Associate Professor, Researcher, Author

Politics, the Public, and How to Study Them Better

Welcome

Welcome to my website! I am an Associate Professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs as well as a Visiting Research Scholar in the Department of Political Science at Stony Brook University.

  • I teach research methods, data analysis, public opinion and political psychology.
  • Current research areas include political partisanship, public opinion and behavior, political psychology, and experimental design methodology.
  • I create guides and run workshops for data analysis and visualization. My guides can be found on my Medium page, and a publicly available workshop can be found here.

For my full bio please go here.

John V. Kane, Ph.D.

book

Truth Addict

How to Ask Questions, Test Ideas, and Get Answers in a Data-Driven World

My book, Truth Addict, is the layperson's guide to data, truth, and the gap between them. Whether it's collected through laboratory experiments or public surveys, market research or archival records, data has a story to tell us – but only if we can read it.

Drawing on engaging examples, Truth Addict detail the logic of gathering and analyzing data as a means of getting us closer to the truth, even if the truth hurts. Read more  ….

Research & Media

Finding Truth in Politics

Refereed Journal Articles

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Book Chapters & Reviews

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Research Under Review & In Progress

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Media Engagement

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