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\nAshley Koning is the director of the Eagleton Cen ter for Public Interest Polling (ECPIP)\, the oldest statewide university- based survey research center in the country. She holds a B.A. degree in go vernment and music\, Franklin and Marshall College\; M.A. degree in politi cal science\, Columbia University\; Ph.D. degree in political science\, Ru tgers University. She runs and is the face of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll\, oversees all client projects\, and manages a staff of undergraduate and gr aduate students to assist with day-to-day polling operations and studies. She has been a part of ECPIP for almost a decade and has spearheaded a lar ge number of innovations within the Center during this time\, including th e Center&rsquo\;s internship program and omnibus survey. Koning received h er Ph.D. degree in political science from Rutgers\, with concentrations in American politics\, women and politics\, and methodology. Her research in terests are in American public opinion and mass behavior with a focus on f raming\, as well as gender and race. Additionally\, she is an instructor f or the political science department at Rutgers.
\nKoning has co-auth ored several book chapters and papers on public opinion. Publications incl ude a chapter in the new Rutgers University Press book\, Taking Chances: T he Coast after Hurricane Sandy\, edited by Karen M. O&rsquo\;Neill and Dan iel J. Van Abs\, as well as a co-authored a chapter analyzing Governor Chr istie&rsquo\;s leadership and legacy in The American Governor: Power\, Con straint\, and Leadership in The States\, edited by David P. Redlawsk.
\ nKoning was awarded the 2015 John Tarnai Memorial Scholarship by the As sociation of Academic Survey Research Organizations (AASRO) and has been t he recipient of the 2012 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Student Travel Award\, the first ever AAPOR Student Poster Award ( 2015)\, and the 2016 AAPOR Burns &ldquo\;Bud&rdquo\; Roper Fellow Award. S he serves on the council of the Pennsylvania/New Jersey chapter of the Ame rican Association for Public Opinion Research\, as well as on committees f or AAPOR and AASRO at the national level.
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