Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Chris Kennedy is a PhD student in political science at the University of California, Berkeley and a consulting data scientist. He specializes in statistical methods for American and comparative politics; his substantive interests include climate change politics, voter mobilization & representation, and election administration. He develops and implements methods for electoral field experiments, machine learning, voter file matching, causal inference, and survey research. Before moving to California he spent 7 years in DC working as a data scientist for the Voter Participation Center, Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection, Rock the Vote, and Avaaz. He holds a master of public affairs and a B.A. in government & economics from the University of Texas at Austin.