Dr. Costas Panagopoulos is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy and the graduate program in Elections and Campaign Management at Fordham University. He was previously research associate at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University, where he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in 2006. Dr. Panagopoulos previously founded and directed the Master's Program in Political Campaign Management in the Department of Politics at New York University. A leading expert on campaigns and elections, voting behavior, media and public opinion, campaign strategy and campaign finance, Dr. Panagopoulos has been part of the Decision Desk team at NBC News since the 2006 election cycle. In 1992, while a student at Harvard University, Dr. Panagopoulos was a candidate for the Massachusetts State Legislature.
Dr. Panagopoulos was selected by the American Political Science Association as a Congressional Fellow during 2004-2005, and he served in the office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY). He has also been a Visiting Research Scholar at the Institute for Politics, the Internet and Democracy at the Graduate School for Political Management at George Washington University and is a Research Fellow at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University, both in Washington, DC.
Previously, Panagopoulos was Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University and Scholar-in-Residence in the Department of Government at American University. Panagopoulos has taught in the Political Science departments at Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University, New School University, SUNY, Yeshiva University, and Pace University.
Panagopoulos has provided strategic advice to numerous candidates running for federal, state and local offices or in international elections. The former Editor-in-Chief of Campaigns & Elections magazine, Panagopoulos serves on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Political Consultants and has also worked as a consultant in the Electoral Assistance Division at the United Nations. Previously, Dr. Panagopoulos developed professional specializations in the marketing, media and public relations industries. He worked for top domestic and international clients in the Public Affairs and Crisis Management units at Burson-Marsteller, the world's largest public relations firm. He then joined Adweek magazine as Features Editor to analyze the political advertising of the 1996 presidential campaign. He subsequently held positions at Hearst, Conde Nast, and Miramax where he developed additional expertise in marketing.
A native of Lowell, Massachusetts, and the son of immigrants from Greece, Dr. Panagopoulos received his undergraduate degree in Government, magna cum laude, from Harvard University. He earned his doctoral degree in Politics from New York University. Panagopoulos is the author of dozens of scholarly articles published in outlets including: American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Political Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Psychology, Presidential Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, PS: Political Science and Politics, Women & Politics, and the Journal of Political Marketing. He is editor of Rewiring Politics: Presidential Nominating Conventions in the Media Age (LSU Press), Politicking Online: The Transformation of Election Campaign Communications (Rutgers University Press), and Public Financing in American Elections (Temple University Press) and coauthor (with Joshua Schank) of All Roads Lead to Congress: The $300 Billion Fight Over Highway Funding (CQ Press). Dr. Panagopoulos has provided extensive analysis and commentary for print and broadcast media outlets including: CNN, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, Fox News, BBC, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.
- Boy talk/girl talk: Gender differences in campaign communications strategies Women and Politics Panagopoulos Costas 2004
- Follow the money: Assessing the allocation of E-Rate funds Social Science Computer Review Panagopoulos Costas 2005
- Grassroots mobilization and voter turnout in 2004 Public Opinion Quarterly Bergan Daniel E. Gerber Alan S. Panagopoulos Costas Green Donald P. 2005
- The polls - Trends: Obesity Public Opinion Quarterly Panagopoulos Costas 2006
- The parliamentary election in Greece, March 2004 Electoral Studies Panagopoulos Costas Marantzidis Nikos 2006
- Political consultants, campaign professionalization, and media attention PS - Political Science and Politics Panagopoulos Costas 2006
- The polls-trends: Arab and Muslim Americans and Islam in the aftermath of 9/11 Public Opinion Quarterly Panagopoulos Costas 2006
- Vested interests: Interest group resource allocation in presidential campaigns Journal of Political Marketing Panagopoulos Costas 2006
- Online fund-raising and contributors in the 2004 presidential campaign Social Science Computer Review Panagopoulos Costas Bergan Daniel 2007
- Technology and the transformation of political campaign communications Social Science Computer Review Panagopoulos Costas 2007
- The polls - Trends labor unions in the United States Public Opinion Quarterly Panagopoulos Costas Francia Peter L. 2008
- Field experiments testing the impact of radio advertisements on electoral competition American Journal of Political Science Green Donald P. Panagopoulos Costas 2008
- The calculus of voting in compulsory voting systems Political Behavior Panagopoulos Costas 2008
- Strategy and choice in the 2008 presidential election: Introduction Journal of Political Marketing Panagopoulos Costas 2009
- Street fight: The impact of a street sign campaign on voter turnout Electoral Studies Panagopoulos Costas 2009
- Campaign dynamics in battleground and nonbattleground states Public Opinion Quarterly Panagopoulos Costas 2009
- Partisan and nonpartisan message content and voter mobilization: field experimental evidence Political Research Quarterly Panagopoulos Costas 2009
- Politicking online: The transformation of election campaign communications Politicking online: The transformation of election campaign communications Panagopoulos Costas 2009
- Grassroots mobilization in the 2008 presidential election Journal of Political Marketing Panagopoulos Costas Francia Peter L. 2009
- The Enduring Effects of Social Pressure: Tracking Campaign Experiments Over a Series of Elections Political Behavior Davenport Tiffany C. Gerber Alan S. Green Donald P. Larimer Christopher W. Mann Christopher B. Panagopoulos Costas 2010
- Affect, Social Pressure and Prosocial Motivation: Field Experimental Evidence of the Mobilizing Effects of Pride, Shame and Publicizing Voting Behavior Political Behavior Panagopoulos Costas 2010
- Are caucuses bad for democracy? Political Science Quarterly Panagopoulos Costas 2010
- The dynamics of voter preferences in the 2010 congressional midterm elections Forum Panagopoulos Costas 2010
- Filled coffers: Campaign contributions and contributors in the 2008 Elections Journal of Political Marketing Lipsitz Keena Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Does language matter? the impact of Spanish versus English-language GOTV efforts on Latino turnout American Politics Research Abrajano Marisa Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Social pressure, surveillance and community size: Evidence from field experiments on voter turnout Electoral Studies Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Timing Is Everything? Primacy and Recency Effects in Voter Mobilization Campaigns Political Behavior Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Introduction: Money and technology in the 2008 elections Journal of Political Marketing Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- The polls - Trends: Electoral reform Public Opinion Quarterly Panagopoulos Costas 2004
- Likely (and unlikely) voters and the assessment of campaign dynamics Public Opinion Quarterly Erikson Robert S. Panagopoulos Costas Wlezien Christopher 2004
- Clicking for cash :Campaigns, donors, and the emergence of online fund-raising Politicking online: The transformation of election campaign communications Panagopoulos Costas Bergan Daniel 2009
- Technology and the modern political campaign :The digital pulse of the 2008 campaigns Politicking online: The transformation of election campaign communications Panagopoulos Costas 2009
- Conclusion Politicking online: The transformation of election campaign communications Panagopoulos Costas 2009
- ix x Preface Public Financing in American Elections Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Public financing, attitudes toward government and politics, and efficacy Public Financing in American Elections Miller Michael G. Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Leveling the playing field: Publicly financed campaigns and electoral competition Public Financing in American Elections Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Thank you for voting: Gratitude expression and voter mobilization Journal of Politics Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Lady luck? Women political consultants in U.S. congressional campaigns Journal of Political Marketing Panagopoulos Costas Dulio David A. Brewer Sarah E. 2011
- Public financing in American elections Public Financing in American Elections Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Conclusion: The future of public financing in American elections Public Financing in American Elections Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Spanish-language radio advertisements and Latino voter turnout in the 2006 congressional elections: Field experimental evidence Political Research Quarterly Panagopoulos Costas Green Donald P. 2011
- Introduction Public Financing in American Elections Panagopoulos Costas 2011
- Campaign Context and Preference Dynamics in U.S. Presidential Elections Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Panagopoulos Costas 2012
- Campaign effects and dynamics in the 2012 election Forum (Germany) Panagopoulos Costas 2012
- Fundraising for social change in the US: Interest group advocacy in contemporary US elections Public Opinion and Interest Group Politics: South Africa's Missing Links? Panagopoulos Costas 2012
- Reasoning about interference between units: A general framework Political Analysis Bowers Jake Fredrickson Mark M. Panagopoulos Costas 2013
- Extrinsic rewards, intrinsic motivation and voting Journal of Politics Panagopoulos Costas 2013
- Positive social pressure and prosocial motivation: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment on voter mobilization Political Psychology Panagopoulos Costas 2013
- Positive Social Pressure and Prosocial Motivation: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment on Voter Mobilization Political Psychology Panagopoulos Costas 2013
- Who Participates in Exit Polls? Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Panagopoulos Costas 2013
- Big Five Personality Traits and Responses to Persuasive Appeals: Results from Voter Turnout Experiments Political Behavior Gerber Alan S. Huber Gregory A. Doherty David Dowling Conor M. Panagopoulos Costas 2013
- Social Pressure, Descriptive Norms, and Voter Mobilization Political Behavior Panagopoulos Costas Larimer Christopher W. Condon Meghan 2014
- Life-cycle effects on social pressure to vote Electoral Studies Panagopoulos Costas Abrajano Marisa A. 2014
- Deus ex Machina: Candidate Web Presence and the Presidential Nomination Campaign Political Research Quarterly Christenson Dino P. Smidt Corwin D. Panagopoulos Costas 2014
- I've Got My Eyes on You: Implicit Social-Pressure Cues and Prosocial Behavior Political Psychology Panagopoulos Costas 2014
- Watchful eyes: Implicit observability cues and voting Evolution and Human Behavior Panagopoulos Costas 2014