Donald P. Haider-Markel is Professor and Chair of Political Science at the University of Kansas. His research and teaching is focused on the representation of group interests in politics and policy, and the dynamics between public opinion, political behavior, and public policy. He has more than 20 years of experience in survey research, interviews, and in policy studies. He is the author or coauthor of several books, over 70 refereed articles, and more than a dozen book chapters in a range of issue areas, including civil rights, politics in the culture wars, criminal justice policy, counterterrorism, race and inequality, and environmental policy. He is the recipient or co-recipient of grants from the EPA STAR program, the National Science Foundation, and the American Psychological Foundation.