Professor Simon Jackman
Chief Executive Officer, United States Studies Centre
Professor Simon Jackman commenced as Chief Executive Officer of the United
States Studies Centre in April 2016.
Born and raised in Brisbane, he received his PhD in Political Science from
the University of Rochester, and for most of his academic career was
Professor of Political Science and Statistics at Stanford University.
A leading scholar of public opinion, election campaigns, political
participation, and electoral systems, Jackman’s academic work spans both
American and Australian politics. A methodological pioneer, Jackman has
made important contributions to the rigorous measurement of democracy, the
analysis of legislative roll call data, and improving on-line surveys of
public opinion.
Jackman’s scientific leadership includes serving as a Principal
Investigator of the American National Election Studies (the world’s
longest-running and most authoritative survey of political behaviour and
attitudes) and President of the Society for Political Methodology. He is a
Fellow of the Society for Political Methodology, the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.