William Robertson Coe Professor
Professor of Political Science
Professor of Communication
siyengar@stanford.edu
650.723.5509
pcl.stanford.edu
Encina Hall, Rm. 419
Iyengar’s areas of expertise include the role of mass media in democratic societies, public opinion, and political psychology.
Shanto Iyengar is William Robertson Coe Professor, Professor of Political Science and Professor of Communication at Stanford University.
Iyengar’s teaching and research addresses the role of the news media and mass communication in contemporary politics. He is the author of several books including Media Politics: A Citizen’s Guide (W. W. Norton, 2015), Going Negative: How Political Advertisements Shrink and Polarize the Electorate (Free Press, 1995), Explorations in Political Psychology (Duke University Press, 1993), and News That Matters: Television and American Opinion (University of Chicago Press, 1987).
Iyengar’s research has been published by leading journals in political science and communication. He is also a regular contributor to Washingtonpost.com. His scholarly awards include the Murray Edelman Career Achievement Award for research in political communication, the Philip Converse Award for the best book in the field of public opinion (for News That Matters), the Goldsmith Book Prize (for Going Negative), and the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Iowa.