American attitudes: Program on International Policy Attitudes

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Steven Kull, director of WorldPublicOpinion.org and the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) studies world public opinion, conducting polls and focus groups throughout the world. He plays a central role in the BBC World Service Poll of global opinion and the polls of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and is the principal investigator of a major study of support in Islamic countries for anti-American terrorist groups. He regularly appears in the US and international media, providing analysis of public opinion, and gives briefings to the US Congress, the State Department, the United Nations, NATO, and the European Commission. His articles have appeared in Political Science Quarterly, Foreign Policy, Public Opinion Quarterly, Harpers, The Washington Post and other publications. His most recent book, co-authored with I.M. Destler, is Misreading the Public: The Myth of a New Isolationism (Brookings). He is a faculty member of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Association for Public Opinion Research.

Clay Ramsay, Director of Research at PIPA and a CISSM fellow, co-founded PIPA in 1992. He regularly appears in the US and international media providing analysis of public opinion. With a background in history and psychology, he has focused on the study of ideology and mass psychology. He received his Ph.D. in History from Stanford University, has taught at Oberlin College, and is the author of The Ideology of the Great Fear (Johns Hopkins University Press). He is a faculty member of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.

Stephen J. Weber, Chief Operating Officer of PIPA, is a social psychologist. He was previously Executive Vice President at Synovate, a top 10 global survey and market research organization where he headed the Public Sector Research division and the firm's specialized industry groups. He has directed major survey programs for such clients as the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Disease Control, the Federal Reserve and many Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Weber received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Northwestern University.

Evan Scot Lewis is a Research Associate at PIPA. As a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland, his research interests have focused on international relations, political economy and the politics of land use management in Colorado and Maryland. He was a Harrison Fellow and has taught at both the University of Maryland and George Washington University. He received his Bachelor's degree at the University of Colorado and his Master's degree at The American University.

Marie Mainil is Communication Coordinator/Survey Manager for PIPA. She holds a B.A. in International Relations from Drake University and a M.A. in Political Science from the New School for Social Research where she was a student fellow at the India China Institute. She has previously served as a counselor to Middle-Eastern and South Asian youth at Seeds of Peace International Camp, and as a Program Associate on UN and Asian issues at The Stanley Foundation.

Abe Medoff is a Research and Administrative Assistant at PIPA. He is currently a candidate for an MA in Security Policy Studies at The George Washington University. He previously received a BA in International Affairs with concentrations in Conflict & Security and International Politics from GW.

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