Dino P. Christenson

Assistant Professor

Office: PLS 208
Phone: 617.358.6279
E-mail: dinopc{at}bu[dot]edu
Education: Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Areas of Specialization: Electoral behavior, quantitative methods

Professor Christenson studies American politics and quantitative methods. His research focuses on voting behavior, campaign dynamics, political sophistication, media, public opinion and interest groups. He has broad methodological interests, including survey and experimental research, longitudinal data models, Bayesian models, social network analysis, automated text analysis and causal inference. He is also the co-organizer of the Research in American and Comparative Politics Workshop (RAC).

Professor Christenson regularly teaches the following courses:
Advanced Techniques in Political Analysis: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (PO 843)
American Elections and Voting Behavior (PO 610 / PO 524)
Political Analysis: A Primer (PO 502)
U.S. Media and Politics (PO 324)
Presidential Primary Elections & Caucuses (PO 300)

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