Research Associate
(415) 291-4408
petek@ppic.org

Expertise
• Public opinion research and telephone survey methodology
• Public policy preferences and ballot choices
• Public attitudes on education, environment, and health issues

Experience
Project Director, The Henne Group (2001-2005).

Education
B.A. (1998), political science, Stanford University.

PPIC Publications
PPIC Statewide Survey (publication series) (co-authored with Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Jennifer Paluch, Nicole Willcoxon, and Jui Shrestha). Public Policy Institute of California, 2007–2013.

Californians' Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2013.

California Voter and Party Profiles (co-authored with Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, and Jui Shrestha) Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2012.

California's Digital Divide (co-authored with Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, and Jui Shrestha) Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2012.

California's Independent Voters (co-authored with Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, and Jui Shrestha) Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2012.

California's Likely Voters (co-authored with Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, and Jui Shrestha) Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2012.

Latino Likely Voters in California (co-authored with Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, and Jui Shrestha) Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2012.

The Age Gap in California Politics (co-authored with Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, and Jui Shrestha) Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2012.

California's Initiative Process: 100 Years Old (co-authored with Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, and Jui Shrestha) Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2011.

The State of California Voters (co-authored with Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, and Jennifer Paluch). Public Policy Institute of California, 2008.

Other Selected Publications