alexander Krosnick is a professor of Political Science, Communication, and (by courtesy) Psychology, and director of the Political Psychology Research Group (PPRG) at Stanford University. Additionally, he is the Frederic O. Glover Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences and an affiliate of the Woods Institute for the Environment. One major focus of his research has been questionnaire design and survey research methods. Krosnick has studied the psychology of attitudes, voter choice behavior, and public opinion on global warming. He has been a co-principal investigator of the American National Election Study, the nation's long-running and most comprehensive academic research project exploring voter decision-making. Krosnick has served as a consultant for government agencies, universities, and businesses and has testified as an expert in court proceedings. He has also been an on-air television commentator on election night.
Krosnick's work focuses on the design and methodology of questionnaires and surveys, and he has served as a consultant to the government, academia, and industry on these issues. Krosnick was a principal investigator leading the American National Election Studies from 2005 to 2009, along with Arthur Lupia of the University of Michigan. He was a member of the National Election Study Ad Hoc Committee on Survey Mode which compiled a report for the National Election Study Board of Overseers on the pros and cons of moving from face-to-face to telephone interviews. He has also studied the psychology of attitudes and researched how voters make up their minds and how campaigns influence them. He has conducted research on American attitudes toward global warming, how negativity in campaigns affects turnout, and ballot order effects. He has also been an on-television commentator on election night.
Krosnick's mother was an educator and opera-singer, and his father was a physician who was a diabetes specialist, professor, expert witness, and researcher.. Jon Krosnick has a sister, Jody Arlyn, who is a surgeon. He became interested in music at an early age, starting to learn how to play the piano at age 6 and going to the National Music Camp at Interlochen at age 9, where he first encountered jazz drummer Peter Erskine. Erskine would later be a major musical influence for him and a personal friend. Krosnick continued playing percussion instruments from elementary school on, performing as a soloist with various orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as playing jazz with many ensembles, including the electric jazz band, Charged Particles.
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