Melissa Deckman, Ph.D. (Chair)
Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Public Affairs
Chair, Political Science Department, Washington College
Terry Connelly, J.D. (Vice Chair)
Dean Emeritus, Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University
Diana Butler Bass, Ph.D. (Secretary/Treasurer)
Speaker and author, Christianity for the Rest of Us, A People’s History of Christianity
Alan I. Abramowitz, Ph.D.
Alben W. Barkley Chair in Political Science, Emory University
Lisa Sowle Cahill, Ph.D.
J. Donald Monan, S.J., Professor of Theology, Boston College
Past President, Catholic Theological Society of America and Society of Christian Ethics
Rev. Richard Cizik
Director, The New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good
Former Government Liaison, National Association of Evangelicals
Rev. Jack Connelly
Senior Vice President, Municipal High Yield Trading, Raymond James and Assoc.
Paul A. Djupe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science, Denison University
Co-editor, Politics & Religion
Simon Greer
Founder, Cambridge Heath Ventures
Obery Hendricks, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, N.Y. Theological Seminary
Visiting Scholar in Religion, Columbia University
Faith and Justice Fellow at Opportunity Agenda, a N.Y. think-tank
Robert P. Jones, Ph.D.
CEO, Public Religion Research Institute
Co-chair, National Steering Committee, Religion and Politics Section, American Academy of Religion
Laura Olson, Ph.D.
Centennial Professor, Department of Political Science, Clemson University
Ronald Rapoport, Ph.D.
John Marshall Professor of Government, The College of William & Mary
Wade Clark Roof, Ph.D.
J.F. Rowny Professor of Religion and Society
Director, Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion and Public Life, University of California, Santa Barbara
Vipin Sahijwani
President & CEO, Lynx Investment Advisory
Former President of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society of Washington, D.C.
Made possible by a generous grant from The Henry Luce Foundation, the PRRI Public Fellows Program brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to engage in data-driven dialogue, thought leadership, commentary, and teaching on the interplay of religion, politics, and culture. Fellows are available for public comment. For press inquiries, please contact press@prri.org.