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David A. Bositis, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Civic Engagement and Governance Institute
Dr. David A. Bositis (B.A., Northwestern; M.A., Ph.D, Southern Illinois University), who has been at the Joint Center since 1990, is the author, co-author or editor of six books, eleven monographs, and numerous scholarly articles, analyses, and reports. Dr. Bositis has taught political science and sociology at the George Washington University and SUNY-Potsdam.
Since 1992, Dr. Bositis has designed and managed 29 national surveys for the Joint Center, which have included approximately 35,000 respondents. These surveys include studies done for the U.S. Army, HBO, Pfizer, Fortune, AARP, and other U.S. corporations. These surveys have included national and state surveys of the African American and Hispanic populations and the general population, as well as specialized national surveys of black elected officials, young adults, black churches, minority owned businesses, black professionals, and social workers. Dr. Bositis has written many OP-Ed pieces for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and other leading newspapers.
Select Published Works
Bositis, D.A. (2010). African American State Polls on Climate Change and 2010 Midterms Elections: The Results of a Multi-State Poll: The View from Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, and South Carolina. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Bositis, D.A. (2010). Blacks and the 2010 Midterms: A Preliminary Analysis. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Bositis, D.A. (2010). In Anticipation of November 2: Black Voters and Candidates and the 2010 Midterm Elections. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Bositis, D.A. (2009). Joint Center National Survey of African Americans on Climate Change and Conservation. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Bositis, D.A. (2009). 2008 Joint Center national survey of African American families' views on education. Focus, 37(4), 14-15.
Bositis, D.A. (2008). Blacks and the 2008 elections: A preliminary analysis. Focus, 36(5), 2, 13, 15-16.
Bositis, D.A. (2008). 2008 National Opinion Poll. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Bositis, D.A. (2007). Black Political Power in the New Century. In Bullard, R.D. (Ed.), The Black Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century: Race, Power, and the Politics of Place. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.
Bositis, D.A. (2006). Voting Rights and Minority Representation: Redistricting 1992-2002. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
Bositis, D.A. (2005). The Impact of the Core Voting Rights Act on Voting and Officeholding. In Valelly, R. (Ed.), The Voting Rights Act: Securing the Ballot. Washington, DC: CQ Press.
Dr. Bositis' full biography can be found here.
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