Kyle C. Kopko

Dr. Kyle C. Kopko earned his Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University in 2010, with a concentration in public law and judicial politics. He currently serves as the Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning and Associate Professor of Political Science at Elizabethtown College.

His teaching and research interests include American politics, judicial politics, constitutional law, election law, political psychology, and religion & politics.

Dr. Kopko’s research has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed outlets, including Election Law Journal, Judicature, Justice System Journal, Political Behavior, and Presidential Studies Quarterly. He is the co-author of the books "Do Running Mates Matter? The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections" (University Press of Kansas, 2020) and “The VP Advantage: How Running Mates Influence Home State Voting in Presidential Elections” (Manchester University Press, 2016). Dr. Kopko’s research has also received national and international media attention in outlets such as the BBC, CBC, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox New Channel, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times.