Dr. Robert P. Jones is the founding CEO of Public Religion Research Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education organization specializing in work at the intersection of religion, values, and public life. He is the author two academic books and numerous peer-review articles on religion and public policy.Dr. Jones is one of six members of the national steering committee for the Religion and Politics Section at the American Academy of Religion and serves on the editorial board for the journal "Religion and Politics," a journal of the American Political Science Association. He is also an active member of the Society of Christian Ethics and the American Association of Public Opinion Research. Before founding PRRI, Dr. Jones worked as a senior research fellow at several think tanks in Washington, DC, and was assistant professor of religious studies at Missouri State University. Dr. Jones's work is frequently featured in major national media, including ABC News, NPR's "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered," Newsweek, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Nation, and others. A native of the South, Dr. Jones received his Ph.D. in Religion from Emory University with a specialization in social ethics and politics. He also holds an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a B.A. from Mississippi College.