Donald R. Kinder

Donald R. Kinder is the Philip E. Converse Collegiate Professor of Political Science, professor of psychology, and research professor in the Center for Political Studies at the University of Michigan. Professor Kinder first came to the University of Michigan in 1981, after working at Yale University as an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Psychology. Professor Kinder's scholarly work focuses on political opinion, racial politics and democracy. His current research interests include rehabilitating the concept of ethnocentrism and developing a psychological theory of framing. Professor Kinder has published extensively and his book, News That Matters: Television and American Opinion has won many awards including being named a New York Times Notable Book of 1988.

 Kinder received his B.A. from Stanford in 1969, and his Ph.D. form University of California, Los Angeles in 1975.