Christopher Karpowitz

Christopher F. Karpowitz is the son of Dennis and Diane Karpowitz and he attended Lawrence High School, in Kansas.^[5]

Karpowitz gained his degree in political science and his masters in American studies from Brigham Young University. He studied for a certificate of graduate studies in political theory at Duke University, and gained his masters and PhD in American politics at Princeton University.^[6]

Karpowitz was a contributor to The New York Times "Room for Debate" section of writings in 2011 on whether Americans were ready for a Mormon president.^[7]

His findings that women speak less in male dominated groups have been widely reported on.^[4] He and Mendelberg have also had op-ed articles published in a wide variety of newspapers.^[8] He has also done extensive research on the effects of caucuses verses primaries.^[9] He also has been solicited by various national publications for comments on political situations in Utah.^[10]

• 2012 Best Paper Award: Political Psychology Section from APSA (with Tali Mendelberg)^[11]

• Macedo, Stephen; Karpowitz, Christopher; et al. (2005). Democracy at risk how political choices undermine citizen participation and what we can do about it. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 9780815754053.
• Karpowitz, Christopher F.; Mendelberg, Tali (2014), The silent sex: gender, deliberation, and institutions, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, ISBN 9780691159768

• Deliberative democracy
• Feminist philosophy
• Feminist theory
• Political philosophy