Dino P. Christenson

Dino P. Christenson

Professor of Political Science
Director of the Environmental Policy Major
PhD, Ohio State University
research interests:
  • Electoral Behavior
  • Public Opinion
  • Political Psychology
  • Political Communication
  • Interest Groups
  • Survey Research Design
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Data Science

contact info:

office hours:

  • By Appointment

mailing address:

  • Washington University
    MSC 1063-228-249
    One Brookings Drive
    St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Professor Christenson studies American political behavior and quantitative methods.

Dino Pinterpe Christenson's recent work explores presidential voting behavior, campaign dynamics in primary elections, the coalition strategies of interest groups, and public opinion and the media environment of institutional outcomes. His articles have appeared in American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Political Analysis, Political Behavior, and Social Networks, among other outlets. His work has received the Editors’ Choice Article Award from Political Analysis, the Best Article Award by the Law & Courts Section of APSA, as well as the Best Article Award from Political Research Quarterly. He is coauthor of The Myth of the Imperial Presidency: How Public Opinion Checks the Unilateral Executive (University of Chicago Press, 2020) and Applied Social Science Methodology: An Introductory Guide (Cambridge University Press, 2017). His work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Hariri Institute, and the Dirksen Congressional Center.