Robert Blendon

Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis (SPH)
HKS Collateral Appointment (SPH)
Shorenstein Center
Office Address
Taubman-254
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 113
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-9003
Fax: 617-495-8696
Email: robert_blendon@harvard.edu
Assistant
Alison Kommer (617-495-1329)
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Robert J. Blendon is Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at the School of Public Health. He directs the Harvard Opinion Research Program which focuses on the better understanding of public knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about major domestic public policy issues. He also codirects The Washington Post/Harvard University/Kaiser Family Foundation survey project and a project for National Public Radio and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation on American attitudes toward health and social policy. Prior to his Harvard appointment, he was senior vice president at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition, he has served as a senior faculty member for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Governors Association, and the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a doctoral degree in health policy from the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.

 

Courses

Spring

  • HCP-175 Political Analysis and Strategy for U.S. Health Policy

Spr Mod3

  • API-214M Public Opinion, Polling, and Public Policy

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