Information, Misinformation, and American Politics: A Conversation with Jason Barabas '93

Learn more about the journey Jason Barabas '93 took from the classrooms and playing fields of Dartmouth College to Princeton, Harvard, and beyond before returning to Hanover in 2020. Using these career steps as a backdrop, Professor Barabas will share findings from his academic research that speak to important questions such as what Americans know about politics, how they become informed, and why it matters for democracy.

Speaker Bio

Jason Barabas, Dragon '93, is a Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, and he currently serves as the Director of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences. As a faculty member, Dr. Barabas teaches and conducts research on public policy, opinion preferences, and political knowledge. Dr. Barabas earned his undergraduate degree in Government from Dartmouth College and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University. Since he graduated, Dr. Barabas has published more than a dozen peer-reviewed articles, including several in top ranked journals such as the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics. While at Dartmouth, Dr. Barabas played intercollegiate football on three Ivy League championship teams. To read more about Dr. Barabas, please click here.