#  Associate Co-PI Michael Barber 

Associate Professor, Brigham Young University

 

 

 



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Michael Barber is associate professor of political science at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, director of the [Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy](http://csed.byu.edu/). In 2023, he joined the CES team as Co-Principal Investigator. and associate principal investigator for the [Cooperative Congressional Survey. ](/) His research focuses on the causes and consequences of ideological polarization in American politics - among both elected officials and the public.