Ashley Koning, PhD
PhD, Rutgers University
About Dr. Koning
Senior Affiliated Faculty & Consultants
Ashley Koning is the director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling (ECPIP), the oldest statewide university-based survey research center in the country. She runs and is the face of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, oversees all client projects, and manages a staff of undergraduate and graduate students to assist with day-to-day polling operations and studies. She has been a part of ECPIP for almost a decade and has spearheaded a large number of innovations within the Center during this time, including the Center’s internship program and omnibus survey. Koning received her Ph.D. degree in political science from Rutgers, with concentrations in American politics, women and politics, and methodology. Her research interests are in American public opinion and mass behavior with a focus on framing, as well as gender and race. Additionally, she is an instructor for the political science department at Rutgers.