Dr. Donald Green

Biography

Donald Green is the J.W. Burgess Professor of Political Science at Columbia University's Data Science Institute and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He is a prominent political scientist with a substantial body of work that includes five books and over a hundred essays, focusing on understanding voting behavior, partisanship, media effects, and prejudices, as well as research methodologies. In the 1990s, he employed field experiments to investigate the strategies used in political campaigns to mobilize and persuade voters. Dr. Green co-authored the acclaimed textbook 'Field Experiments: Design, Analysis, Interpretation' with Alan Gerber from Yale University, published by W.W. Norton in 2012. He also authored an undergraduate textbook titled 'Social Science Experiments: Hands-On Introduction' released by Cambridge University Press in 2022. His commitment to rigorous and innovative research methodologies and a deep understanding of deploying field experiments in both North American and East African contexts has consistently earned him strong teaching evaluations. In 2024, he was honored with the Lenfest Prize for outstanding teaching and mentoring at Columbia University. The experimental course he teaches has led to numerous workshops conducted in twelve countries since 2000.

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