Congratulations to Nick Valentino for being elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences!
Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the world, and work together "to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people."
Nicholas Valentino is the Donald R. Kinder Collegiate Professor of Political Science in LSA and research professor at the Institute for Social Research. He serves as a principal investigator of the American National Election Studies, which informs explanations of election outcomes by providing data that support rich hypothesis testing, maximize methodological excellence, measure many variables, and promote comparisons across people, contexts, and time. Valentino is known for his work in political psychological approaches to understanding public opinion formation, socialization, information seeking, and electoral participation.
“My research process is foundationally collaborative, so an achievement like this would never have been possible without the work of mentors, co-authors, colleagues, our great university, and, most importantly, my students,” he said. “There is no way for me to convey the significance of the many contributions they have made to our joint scholarship. I am confident they know who they are, and I am immensely grateful. I am excited to receive this honor on behalf of all of us.”
