Dean Bonner is associate survey director and research fellow at PPIC, where he coauthors the PPIC Statewide Survey—a large-scale public opinion project designed to develop an in-depth profile of the social, economic, and political attitudes at work in California elections and policymaking. He has expertise in public opinion and survey research, political attitudes and participation, and voting behavior. Before joining PPIC, he taught political science at Tulane University and was a research associate at the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center. He holds a PhD and MA in political science from the University of New Orleans.

Rachel Lawler is research director at Competitive Edge Research and Communication. Previously, she was a survey analyst at PPIC, as well as a client manager at Kantar Millward Brown. She also served on the staff of former California congressman Elton Gallegly. She has experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Her specialties include questionnaire design, data preparation and analysis, and report writing. She joined the PPIC Survey Advisory Committee in 2023. She holds a BA in political science from Chapman University and an MA in American politics and foreign policy from the University College Dublin.