Dr. Eric Patashnik

Biography

Eric M. Patashnik is the Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy and a Professor of Political Science at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs at Brown University, where he also serves as the Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. Patashnik is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Before joining Brown University, he held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, UCLA, and Yale University. He is the author and editor of various notable books, including 'Countermobilization: Policy Feedback Backlash in a Polarized Age' (University of Chicago Press, 2023) and 'Unhealthy Politics: How Politics Distorts Policy Evidence-Based Medicine' (Princeton University Press, 2017). His scholarly articles have been published in prestigious journals such as Perspectives on Politics and the Journal of Politics. Patashnik has received multiple awards, including the Louis Brownlow Book Award from the National Academy of Public Administration and the Don K. Price Book Award from the American Political Science Association. Additionally, he has held several administrative roles, including Chair of the Political Science Department at Brown University and Associate Dean at the University of Virginia's Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Patashnik was awarded the APSA's Outstanding Public Engagement Award in 2025.

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