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Research Interests

  • Governance of artificial intelligence
  • Social and ethical implications of technology
  • Theories of the policy process
  • Technology policy

Professional Appointments

  • 2022 – Present Purdue University, Department of Political Science
  • Assistant Professor of Technology Policy
  • Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL)
  • 2022 – 2023 JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  • Responsible AI Lead (Sr. Executive Director, on Industry Leave)
  • 2013 – 2017 Philadelphia Education Fund
  • 2015 – 2017 Director of Research, Evaluation, and Planning
  • 2013 – 2015 Research Analyst/Data Manager

Education

  • 2022 Georgia Institute of Technology
  • PhD, School of Public Policy
  • Georgia Tech Institute Fellow; Georgia Tech President’s Fellow
  • Research interests: Governance and Social Implications of Artificial Intelligence
  • Field: Science and Technology Policy; Minor: Quantitative Methods
  • Dissertation: Setting the Agenda: Actors, Issues, and Influence in U.S. Artificial Intelligence Policy. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KW8XD
  • 2013 University of Pennsylvania
  • Master of Science in Social Policy, School of Social Policy and Practice
  • 2012 Princeton University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy; Certificate in Values & Public Life
  • Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Robotics & Intelligent Systems
  • Independent work: The Necessity of Sensory Perception for Machine Cognition
  • Thesis: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

* indicates co-equal first authorship.

  1. (2026). How New Issues Become Polarized: Partisan Triggers and Subsystem Shopping in Early AI Policymaking. Policy & Internet, 18(1), e70020. https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.70020
  2. (2026). The competition of fairness in AI‑generated face detection: Methods and results. Machine Intelligence Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-026-1637-x
  3. (2025). A Multinational Assessment of AI Literacy among University Students in Germany, the UK, and the US. Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2025.100132
  4. (2025). AI advocates and cautious critics: How AI attitudes, AI interest, use of AI, and AI literacy build university students’ AI self- efficacy. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100340
  5. (2025). AI Ethics and Governance in the Job Market: Trends, Skills, and Sectoral Demand. IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2025.3567143
  6. (2025). AI ethics education: A systematic literature review. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 8, 100405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100405
  7. (2025). Development and validation of a short AI literacy test (AILIT-S) for university students. Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 5, 100176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2025.100176
  8. (2025). Does civilian oversight impact police legitimacy? PNAS Nexus. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf267
    American Political Science Association Best Public Policy Paper Award (2025)
  9. (2025). Influences and inhibitors in STEM undergraduate social responsibility development. International Journal of STEM Education, 12(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-025-00553-3
  10. (2025). Institutional factors driving citizen perceptions of AI in government: Evidence from a survey experiment on policing. Public Administration Review, 85(2), 451–467. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13754
  11. (2025). Police reform from the top down: Experimental evidence on police executive support for civilian oversight. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 44(2), 403-427. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22620
  12. (2025). Special Issue Editorial: Extraction by Design—AI, Value, and the Future of Work. IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, 6(4), 421–429. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2025.3630817
  13. (2025). Subcoalition Cluster Analysis: A New Method for Modeling Conflict in Organizations. Management Science,. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.00013
  14. (2025). The emergence of artificial intelligence ethics auditing. Big Data & Society, 11(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517241299732
  15. (2025). The Liar’s Dividend: Can Politicians Claim Misinformation to Evade Accountability? American Political Science Review, 119(1), 71–90. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423001454
  16. (2024). Framing contestation and public influence on policymakers: Evidence from US artificial intelligence policy discourse. Policy & Society, 43(3), 255–288. https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puae007
  17. (2024). Speaking of reform: Experimental insights into influencing police executives’ perspectives on civilian oversight. Criminology & Public Policy, 23(3), 689–720. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12674
  18. (2024). Synthetic Health Data: Real Ethical Promise and Peril. Hastings Center Report, 54(5), 8–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.4911
  19. (2024). The Future of Work in the Age of Automation: Proceedings of a Workshop on Norbert Wiener’s 21st Century Legacy. IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2024.3476041
  20. (2024). The impact of community engagement on undergraduate social responsibility attitudes. Studies in Higher Education, 49(7), 1151–1167. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2260414
  21. (2023). Looking through a policy window with tinted glasses: Setting the agenda for U.S. Review of Policy Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12535
  22. (2023). Narratives and Expert Information in Agenda-Setting: Experimental Evidence on State Legislator Engagement with Artificial Intelligence Policy. Policy Studies Journal, 51(4), 817–842. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12511
  23. (2023). What governs attitudes towards artificial intelligence adoption and governance? Science and Public Policy, 50(2), 161-176. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scac056
  24. (2022). Education for AI, not AI for Education: AI, Education, and Ethics in National AI Policy Strategies. International Journal of AI in Education, 32, 527-563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-021-00270-2
  25. (2021). The Impact of Automation and Artificial Intelligence on Worker Well-being. Technology in Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101679
  26. (2021). AI Ethics in the Public, Private, and NGO Sectors: A Review of a Global Document Collection. IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, 2(1), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2021.3052127
  27. (2021). Assessing public value failure in government adoption of artificial intelligence. Public Administration, 110(1), 70-91. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12742
  28. (2021). Explaining the Principles to Practices Gap in AI. IEEE Technology & Society Magazine, 40(2), 81-94. https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2021.3056286
  29. (2021). The Impact of Automation and Artificial Intelligence on Worker Well-being. Technology in Society, 67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101679
  30. (2020). Linking personal and professional social responsibility development to microethics and macroethics: Observations from early undergraduate education. Journal of Engineering Education, 110(1), 70-91. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20371
  31. (2020). Out of the Laboratory and Into the Classroom: The Future of AI in Education. AI & Society, 36(1), 331-348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-020-01033-8
  32. (2019). How Should Clinicians Communicate With Patients About the Roles of Artificially Intelligent Team Members? AMA Journal of Ethics, 21(2), 138–145. https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2019.138
  33. (2015). Teacher networks in Philadelphia: Landscape, engagement, and value. Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 12(1). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1056676

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

  1. (2025). AI and the Social Contract. Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society, 8(1), 615–627. https://doi.org/10.1609/aies.v8i1.36575
  2. (2025). The Competition of Fairness in AI Face Detection. NeurIPS 2025 Competition Track. DOI
  3. (2025). The ‘Wild West’ of Medicine: Exploring the Emergence of ‘Grassroots’ AI Governance in Radiology. Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society, 8(2), 1018–1031. https://doi.org/10.1609/aies.v8i2.36608
  4. (2025). Towards a More Inclusive Curriculum: Opportunities for Broadening and Diversifying Computing Ethics Education. Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1, 60–66. https://doi.org/10.1145/3641554.3701879
  5. (2024). Considerations for Improving Comprehensive Undergraduate Computing Ethics Education. Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2, 1560–1561. https://doi.org/10.1145/3626253.3635557
  6. (2024). Introducing the AI Governance and Regulatory Archive (AGORA): An Analytic Infrastructure for Navigating the Emerging AI Governance Landscape. Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society, 7, 39–48. https://doi.org/10.1609/aies.v7i1.31615
  7. (2024). Merging AI Incidents Research with Political Misinformation Research: Introducing the Political Deepfakes Incidents Database. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v38i21.30349
    Best Paper Award, AAAI 2024
  8. (2022). Social Responsibility Attitudes Among Undergraduate Computer Science Students: An Empirical Analysis. 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--41369
    Best Paper Award (x2) + Finalist, ASEE 2022
  9. (2022). Social Responsibility Attitudes Among Undergraduate Computer Science Students: An Empirical Analysis. 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
    Best paper award
  10. (2020). Principles to Practices for Responsible AI: Closing the Gap. European Conference on AI. Preprint
  11. (2020). What’s Next for AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance? Proceedings of the 2020 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society. https://doi.org/10.1145/3375627.3375804
  12. (2019). A New Paradigm for Autonomous and Intelligent Systems Development: Why Well-being Measurement Matters. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, workshop on Digital Well-being, Glassgow, UK. https://digitalwellbeingworkshop.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/02-wellbeing_measurement_schiff_murahwi_musikanski_havens.pdf
  13. (2019). Bringing Shades of Feminism To Human-Centered Computing. Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3310419

Book Chapters

  1. (2026). AI, policy, and power. Artificial Intelligence and Power in Government. In Artificial Intelligence and Power in Government. Palgrave Macmillan. (Forthcoming)
  2. (2026). Discourse Before Doctrine: The Category Error at the Heart of AI Ethics Education. Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence and Education. In Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence and Education. (Forthcoming)
  3. (2026). Future trends in global AI governance. Handbook on the Global Governance of AI. In Handbook on the Global Governance of AI. Edward Elgar Publishing. (Forthcoming) https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5343797
  4. (2025). Strategies for harmonizing fragmented AI ethical frameworks, standards, and regulations. Handbook of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. In Handbook of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8440-0_82-1
  5. (2024). Social Responsibility and Ethics in STEM Education: The State of the Field. Building Inclusive Ethical Cultures in STEM (Springer International Publishing). In Building Inclusive Ethical Cultures in STEM. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51560-6_2
  6. (2024). The AI extreme risk mitigation philanthropic sector: A philanthropic ecosystem at the forefront of AI. The Routledge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Philanthropy. In The Routledge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Philanthropy. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003468615-29
  7. (2023). AI in education: Landscape, vision and critical ethical challenges in the 21st century. Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence. In Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781803928562/book-part-9781803928562-81.xml
  8. (2022). Global AI Ethics Documents: What They Reveal About Motivations, Practices, and Policies. Codes of Ethics and Ethical Guidelines, Emerging Technologies, Changing Fields. In Codes of Ethics and Ethical Guidelines, Emerging Technologies, Changing Fields. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86201-5_7

Additional Publications

  1. (2026). Open problems in frontier AI risk management. Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford. https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/open-problems-in-frontier-ai-risk-management/
  2. (2025). AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.t3jn7atq9
  3. (2025). Bridging Policy and Ethics: On the Launch of AI Policy Corner. In R. Butalid, C. Wright, & I. Kherroubi García (Eds.), The State of AI Ethics Report (Volume 7) – AI at the Crossroads: A Practitioner's Guide to Community-Centered Solutions (pp. 17–19). Montreal AI Ethics Institute. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17328882
  4. (2025). NSF US-Southeast Asia Regional Workshop on Responsible Artificial Intelligence [Technical Report]. National Science Foundation (NSF). https://cse.buffalo.edu/~jsyuan/ResponsibleAI_NSF.html
  5. (2025). Scrutinizing the many faces of political deepfakes. Tech Policy Press. https://www.techpolicy.press/scrutinizing-the-many-faces-of-political-deepfakes/
  6. (2025). The AI Survey Hub for Attitudes and Research Exchange (AI SHARE). AI Survey Hub for Attitudes and Research Exchange.
  7. (2025). What Does the Public Think About AI? Social Science Research Network (SSRN). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5108572
  8. (2025). What the public thinks about AI and the implications for governance. Brookings TechTank. https://www.brookings.edu/?p=1812651
  9. (2024). Watch out for false claims of deepfakes, and actual deepfakes, this election year. Brookings TechTank. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/watch-out-for-false-claims-of-deepfakes-and-actual-deepfakes-this-election-year
  10. (2023). 10 Things to Know About Pilot Studies. Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP). https://egap.org/resource/10-things-to-know-about-pilot-studies
  11. (2023). Generative AI like ChatGPT could help boost democracy – if it overcomes key hurdles. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.w4vxq9ujc

Conference Presentations

  1. (2026). 2026 Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award. Kaul, On December 15, 2025, the Office of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS) Postdoctoral Affairs announced the call for nominations for the 2026 Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring, I am pleased to inform you that you were selected as the College of Liberal Art's nominee. Congratulations on this well-. Link
  2. (2026). AI and Ethics - Receipt of Manuscript 'AI Companions, Human...'. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [signatureImage] https://danielschiff.com | dschiff@purdue.edu ______. Link
  3. (2026). AI, Policy, and Power. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  4. (2026). APPAM June 8th Webinar Speakers Brief. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCDA4E.EF149500] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, I would be happy to provide any additional information as needed. Warm regards, Dorcas. Link
  5. (2026). April Liberal Arts Lens. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [signatureImage] https://danielschiff.com | dschiff@purdue.edu ______, Read more about these recently published books here<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/49389111/1654932165/109013168/0/12163. Link
  6. (2026). Attached are the presentation slides for tomorrow’s AI workshop, as requested. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [signatureImage] https://danielschiff.com<https://danielschiff.com/>, If you would prefer not to include it, I’m happy to remove the final slide before our presentation. Link
  7. (2026). Building bridges, power of connection, ambiguous language, and more. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCD196.F9C7C230] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, Students participated in a (rubber) duck hunt, enjoyed a dirty soda bar, received an exclusive tee shirt, and more. Link
  8. (2026). CLA In the News Approvals. Let's make sure we have them. Daniel S, Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible. Link
  9. (2026). Congratulations! Schiff, Congratulations! On behalf of the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), I'm pleased to share that you are the 2026 recipient of SP2's Hall of Fame Award from the MSSP program, Please review the attached document, which serves as the official notification letter.
  10. (2026). Daniel S. Schiff. Schiff From: Daniel Stuart Schiff <dschiff@purdue.edu> To: "daniel.s.schiff+cv@gmail.com" <daniel.s.schiff+cv@gmail.com>, "daniel.s.schiff+zotero@gmail.com" <daniel.s.schiff+zotero@gmail.com> Delivere, Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible. Link
  11. (2026). FW: Congratulations! My gratitude to you both, Looks like I won't have to bug you to resubmit something next year. Link
  12. (2026). FW: Decision on submission to Technology in Society. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCD197.4D41B150] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, (Pascal) <p.d.koenig@vu.nl>; Sveinung Arnesen <sarn@norceresearch.no>; Christoph Kern <c.kern@uni-mannheim.de>; Tyler, T. Video · Link
  13. (2026). Google Grant AI / EM Planning Submitted. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab https://danielschiff.com | dschiff@purdue.edu -----Original Message----, We attached the summary of the submission so everyone has it for reference. On behalf of the UNH and Purdue teams - tha. Link
  14. (2026). GRAIL collaboration request. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [signatureImage] https://danielschiff.com | dschiff@purdue.edu ______, Under Patrick and Haley Jischke-Oliver’s leadership, we have developed a proposal submission for the Lilly Endowment’s r. Link
  15. (2026). Indira Patil. I received: - the “Debin Roberson Memorial Outstanding Grad Student Award” (Andy had some high praises which really meant a lot!), - “Best Field Paper Award” for Methods Paper (again Andy praised the, My mom and dad are so proud! I just feel very grateful! Thanks for being my mentor! I wouldn’t have been able to do thi. Link
  16. (2026). Limiting space junk; ARCS Foundation agreement; Westwood Lecture series. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCC133.95EC5AA0] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, innovation, competitiveness and national security. Share the story: [https://image.communicate.purdue.edu/lib/fe3b11. Link
  17. (2026). NSF. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCE437.8048A150] https://danielschiff.com<https://dan, (2026). Link
  18. (2026). OGSPS Award Nomination. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCC83A.E4BFB6A0] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, It reflects the high regard in which your work is held. Link
  19. (2026). On Tech: The escalating global A.I. arms race. arms race Subject: FW: On Tech: The escalating global A.I, arms race From: Daniel Stuart Schiff <dschiff@purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:00:27 +0000 _______________________. Link
  20. (2026). Possible lead on Lilly collaborative grant. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCCB78.4D423190] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, I think this may be tied to bio-ethics. Link
  21. (2026). Re: AI and the midterms. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [signatureImage] https://danielschiff.com<https://danielschiff.com/>, Will keep you posted on the AI midterms story! Thanks again. Best, Lauren On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM Daniel Stuar. Link
  22. (2026). Re: CLA In the News Approvals. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCCC2C.7960B300] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, Do you happen to have the telecom or Salon links? I wasn't able to find them. Daniel S. Link
  23. (2026). RE: Congratulations! We are also pleased to accommodate up to seven guests per honoree. Please let me know if you plan to attend and kindly provide the requested information that is below by April 15, We can confirm your attendance/final guest count as the event approaches. Details: Sunday, May 17, 2026 Hall of Fame In. Link
  24. (2026). Re: Honors Research Opportunity: Independent Study on AI Governance. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCD33E.ED1D3660] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, Schiff Daniel S. Link
  25. (2026). RE: press question. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCD32E.B6F1F9A0] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, This is great. I'll get back to you in the next few days with any follow ups. Best, Anuj Anuj CHOPRA Disinformation C. Link
  26. (2026). Re: Response Requested: FAIIA. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image002.png@01DCD708.1B971A70] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, I can do 30 minutes between now and 2:00 p.m., or I can do 8 a.m. Link
  27. (2026). RE: Reuters thank you and link. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [signatureImage] https://danielschiff.com<https://danielschiff.com/>, (Reuters) <helen.coster@thomsonreuters.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 1:51:08 PM To: Daniel Stuart Schiff <dschiff@pu. Link
  28. (2026). Re: Straight Arrow media request. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image006.png@01DCD25C.6211F340] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> ---- External Email: Use caution with attachm. Link
  29. (2026). Research Grant Program: applications open until May 22. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCD33A.DA1F23B0] https://danielschiff.com<https://da. Link
  30. (2026). Rights and Access form Completed form for your article [TIS_103398]. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCE437.0A7A6580] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> ---- External Email: Use caution with attachm. Link
  31. (2026). The submission for the second dg.o panel proposal is complete! Please see the copy attached. 2026 submission 241 From: Daniel Stuart Schiff <dschiff@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:16:05 +0000 Daniel S, Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible. Link
  32. (2026). Translating AI Literacy into Public Participation in AI Policy: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in the United States. Participatory AI Research and Practice Symposium 2026 Online Global Conference, Online.
  33. (2026). Trumpism is doomed without restraint. Isn’t this always how he negotiates? Stake out an absurd-sounding position, freak out all the institutionalists and keepers of consensus, rattle the markets and then use the madman’s leverage to induc, Trump is an unstable narcissist with a bottomless appetite for attention and a defective moral core, and if you think he. Link
  34. (2026). [WEEKLYFUNDINGOPPS] Weekly Funding Information - April 29, 2026. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image002.png@01DCD7F0.35707E80] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, Please review the opportunities and follow the links for additional details, eligibility requirements, and application i. Link
  35. (2026). You're one of our most-read authors 🎉. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image001.png@01DCE3AA.D2B205E0] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> ---- External Email: Use caution with attachm. Link
  36. (2026). Your open access article is ready to view and share. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [signatureImage] https://danielschiff.com<https://danielschiff.com/>, Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> ---- External Email: Use caution with attachm. Link
  37. (2025). AI in Defense: U.S. Legislative Approaches to Autonomous Weapons and National Security. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  38. (2025). Certifying Trust: The Influence of Ethics Commitments and Audits on Public Trust in AI. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  39. (2025). Civilian Oversight and Artificial Intelligence in US Local Law Enforcement. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Vancouver, CA.
  40. (2025). Do Civilian Review Boards Impact the Perceived Legitimacy of Police Investigations? Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  41. (2025). for AI Governance for Regulatory Boards: Foundations and Challenges. Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards.
  42. (2025). for Teaching for Tomorrow: AI Dilemmas and Opportunities in Vocational Education. International Online Forum on Digital Transformation in Vocational Education, SKLAD and International Academy of Pedagogy Foundation.
  43. (2025). Governing AI: Legislative Preferences and Challenges in Korea’s National Assembly. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management 2025 Fall Research Conference, Seattle, Washington.
  44. (2025). Governing AI: Legislative Preferences and Challenges in Korea's National Assembly. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Vancouver, CA.
  45. (2025). Guest lecturer on Privacy, Law & Regulation in Learning at Purdue in the Era of AI, John Martinson Honors College, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  46. (2025). AI and the Next Chapter of Humanity: A Conversation with Dr. Daniel S. Schiff. The Internet is Crack Podcast, The Internet is Crack, Virtual. Video
  47. (2025). How Should AI Be Governed? A Conjoint Experiment on Legislative Preferences in South Korea’s National Assembly. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  48. (2025). Mapping Beliefs and Resources: Insights on Stakeholder Power in AI Policy. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  49. (2025). Moderator for Use Cases for State and Local Government. Peer-to-Peer Conversation Series, Societal Experts Action Network, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Virtual.
  50. (2025). The 2025-2026 CLARA Awardees Showcase. Schiff Assistant Professor | Purdue University, Department of Political Science Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab [cid:image003.png@01DCC022.657C7AB0] https://danielschiff.com<https://da, HSSE Library (Stewart Center), Chris & Michelle White Cornerstone Reading Room. Link
  51. (2025). The Impact of Generative AI on Political Outreach: Insights from Two Experiments. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Vancouver, CA.
  52. (2025). The Influence of Ethics Commitments and Audits on Public Trust in AI. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Vancouver, CA.
  53. (2025). The Influence of Information and Audits on the Public’s Perception of AI. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management 2025 Fall Research Conference, Seattle, Washington.
  54. (2025). Translating AI Literacy into Public Participation in AI Policy. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Vancouver, CA.
  55. (2025). Translating AI Literacy into Public Participation in AI Policy: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in the United States. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  56. (2025). Value Alignment Starts with Listening: Mapping Public Attitudes to Inform AI Policy and Systems. Values-in-the-Loop Workshop, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
  57. (2025). Vetting the AI that Vets Us: Ethical Trade-offs in HR Professionals’ AI Procurement Decisions. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  58. (2025). Watering Down Watermarks: The Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management 2025 Fall Research Conference, Seattle, Washington.
  59. (2025). Watering Down Watermarks: The Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Vancouver, CA.
  60. (2025). Watering Down Watermarks: The Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  61. (2024). A Public Values Framework for AI Governance: Evidence from US Federal AI Policymaking. Public Administration Symposium: Ethical, Responsible, and Value-Oriented Use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Organizations, Online.
  62. (2024). AI, Policy, and Power. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  63. (2024). AI, Policy, & Power. Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
  64. (2024). AI, Policy, & Power. Annual Conference of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, Cincinnati, OH.
  65. (2024). AI Tools in Graduate Teaching, Education, and Research. Presenter for Department of Political Science Graduate Student Association, West Lafayette, IN.
  66. (2024). Artificial Intelligence Policymaking at the US National Level: Analyzing Trends from a Novel, Comprehensive Resource of Policy Instruments. 2024 APPAM Fall Research Conference, National Harbor, MD.
  67. (2024). Bridging the East-West Divide in Technology Governance: Examining AI Ethics and Policy Through an Asian Lens. Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
  68. (2024). Bridging the East-West Divide in Technology Governance: Examining AI Ethics and Policy Through an Asian Lens. Annual Conference of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, Cincinnati, OH.
  69. (2024). Certifying Trust: The Influence of Ethics Audits on Public Trust in AI. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  70. (2024). Education for AI, not AI for Education: AI, Education, and Ethics in National AI Policy Strategies. Guest lecturer for AI in STEM Education course, West Lafayette, IN.
  71. (2024). Ethical Considerations for AI in Human Resource Management. 2024 APPAM Fall Research Conference, National Harbor, MD.
  72. (2024). Ethical Considerations for AI in Local Government Human Resource Management. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  73. (2024). Ethical Considerations for AI in Local Government Human Resource Management. Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
  74. (2024). Experimental Evidence for Accountability and Legitimacy in Policing. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  75. (2024). Justice in the Algorithmic Age: Renegotiating the Social Contract in the Era of AI. Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
  76. (2024). Merging AI Incidents Research with Political Misinformation Research: Introducing the Political Deepfakes Incidents Database. Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
  77. (2024). Merging AI Incidents Research with Political Misinformation Research: Introducing the Political Deepfakes Incidents Database. 2024 AAAI Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence.
  78. (2024). Operationalizing Ethics in AI Ethics Auditing: Drivers and Challenges. Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
  79. (2024). Operationalizing Ethics in AI Ethics Auditing: Drivers and Challenges. Annual Conference of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, Cincinnati, OH.
  80. (2024). Panelist for What’s Next in AI Governance? Looking Ahead to 2025. Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Washington,.
  81. (2024). Public Administration Symposium: Ethical, Responsible, and Value-Oriented Use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Organizations. Online.
  82. (2024). The Digital Deception Landscape: Academic Insights on Misinformation and Deepfakes. Academic Alliance for AI Policy, Virtual. Video
  83. (2024). The Future of Work in the AI Era: Contrasting Methodologies to Anticipate Impacts. 2024 APPAM Fall Research Conference, National Harbor, MD.
  84. (2024). The Political Deepfakes Incidents Database. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  85. (2024). The rise of deepfakes: Moving toward multi-layered governance. Guest lecturer for AI Ethics and Society course, West Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.
  86. (2024). The Second Order Effects of LLMs and Generative AI on Political Communication. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  87. (2024). What to Know About Academic Citizenship. Panelist for Department of Political Science Graduate Student Association, West Lafayette, IN.
  88. (2024). Panel on AI Ethics, Privacy and Policy. Google-Purdue Conference on the AI Imperative: Uniting Education, Business and Government, Google-Purdue Conference on the AI Imperative, Indianapolis, IN.
  89. (2023). Careers in Technology Ethics. Panelist for IEEE-ETHICS, Purdue University, IN.
  90. (2023). Ethical Considerations for AI in Human Resource Management. Fall Research Conference of the American Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
  91. (2023). Implications of AI for Research Ethics. Presentation to Purdue University IRB, West Lafayette, IN.
  92. (2023). Issues in AI and economic development: labor, human resources, and education. Presentation to Crawfordsville Economic Development Forum, Crawfordsville, IN.
  93. (2023). Perspectives from Liberal Arts on the Practical Turn in AI Ethics. Organizer and moderator for IEEE-ETHICS, Purdue University, IN.
  94. (2023). Teaching in the Age of Generative AI: Resisting, adapting, or Embracing? Presentations (3) to Purdue University University-wide forum, Teaching & Learning Community of Practice, and Cornerstone Program, West Lafayette, IN.
  95. (2022). Does Reason or Passion Drive Agenda-Setting for AI Policy? Evidence from a Field Experiment. Fall Research Conference of the American Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
  96. (2022). Education for AI, not AI for Education: The Role of Education and Ethics in National AI Policy Strategies. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education.
  97. (2022). Influences and Inhibitors in Undergraduate Social Responsibility Development: Evidence from a Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Study. Fall Research Conference of the American Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
  98. (2022). Influences and Inhibitors in Undergraduate Social Responsibility Development: Evidence from a Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Study. Annual Conference of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.
  99. (2022). Reason and Passion in Agenda-Setting: Experimental Evidence on State Legislator Engagement with AI Policy. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
  100. (2022). Setting the Agenda for Artificial Intelligence Policy: Issue Frames in Public and Policy Discourse. Fall Research Conference of the American Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
  101. (2021). Reason and Passion in Agenda-Setting: Influence Dynamics in AI Policy. Elites & Experiments Conference, virtual.
  102. (2021). The Liar's Dividend: How Misinformation About Misinformation Pays Off. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
  103. (2020). How Issues of Bias, Transparency, and Agency Affect Citizen Support for AI in Government Services. Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.
  104. (2020). How Issues of Bias, Transparency, and Agency Affect Citizen Support for AI in Government Services. Conference of the Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, PR.
  105. (2020). IEEE 7010: A New Standard for Assessing the Well-being Implications of Artificial Intelligence. IEEE International Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Conference.
  106. (2020). Politics, Big Data, and New Technology: The State of the Field. Panelist at Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, PR.
  107. (2020). Principles to Practices for Responsible AI. ECAI 2020 (24th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence), European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Virtual. Video
  108. (2020). The Liar's Dividend: How Misinformation About Misinformation Affects Politician Support and Trust in Media. Fall Research Conference of the American Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
  109. (2020). The Liar’s Dividend: The Impact of Deepfakes and Fake News on Politician Support and Trust in Media. Harvard Experimental PolSci Conference.
  110. (2019). Designing Technology for Online Adult Education. Panel session at American Psychological Association, Technology, Mind, & Society Conference, Washington, D.C.
  111. (2019). Out of the Laboratory and Into the Classroom: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Education. Ivan Allen Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
  112. (2019). Preparing Georgia Stakeholders for the AI Revolution. Presentation to Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Program, Atlanta, GA.
  113. (2015). Teacher networks in Philadelphia: Landscape, engagement, and value. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Poster Presentations

  • Ahn, C., Schiff, K. J., Schiff, D. S., Peskowitz, Z., Lu, Y., & Liu, Y. (2024). Addressing Challenges in AI Public Opinion Research: Introducing the AI SHARE Database [Poster presentation]. Navigating the New Frontier: The Political and Economic Implications of AI. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.
  • Barkhuff, G., Borenstein, J., Schiff, D., Uchidiuno, J., & Zegura, E. (2024). Considerations for Improving Comprehensive Undergraduate Computing Ethics Education [Poster presentation]. ACM SIGSCE.
  • Wiese, L., Schiff, D., & Magana, A. (2023, May 18). Being Proactive for Responsible AI: Analyzing Multiple Sectors for Innovation via Systematic Literature Review [Poster presentation]. IEEE-ETHICS 2023, Purdue University, IN.
  • Schiff, D., Laas, K., Borenstein, J., & Biddle, J. (2020, January 27). What’s Next for AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance? A Global Overview [Poster presentation]. CRIDC Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
  • Schiff, D., & Nazareno, L. (2019, November 7). How Automation and AI Affect Worker Well-Being: Looking Beyond Displacement and Wages [Poster presentation]. Fall Research Conference of the Association for Policy Analysis and Management, Denver, CO.
  • Schiff, D., & Nazareno, L. (2019, October 14). Beyond Labor Displacement: The Impact of Automation and AI on Worker Well-being [Poster presentation]. Atlanta Conference on Science and Technology Policy, Atlanta, GA.
  • Ganz, S., & Schiff, D. (2018, October 26). Identifying Political Coalitions in the Baseball Writers Association: An agony-based approach [Poster presentation]. CRIDC Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
  • Herzog, L., & Schiff, D. (2014, April 8). Teacher networks in Philadelphia: The current landscape [Poster presentation]. Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory Research, Policy and Practice Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Schlesinger, K., Schiff, D., & Robertson-Kraft, C. (2014, April 6). Design and implementation of a Student Growth Objective system for educators in non-core subjects [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Invited Talks, Panels, and Public Engagement

  1. (2026). Critical AI and Policy (AI-Informed Writing Classroom Colloquium Series). Arizona State University, Department of English, Virtual (Zoom).
  2. (2026). CLARA Awardees Showcase Presentation. 2025-2026 CLARA Awardees Showcase, Purdue University, College of Liberal Arts, HSSE Library, Stewart Center, Purdue University.
  3. (2026). AI and the Social Contract. Second Annual IASEAI Conference, International Association for Safe and Ethical AI, Paris, France. Video
  4. (2026). Invited panelist for Bowls N’ Bots: AI Literacy Expert Panelist Q&A Event. Purdue Science Student Council, Building Your Technical Expertise in Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
  5. (2026). Invited speaker for Open Problems in Frontier AI Risk Management. Workshop on Frontier AI Risk Management.
  6. (2025). Invited guest lecturer for AI Governance Unpacked: Key Debates, Dilemmas, and What Comes Next? ME 492: Technology and Values, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
  7. (2025). Invited guest lecturer for AI Governance Unpacked: Key Debates, Dilemmas, and What Comes Next? ME 492: Technology and Values, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. ME 492: Technology and Values, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  8. (2025). Invited guest lecturer for Debates, Dilemmas, and Decisions in AI Policy. AI & Society, John Martinson Honors College, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
  9. (2025). Invited keynote speaker for AI Governance for Regulatory Boards: Foundations and Challenges. Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards.
  10. (2025). Invited keynote speaker for Digital Transformation in Health: A Primer on AI Governance and Ethics. Leading Digital Transformation in Health and Care for Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland, Scotland, UK.
  11. (2025). Invited keynote speaker for Teaching for Tomorrow: AI Dilemmas and Opportunities in Vocational Education. International Online Forum on Digital Transformation in Vocational Education, SKLAD and International Academy of Pedagogy Foundation.
  12. (2025). Invited keynote speaker for Teaching Machines to Teach: Balancing AI Innovation and Responsibility in Education, Kaltura. Kaltura Education Forum.
  13. (2025). Invited moderator and panelist for AI in Public Policy: Balancing Innovation, Regulation, and Public Trust. World Salon Digital Fireside Series, Columbia University.
  14. (2025). Invited panelist for AI and the Public Trust Paradox. Pizza and Politics, Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
  15. (2025). Invited panelist for Public Service in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Center for Excellence and Research in Public Service, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.
  16. (2025). Invited panelist for Regulating AI Companions: Impacts on Children and Teens. Moderated forum co-hosted by the Academic Alliance for AI Policy and Public Citizen, Virtual.
  17. (2025). Invited panelist for Who Participates in Participatory AI and How Can We Make AI More Participatory? TrailsCon 2025, Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. TrailsCon 2025, Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  18. (2025). Invited participant in roundtable discussion on Algorithmic Reality & Policy Directions. Symposium on Rewiring Democracy for Algorithmic Realities, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
  19. (2025). Invited speaker for Certifying Trust: The Influence of Ethics Commitments and Audits on Public Trust in AI at AI and Democratic Governance: Challenges, Oversight, and Potential. Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
  20. (2025). Invited speaker for Contested Terrain: Emerging Trends in AI Policy and Governance. Purdue Online MS in AI, West Lafayette, IN.
  21. (2025). Invited speaker for Deepfakes, Misinformation, and the Future of Digital Trust. President’s Council Back to Class 2025, Purdue for Life Foundation, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
  22. (2025). Invited speaker for Digital Transformation in Health: A Primer on AI Governance and Ethics. Leading Digital Transformation in Health and Care for Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland, Scotland, UK.
  23. (2025). Invited speaker for Do You Know Where Your Children Are? Deepfakes in the Classroom. Problematizing Education & Digital Technology, Critical Studies of Education & Technology (CSET 2025), Tippecanoe County Public Library, West Lafayette, IN.
  24. (2025). Invited speaker for Muddling Through Ethical, Pedagogical, and Institutional Challenges of AI in Education. Opus College of Engineering, Marquette University.
  25. (2025). Vetting the AI that Vets Use: Ethical Trade-offs in Public and Private Sector AI Adoption Decisions. Invited speaker for Technology & Society: Historical Roots & Trajectories, Symposium on Rewiring Democracy for Algorithmic Realities, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, New Ha.
  26. (2024). Agenda-Setting Dynamics in U.S. AI Policy. Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Lecture, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. Video
  27. (2024). Ethical Risks of Generative AI in Education. LearnTech Podcast, LearnTech, Virtual. Video
  28. (2024). What's Next in AI Governance? Looking Ahead to 2025. Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.. Video
  29. (2024). Watering Down Watermarks: The Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes. Caltech AI and Society Seminar, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. Video
  30. (2024). AI Governance: Are We Rising to the Challenge? Transitioning from DX to the Age of AI.
  31. (2024). Debates, Dilemmas, and Decisions in the regulatory landscape. Invited keynote speaker for the 14th Annual Midwest Medical Humanities Conference: AI in Medicine, MI, US.
  32. (2024). Dilemmas in the AI-enabled classroom: Early conjectures on pedagogy, ethics, & transformation. Invited keynote speaker for Navigating the New Frontier: Generative AI and Academic Integrity, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Technological University of the Shannon, & National Acad.
  33. (2024). Governing AI in Healthcare: Debates, Dilemmas, and Decisions in the regulatory landscape. Invited keynote speaker for the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) series of Healthy AI: Standards, Interoperability, Ethics.
  34. (2024). Invited panelist for What’s Next in AI Governance? Looking Ahead to 2025. Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
  35. (2024). Agenda-Setting Dynamics in U.S. AI Policy. Seoul National University Seminar, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. Video
  36. (2024). The Politics of AI: Will Bipartisanship Last or Is Polarization Inevitable? Invited speaker for Conference on AI and Society: Government, Policy, and the Law. Truman School of Government and Public Affairs and MU Law School, Columbia, MO.
  37. (2024). The Politics of AI: Will Bipartisanship Last or Is Polarization Inevitable? Invited speaker for Symposium on AI & Algorithms in Government. Institute for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
  38. (2024). The Rise of AI-Powered Politics. Invited speaker for Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement. West Lafayette, IN. West Lafayette, IN.
  39. (2023). What Can We Learn from Deepfakes? Lessons for Responsible Use of Synthetic Data. Towards Responsible Biomedical AI Symposium, Penn State University (Rock Ethics Institute), State College, PA. Video
  40. (2023). The AI 2023 Show. FinTech4Good, Virtual. Video
  41. (2023). AI and Governance. ML @ Purdue Speaker Series, ML @ Purdue (student organization), West Lafayette, IN. Video
  42. (2023). How will AI impact worker well-being? Beyond harmful substitution and beneficial complementarity. Invited speaker for 2023 IEEE ETHICS Workshop on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century: The Future of Work in the Age of Automation, Purdue University, IN.
  43. (2023). Responsible AI in consumer insights. Invited speaker for Insight Extravaganza 2023.
  44. (2023). What Can We Learn from Research and Discourse on Deepfakes? Lessons for Responsible Use of Synthetic Data. Invited speaker for Towards Responsible Biomedical AI Symposium, Penn State University, State College, PA.
  45. (2023). Where do we stand with AI policy? Debates, dilemmas, and decisions. Invited keynote speaker for 2023 ACM SIGKDD: AI for Open Society, Long Beach, CA.
  46. (2022). AI Ethics and Governance: Emerging Questions and Career Pathways. Invited Speaker for Duke University, Science & Society, Durham, NC.
  47. (2022). Can We Standardize AI Ethics? CINECU, Madrid, Spain. Video
  48. (2022). Policy, ethics, social science careers in AI. Invited Speaker for AI4ALL, Columbia University, NY, NY.
  49. (2021). Applying the IEEE 7010-2020 Standard. AAAS Annual Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Virtual. Video
  50. (2021). Impact of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems on Well-being. ACM CHI Workshop on Digital Well-being (EAD), ACM CHI, Virtual. Video
  51. (2021). The Impact of AI and Robots on Education. GLOCER (Global Conference on Education and Research), University of South Florida, Virtual. Video
  52. (2020). AI Ethics and Policy: America's Place in Global AI Governance. Invited keynote speaker at Foreign Policy Association, Great Decisions series, Atlanta, GA.
  53. (2019). Preparing Georgia Stakeholders for the AI Revolution. Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) Program, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute, Atlanta, GA. Video
  54. (2016). Philadelphia education funding or the lack thereof. Invited keynote speaker to Repair the World, Philadelphia, PA.

Professional Affiliations and Leadership

  • Leadership:
  • Founding Co-Director, Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL)
  • Founding Co-Chair, AI Community of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
  • Steering Committee Member, Purdue Institute for Physical AI (IPAI)
  • Steering Committee Member, Academic Alliance for AI Policy (AAAIP)
  • Member, Police Accountability and Policy Evaluation Research (PAPER) Lab
  • Member, Tech Justice Lab
  • Expert Advisory Board Member, Fidutam (largest youth-led Tech NGO)
  • Advisory Board Member, AI 2030
  • Memberships
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
  • Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society (IAIED)
  • Midwestern Political Science Association (MPSA)

Academic and Professional Service

  • Reviewer:
  • AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, & Society (13)
  • ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT) (10)
  • ACM Engage CSEDU (1)
  • ACM Journal of Responsible Computing (1)
  • AI and Ethics (2)
  • AI & Society (6)
  • American Medical Association Journal of Ethics (1)
  • American Political Science Review (1)
  • American Psychologist (2)
  • Applied AI Letters (1)
  • Applied Artificial Intelligence (1)
  • AI for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (2)
  • Big Data & Society (5)
  • dg.o (Conference on Digital Government Research) (3)
  • Data & Policy (1)
  • Digital Society (1)
  • Discover Artificial Intelligence (2)
  • European Conference on Information Systems (1)
  • Frontiers in Human Dynamics (1)
  • Global Policy & Governance (1)
  • Handbook of Global AI Governance (1)
  • Handbook of Human-Centered AI (1)
  • IEEE ETHICS (3)
  • IEEE Transactions on Technology & Society (3)
  • International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (3)
  • International Journal of Community Well-being (1)
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (1)
  • International Journal of Public Leadership (1)
  • Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (1)
  • Journal of Business Ethics (3)
  • Journal of Digital Social Research (2)
  • Journal of Educational Data Mining (1)
  • Journal of Engineering Education (1)
  • Journal of Politics (3)
  • Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (4)
  • Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence (1)
  • Mindtrek (1)
  • Minerva (1)
  • NSF Social and Economic Sciences Division (1)
  • NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Directorate (1)
  • Police Practice and Research (2)
  • Policy Studies Journal (2)
  • Postdigital Science and Education (1)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2)
  • Public Administration (6)
  • Public Administration Review (4)
  • Public Management Review (1)
  • Regulation & Governance (1)
  • Research Policy (2)
  • Review of Education Research (1)
  • Review of Policy Research (1)
  • Science and Engineering Ethics (4)
  • Singapore Education Research Funding Programme (2)
  • Social Science Research (1)
  • Studies in Higher Education (1)
  • Switzerland National Science Foundation (1)
  • Technology in Society (2)
  • Program Committees and Conference Activities:
  • Co-Organizer, Open Problems in Frontier AI Risk Management Workshop, Oxford Martin Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative, International Association for Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (2026)
  • Co-Organizer, Politics of AI Workshop (PAW), MPSA (2025, 2026)
  • PC, Wharton Accountable AI Research Conference, University of Pennsylvania (2026)
  • PC, dg.o (Conference on Digital Government Research) (2025, 2026)
  • PC, IEEE-ETHICS (2025)
  • PC, Institute for Safe and Ethical AI Pre-conference for the Paris AI Action Summit (2025)
  • Organizer, Policing Research Workshop at the University of Utah (2024)
  • PC, ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (2023, 2025, 2026)
  • PC, AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • PC, Artificial Intelligence for Education track for 28th ACM/SIGAPP conference (2023)
  • Organizer, Politics of Emerging Technology Mini-Conference (2023)
  • PC, CAIP’21: Towards Sustainable AI (2021)
  • PC, Special Issue on AI for People for AI & Society (2021)
  • Co-Chair, Special Session on Human Well-being in the Context of Autonomous and Intelligent
  • Systems, IEEE International Systems, Man, & Cybernetics Conference (2020)
  • Additional Service Activities:
  • 2025-present — Institutional Data and AI Ethics Review Board, Purdue University
  • 2016-present — Young Professionals Council, Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2020 – 2022 — Student IRB Member, Georgia Institute of Technology Central IRB
  • 2018 – 2020 — Secretary, IEEE 7010-2020: Recommended Practice for Assessing the Impact of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems on Human Well-being
  • 2018 – 2019 — Member, IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems; Policy and Well-being Committee member for Ethically Aligned Design
  • 2018 – 2019 — Co-Chair, Alumni Association, Univ. of Pennsylvania M.S. in Social Policy

Grants and Sponsored Research

  • Purdue University College of Liberal Arts Research Academy Fellowship, AI SHARE (The AI Survey Hub for Attitudes and Research Exchange), 2024-25, PI ($25,000)
  • National Science Foundation, Science of Science, From Prediction to Policy: How AI Labor Research Influences Stakeholder Beliefs and Regulatory Preferences (2025-28), PI (with Nazareno, Virginia Commonwealth University, Award No. 2523999) ($210,000)
  • Purdue University Office of Research, Predicting the Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Workers: A Systematic Literature Review (2025), PI ($10,000)
  • Douglas Wilder School, Predicting the Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Workers: A Systematic Literature Review (2025), Co-PI ($10,000)
  • Future of Life Institute, The Political Deepfakes Incidents Database: Tracking Societal Risks and Informing Mitigation Efforts (2025), PI ($5,000)
  • Rapoport Family Foundation, Translating AI Literacy into Public Participation in AI Policy, 2025, Co-PI (with GRA Indira Patil) ($5,000)
  • Arnold Ventures, LEAD-R: Law Enforcement Administrative Data for Research (2024-26), Co-PI (with Adams (University of South Carolina), McCrain (University of Utah), Jackson Schiff (Purdue University)) ($184,374)
  • National Institute of Justice, Policing Leadership and Accountability: Harnessing Big Data and Causal Inference for Evaluating Police Reform Practices (2024-25), Co-PI ($972,000)
  • Purdue University Innovation Hub, Seed funding for Applied Ethics in AI within the Context of Cybersecurity Education (2024-25), Co-PI ($40,000)
  • Purdue University Department of Political Science, Summer funding for Walker, Developing the Deepfakes Political Incidents Database (2023-24), PI ($3,752)
  • Google Research, Undergraduate Student AI Literacy in the U.S., Germany, and U.K. (2023), PI ($5,000)
  • Purdue University JMHC Research Breakthrough Award, Deepfakes and Digital Harm: Understanding Impacts and Testing Solutions to Safeguard Well-Being, PI ($20,000)
  • Purdue University Department of Political Science, Summer funding for Patil, Power in AI Policy and AI Ethics Auditing with Responsible AI Institute Fellowship, PI ($3,750)

Awards and Honors

  • School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) Hall of Fame Award, MSSP Alumni Association (2026), University of Pennsylvania

Media and Industry Coverage

Policy Coverage

Teaching Experience

  • POL 526: Technology, AI, and Ethics in Policy and Public Administration
  • College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • SCLA 102: “AI, Power, & Society”
  • College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • AI Policy & Governance
  • Micro-credential, Purdue Online, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • POL 120: Introduction to Public Policy
  • College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • CS 4001: Computing & Society, Instructor of Record
  • College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  • “Tech to Teaching” Certificate, Teaching program for future faculty
  • Georgia Institute of Technology Center for Teaching and Learning
  • PUBP 3120: Statistical Analysis for Public Policy, Teaching assistant
  • School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  • GAFL 703: Statistics for Public Leadership, Teaching assistant
  • Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Mentorship

  • Postdoctoral Researchers:
  • Arne Bewersdorff — Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Munich (University of Georgia)
  • Chee Hae Chung — Postdoctoral Fellow, Seoul National University (Purdue University and then the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center)
  • Hanna Sistek — Postdoctoral researcher, Purdue University (Postdoctoral Fellowship at Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University)
  • Heonuk Ha — Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan (University of Texas at Dallas)
  • Vasundhara Kaul — Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
  • Doctoral Students:
  • Adriana Watson — PhD student, Purdue University (Dissertation Committee Member)
  • Alex Wilhelm — PhD student, Purdue University (Kennesaw State University)
  • Bhargavi Ganesh — PhD student, University of Edinburgh (Dissertation Committee Member; Postdoctoral Fellowship at UPenn, Wharton, Accountable AI Lab)
  • Bryan DeWitt — Purdue University (Dissertation Committee Member)
  • Chandler Robinson — PhD student, University of Utah
  • Chloe Ahn — PhD student, University of Pennsylvania
  • Christina Walker — PhD student, Purdue University (University of Georgia)
  • Cody Trebil — TechD student, Purdue University (Dissertation Committee Member)
  • Cory Alpert — PhD student, University of Melbourne
  • Emily Kim — PhD student, Georgia Institute of Technology (Dissertation Committee Member; University of California, San Diego)
  • Ibtihal Ferwana — PhD student, University of Illinois
  • Indira Patil — PhD student, Purdue University (Dissertation Chair)
  • Jae Woo Lee — PhD student, Cambridge University (Dissertation Committee Member)
  • James Prater — TechD student, Purdue University (Dissertation Committee Member)
  • Jide Olugbade — Georgia Institute of Technology (Dissertation Committee Member)
  • Lucas Wiese — PhD student, Purdue University (Dissertation Co-Chair)
  • Marie Hornberger — PhD student, Technical University of Munich
  • Mazie Bernard — Purdue University
  • Michael Kuczajda — PhD student, Purdue University (Minor Field Advisor)
  • Ogadinma Enwereazu — PhD student, Purdue University
  • Selen Dogan Kosterit — PhD student, Purdue University
  • Sue Bae — PhD student, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Victor Amuzu — PhD student, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Yaosheng Xu — PhD student, Purdue University
  • Yunzhe Liu — Purdue University
  • Master's Students:
  • Anjali Bhati — Master's student, Purdue University
  • Emma Logevall — Master's student, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Hardik Amin — MSAI student, Purdue University
  • Jack Wang — MA student, University of Chicago
  • Undergraduate Students:
  • Aayan Agarwal, Abby Sabella, Annabel Brown, Anant Gupta, Evan Glenn, Isabella Mulford, Mahule Roy, Michael Piseno, Sophia Ratliff, Vedant Thakur, Matthew Catani, Tasneem Ahmed, Teju Nallagundla, Alex Workman, Isadora Argenta, Eric Vitek, Ruth Sugiarto, Yu Lu, Zachary Vogel

Additional Professional Experience

  • 2018 – 2022 Social Responsibility of STEM Students, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Research Assistant for PI Dr. Colin Potts for NSF CCE STEM Grant No. 1158863.
  • Perform mixed-methods research assessing development of social responsibility in college students for NSF Cultivating Communities for Ethical STEM grant
  • 2018 Ethically Contentious Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Research Assistant for PI Dr. Aaron Levine for NSF CAREER Grant No. 1150114.
  • Research on graduate student participation in ethically contentious fields

Additional Coursework

  • 2015, 2019 University of Michigan: Online courses in Python databases and data structures
  • 2017 Johns Hopkins University: Online Course in R Programming
  • 2010 Georgetown University: International relations and public diplomacy program