Jennifer Benz

Vice President

NORC at the University of Chicago, United States

Jennifer Benz is vice president of Public Affairs & Media Research at NORC at the University of Chicago and deputy director of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. She currently serves as the project director for AP VoteCast and oversees NORC’s polling relationships with media outlets including AP, Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, and Washington Post. Jenny is a political scientist whose research focuses on public opinion and elections, survey methodology, and media attitudes. She has managed and conducted survey research on a variety of topics including the public's priorities and attitudes toward government, trust in news and attitudes toward journalism, and race and ethnicity.