Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University

Samuel Abrams

Department of Government, Department of Government

• Samuel Abrams's web site

Sam joined The Institute in July of 2002 and is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University. He is also a tutor in Cabot House.

He has written on issues of school choice, educational testing, federalism, voting, public opinion and electoral behavior. His current work focuses on the role of money in elections, partisanship and American political culture. He has just published a series of op-eds dealing with religion, morality, and values in the electorate in response to the 2004 Presidential election.

His most recent publications include ""The 2000 US Presidential Elections: Can Retrospective Voting Be Saved?"" and ""Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America"" both with Morris Fiorina and Jeremy Pope, and ""The 21st Century American Voter: Image, Information, and Presidential appraisal in the Digital Age.""

A native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Stanford University, Sam enjoys star-gazing, wine tasting, rollerblading, Stanford cardinal sports, and the Boston Red Sox in his leisure time.