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The White House lawn on a sunny day.
Feature: Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Juliette Kayyem examines the negative effects that Elon Musks’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could have on the safety of everyday Americans.

River running through a densely populated area.
Feature: Private Benefits from Public Investment in Climate Resilience

Joseph Aldy finds that governmental construction of levees, which enhance resilience to flood risks amplified by climate change, increases home values by 3-4 percent.

Person sits on a bed holding a check.
Feature: Assessing Government Outreach to Bolster Benefits Take-Up

Elizabeth Linos finds that light-touch interventions significantly, consistently, and cost-effectively increase benefits take-up among low-income households, while higher-touch proactive outreach yields minimal additional take-up.

Black family happily sits on the grass in a park.
Feature: Excess Mortality Rate in U.S. Black Children Since 1950

Soroush Saghafian finds that 5 million excess deaths of Black Americans, including over 500,000 infants, could have been avoided over the past 70 years if their mortality rates were equal to those of White Americans.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

A Systematic Review of the 109,119 Voter Registration Drops in Ohio During the Federal Law’s 90-Day Quiet Period

Sweeney, Latanya. "A Systematic Review of the 109,119 Voter Registration Drops in Ohio During the Federal Law’s 90-Day Quiet Period." Technology Science (April 22, 2025): 2025041703.

Measuring Mistakes: A Data-Driven Assessment of Voter List Maintenance and Erroneous Deletions in Ohio’s 2024 Election

Sweeney, Latanya, and Josh Visnaw. "Measuring Mistakes: A Data-Driven Assessment of Voter List Maintenance and Erroneous Deletions in Ohio’s 2024 Election." Technology Science (April 22, 2025).

Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters in Rhode Island and Ohio

Sweeney, Latanya, and Josh Visnaw. "Efficacy of Text Messaging in Activating Hard-to-Reach Voters in Rhode Island and Ohio." Technology Science (April 22, 2025).

Auditing large language models for race & gender disparities: Implications for artificial intelligence-based hiring

Gaebler, Johann D., Sharad Goel, Aziz Huq, and Prasanna Tambe. "Auditing large language models for race & gender disparities: Implications for artificial intelligence-based hiring." Behavioral Science & Policy (2025).

Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Kayyem, Juliette. "Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?" The Atlantic, March 1, 2025.

Dynamic Persuasion: Decay and Accumulation of Partisan Media Persuasion

Baum, Matthew A., Adam J. Berinsky, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Joohye Jeong, Zachary Markovich, and Teppei Yamamoto. "Dynamic Persuasion: Decay and Accumulation of Partisan Media Persuasion." March 2025.

Short-term exposure to filter-bubble recommendation systems has limited polarization effects: Naturalistic experiments on YouTube

Liu, Naijia, Xinlan Emily Hu, Yasemin Savas, Matthew A. Baum, Adam J. Berinsky, Allison J.B. Chaney, Christopher Lucas, Rei Mariman, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Andrew M. Guess, Dean Knox, and Brandon M. Stewart. "Short-term exposure to filter-bubble recommendation systems has limited polarization effects: Naturalistic experiments on YouTube." PNAS 122.8 (February 25, 2025): e2318127122.

Learning not cheating: AI assistance can enhance rather than hinder skill development

Lira, Benjamin, Todd Rogers, Daniel G. Goldstein, Lyle Ungar, and Angela L. Duckworth. "Learning not cheating: AI assistance can enhance rather than hinder skill development." 22 February 2025.

Irritability and Social Media Use in US Adults

Perlis, Roy H., Ata Uslu, Jonathan Schulman, Faith M. Gunning, Mauricio Santillana, Matthew A. Baum, James N. Druckman, Katherine Ognyanova, and David Lazer. "Irritability and Social Media Use in US Adults." JAMA Network Open 8.1 (January 2025): e2452807.

A Framework for Considering the Value of Race and Ethnicity in Estimating Disease Risk

Coots, Madison, Soroush Saghafian, David M. Kent, and Sharad Goel. "A Framework for Considering the Value of Race and Ethnicity in Estimating Disease Risk." Annals of Internal Medicine 178.1 (January 2025): 98-107.

Trump’s threat to American democracy

Norris, Pippa. "Trump’s threat to American democracy." U.S. Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Ed. Daniel Jackson et al. Bournmouth: University of Bournmouth, 2024.

Racial Bias in Clinical and Population Health Algorithms: A Critical Review of Current Debates

Coots, Madison, Kristin Linn, Sharad Goel, Amol Navathe, and Ravi Parikh. "Racial Bias in Clinical and Population Health Algorithms: A Critical Review of Current Debates." Annual Review of Public Health (forthcoming).

Guidance for unbiased predictive information for healthcare decision-making and equity (GUIDE): considerations when race may be a prognostic factor

Ladin, Keren, John Cuddeback, O. Kenrik Duru, Sharad Goel, William Harvey, Jinny G. Park, Jessica K. Paulus, Joyce Sackey, Richard Sharp, Ewout Steyerberg, Berk Ustun, David van Klaveren, Saul N. Weingart, and David M. Kent. "Guidance for unbiased predictive information for healthcare decision-making and equity (GUIDE): considerations when race may be a prognostic factor." npj digital medicine 7 (2024): 290.

Guidance for unbiased predictive information for healthcare decision-making and equity (GUIDE): considerations when race may be a prognostic factor

Ladin, Keren, John Cuddeback, O. Kenrik Duru, Sharad Goel, et al. "Guidance for unbiased predictive information for healthcare decision-making and equity (GUIDE): considerations when race may be a prognostic factor." NPJ Digital Medicine 7.290 (2024).

Megastudy testing 25 treatments to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity

Voelkel, Jan, Michael Stagnaro, James Chu... Julia Minson, et al. "Megastudy testing 25 treatments to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity." Science 386.6719 (October 18, 2024): eadh4764.

Tracking COVID-19 Infections Using Survey Data on Rapid At-Home Tests

Santillana,Mauricio, Ata A. Uslu, Tamanna Urmi, Alexi Quintana-Mathe, James N. Druckman, Katherine Ognyanova, Matthew Baum, Roy H. Perlis, and David Lazer. "Tracking COVID-19 Infections Using Survey Data on Rapid At-Home Tests." JAMA Network Open 7.9 (September 2024): e2435442.

Prevalence and correlates of irritability among U.S. adults

Perlis, Roy H., Ata Uslu, Jonathan Schulman, Aliayah Himelfarb, Faith M. Gunning, Nili Solomonov, Mauricio Santillana, Matthew A. Baum, James N. Druckman, Katherine Ognyanova, and David Lazer. "Prevalence and correlates of irritability among U.S. adults." Neuropsychopharmacology (24 August 2024).

Can Conversational Receptiveness Build Trust in the Media?

Tulan, Dilan, Charles A. Dorison, Nancy Gibbs, and Julia A. Minson. "Can Conversational Receptiveness Build Trust in the Media?" Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (August 2, 2024).

Trust in Physicians and Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a 50-State Survey of US Adults

Perlis, Roy H., Katherine Ognyanova, Ata Uslu, Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Mauricio Santillana, James N. Druckman, Matthew A. Baum, and David Lazer. "Trust in Physicians and Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a 50-State Survey of US Adults." JAMA 7.7 (July 2024): e2424984.

A Simple, Statistically Robust Test of Discrimination

Gaebler, Johann D., and Sharad Goel. "A Simple, Statistically Robust Test of Discrimination." 9 July 2024.

Reading dies in complexity: Online news consumers prefer simple writing

Shulman, Hillary C., David M. Markowitz, and Todd Rogers. "Reading dies in complexity: Online news consumers prefer simple writing." Science Advances 10.23 (7 Jun 2024): eadn2555.

The role of positive emotion in harmful health behavior: Implications for theory and public health campaigns

Wang, Ke, Vaughan W. Rees, Charles A. Dorison, and Jennifer S. Lerner. "The role of positive emotion in harmful health behavior: Implications for theory and public health campaigns." PNAS 121.28 (July 1, 2024).

Local Money: Evaluating the Effects of Municipal Campaign Contributions on Housing Policy Outcomes

Gaudette, Jennifer, and Justin de Benedictis-Kessner. "Local Money: Evaluating the Effects of Municipal Campaign Contributions on Housing Policy Outcomes." April 23, 2024.

Auditing the Use of Language Models to Guide Hiring Decisions

Gaebler, Johann D., Sharad Goel, Aziz Huq, Prasanna Tambe. "Auditing the Use of Language Models to Guide Hiring Decisions." April 3, 2024.

How the Identity of Substance Users Shapes Public Opinion on Opioid Policy

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin, and Michael Hankinson. "How the Identity of Substance Users Shapes Public Opinion on Opioid Policy." Political Behavior 46.1 (March 2024): 609-629.

The disparate impacts of college admissions policies on Asian American applicants

Grossman, Joshua, Sabina Tomkins, Lindsay Page, and Sharad Goel. "The disparate impacts of college admissions policies on Asian American applicants." Scientific Reports 14 (2024).

Cognitive Symptoms of Post–COVID-19 Condition and Daily Functioning

Jaywant, Abhishek, Faith M. Gunning, Lauren E. Oberlin, Mauricio Santillana, Katherine Ognyanova, James N. Druckman, Matthew A. Baum, David Lazer, and Roy H. Perlis. "Cognitive Symptoms of Post–COVID-19 Condition and Daily Functioning." JAMA Network Open 7.2 (February 2024): e2356098.

“Things fall apart, the center cannot hold”: fractionalized and polarized party systems in Western democracies

Norris, Pippa. "“Things fall apart, the center cannot hold”: fractionalized and polarized party systems in Western democracies." European Political Science (31 January 2024).

Big Little Election Lies: Cynical and Credulous Evaluations of Electoral Fraud

Norris, Pippa. "Big Little Election Lies: Cynical and Credulous Evaluations of Electoral Fraud." Parliamentary Affairs 77.1 (January 2024): 1-24.

The Electoral and Policy Effects of Election Timing in City and County Government

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin. "The Electoral and Policy Effects of Election Timing in City and County Government." December 23, 2023.

Where the Sidewalk Ends: How Participation Contributes to Inequity in Basic Government Service Provision

de Benedictis Kessner, Justin. "Where the Sidewalk Ends: How Participation Contributes to Inequity in Basic Government Service Provision." December 23, 2023.

American local government elections database

de Benedictis-Kessner, Justin, Diana Da In Lee, Yamil R. Velez, and Christopher Warshaw. "American local government elections database." Scientific Data 10 (December 19, 2023).

The contingent reputational benefits of selective exposure to partisan information

Moore, Molly, Charles A. Dorison, and Julia Minson. "The contingent reputational benefits of selective exposure to partisan information." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 152.12 (December 2023): 3490-3525.

'Rally around the flag' effects in the Russian–Ukrainian war

Kizilova, Kseniya, and Pippa Norris. "'Rally around the flag' effects in the Russian–Ukrainian war." European Political Science (2023).

Conveying and Detecting Listening During Live Conversation

Collins, Hanne K., Julia A. Minson, Ariella Kristal, and Alison Wood Brooks. "Conveying and Detecting Listening During Live Conversation." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (2023): 1-22.

Showing high-achieving college applicants past admissions outcomes increases undermatching

Tomkins, Sabina, Joshua Grossman, Lindsay Page, and Sharad Goel. "Showing high-achieving college applicants past admissions outcomes increases undermatching." PNAS 120.45 (October 30, 2023): e2306017120.

Media Measurement Matters: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with Survey and Behavioral Data

Wittenberg, Chloe, Matthew A. Baum, Adam J. Berinsky, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, and Teppei Yamamoto. "Media Measurement Matters: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with Survey and Behavioral Data." The Journal of Politics 85.4 (October 2023): 1275-1290.

Feeling uncertain despite knowing the risk: Patients with OCD (but not controls) experience known and unknown probabilistic decisions as similarly distressing and uncertain

Jacoby, Ryan J., Abigail Szkutak, Jin Shin, Jennifer Lerner, and Sabine Wilhelm. "Feeling uncertain despite knowing the risk: Patients with OCD (but not controls) experience known and unknown probabilistic decisions as similarly distressing and uncertain." Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 39 (October 2023).

Reconciling Legal and Empirical Conceptions of Disparate Impact

Grossman, Joshua, Julian Nyarko, and Sharad Goel. "Reconciling Legal and Empirical Conceptions of Disparate Impact." .

Community Mobility and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Perlis, Roy H., Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Alauna Safarpour, Alexi Quintana, Matthew D. Simonson, Jasper Perlis, Mauricio Santillana, Katherine Ognyanova, Matthew A. Baum, James N. Druckman, and David Lazer. "Community Mobility and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States." JAMA Network Open 6.9 (September 27, 2023).

Algorithmic recommendations have limited effects on polarization: A naturalistic experiment on YouTube

Liu, Naijia, Matthew A. Baum, Adam J. Berinsky, Allison J.B. Chaney, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Andy Guess, Dean Knox, Christopher Lucas, Rachel Mariman, and Brandon M. Stewart. "Algorithmic recommendations have limited effects on polarization: A naturalistic experiment on YouTube." September 18, 2023.

Forgotten but not gone: A multi-state analysis of modern-day debt imprisonment

Gaebler, Johann D., Phoebe Barghouty, Sarah Vicol, Cheryl Phillips, and Sharad Goel. "Forgotten but not gone: A multi-state analysis of modern-day debt imprisonment." PLOS One 18.9 (September 13, 2023).

The Political Consequences of Depression: How Conspiracy Beliefs, Participatory Inclinations, and Depression Affect Support for Political Violence

Baum, Matthew A., James N. Druckman, Matthew D. Simonson, Jennifer Lin, and Roy H. Perlis. "The Political Consequences of Depression: How Conspiracy Beliefs, Participatory Inclinations, and Depression Affect Support for Political Violence." American Journal of Political Science (September 11, 2023): 1-20.

Writing for Busy Readers

Rogers, Todd, and Jessica Lasky-Fink. Writing for Busy Readers. Penguin Random House, 2023.

Mitigating Included - and Omitted - Variable Bias in Estimates of Disparate Impact

Jung, Jongbin, Sam Corbett-Davies, Johann D. Gaebler, Ravi Shroff, and Sharad Goel. "Mitigating Included - and Omitted - Variable Bias in Estimates of Disparate Impact." .

The Measure and Mismeasure of Fairness

Corbett-Davies, Sam, Johann D. Gaebler, Hamed Nilforoshan, Ravi Shroff, and Sharad Goel. "The Measure and Mismeasure of Fairness." Journal of Machine Learning Research 24 (2023): 1-117.

LegalBench: A Collaboratively Built Benchmark for Measuring Legal Reasoning in Large Language Models

Guha, Neel, Sharad Goel, et al. "LegalBench: A Collaboratively Built Benchmark for Measuring Legal Reasoning in Large Language Models." August 23, 2023.

A 50-state survey study of thoughts of suicide and social isolation among older adults in the United States

Solomonov, Nili, Jon Green, Alexi Quintana, Jennifer Lin, Katherine Ognyanova, Mauricio Santillana, James N. Druckman, Matthew A. Baum, David Lazer, Faith M. Gunning, and Roy H. Perlis. "A 50-state survey study of thoughts of suicide and social isolation among older adults in the United States." Journal of Affective Disorders 334 (1 August 2023): 43-49.

Cancel culture: Heterodox self-censorship or the curious case of the dog-which-didn’t-bark

Norris, Pippa. "Cancel culture: Heterodox self-censorship or the curious case of the dog-which-didn’t-bark." vlog Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP23-020, July 2023.

How Hubert Humphrey Tried to Make Minneapolis, and America, Less Racist

Muhammad, Khalil Gibran. "How Hubert Humphrey Tried to Make Minneapolis, and America, Less Racist." Review of Into the Bright Sunshine, by Samuel G. Freedman. New York Times, July 13, 2023.