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Center for Democratic Deliberation
Center for American Political Responsiveness
Conference: Democracy in the U.S. States
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Mood of the Nation Poll
About the Poll
Poll Report Archive
Undergraduate Research Assistant Application
Initiative on Legal Institutions and Democracy (ILIAD)
Brown Democracy Medal
Laurence and Lynne Brown
Research in Democracy Support Grants
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The Democracy Machine
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David Nevins
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Michael Berkman
Director, McCourtney Institute for Democracy
Director, Center for American Political Responsiveness
Professor of Political Science
312 Pond Lab
Email: mbb1@psu.edu
Christopher Beem
Managing Director, McCourtney Institute for Democracy
Research Professor of Political Science
327 Pond Lab
Email: cbeem@psu.edu
Xiaoye You
Director, Center for Democratic Deliberation
Liberal Arts Professor of English and Asian Studies
430 Burrowes Building
Email: xuy10@psu.edu
John Gastil
McCourtney Institute for Democracy Founding Director
Distinguished Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Political Science
240 Sparks Building
Justin Crofoot
Undergraduate Coordinator
Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science
308 Pond Lab
Email: jkc6561@psu.edu
Melody Gehlbach
Administrative Assistant
328 Pond Lab
814-865-0100
Email: mkg13@psu.edu
Eric Plutzer
Director, Mood of the Nation Poll
Professor of Political Science and Sociology
517 Oswald
Email: plutzer@psu.edu
Debra Hawhee
McCourtney Professor of Civic Deliberation
McCourtney Institute for Democracy Senior Scholar
Professor of English and of Communication Arts and Sciences
208 Burrowes Building
Email: hawhee@psu.edu
Jenna Spinelle
Communications Specialist
328 Pond Lab
Email: jenna@psu.edu
Ray Block
Professor of Political Science and African American Studies
Laurence and Lynne Brown-McCourtney Early Career Professor in the McCourtney Institute
227 Pond Lab
Email: rjb6233@psu.edu
Brandon Stover
Digital Content Creator
The Democracy Group Network Manager
Email: bqs5748@psu.edu