
CCPP Graduate Affiliates Present Cutting-Edge Research at MAPOR 2025
The Center for Communication & Public Policy (CCPP) is proud to celebrate the outstanding work of our graduate affiliates presenting at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR), held November 21–22 in Chicago. This

CCPP Faculty Affiliate Olga Kamenchuk Featured on Stanislav Kucher’s Political Affairs Program
CCPP Faculty Affiliate Olga Kamenchuk, Associate Professor of Research Methodology and International Communication at Northwestern University, was recently interviewed (see below) by prominent Russian journalist, dissident, and opposition commentator Stanislav Kucher on his widely viewed YouTube program. Kucher is known

CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Interviewed by BBC on California Redistricting Vote and Its National Implications
CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Interviewed by BBC on California Redistricting Vote and Its National Implications November 5, 2025 CCPP Director and Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis and Communication Erik C. Nisbet was interviewed by the BBC for their

CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Featured in Los Angeles Times Story on Nationwide Redistricting Battles
As debates over political maps intensify ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, CCPP Director and Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis and Communication Erik C. Nisbet was featured and quoted in a recent Los Angeles Times article examining the

From DOGE to the ACA: Nisbet’s CBS Evening News Interview Explains Why GOP Rhetoric Still Resonates
In a February 2025 televised interview with CBS Evening News, CCPP Director Erik C. Nisbet, Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis and Communication at Northwestern University, analyzed a familiar Republican communication strategy: framing opposition to federal programs around claims

CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Featured in WGN Investigates Report on Threats Facing Local Leaders
A recent WGN Investigates segment, “It’s Not Just National Political Figures Facing Fury — Local Leaders Also Under Threat,” featured insights from Erik Nisbet, Director of CCPP and Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis & Communication at Northwestern University.