Staff 

Michael Binder, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Florida.  Binder is responsible for the PORL's methodology and all aspects of the survey process. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 2010.  His research interests include voter decision-making, direct democracy, American politics and public opinion. 

He is a regular contributor to various media outlets and his research has been published in Political Research Quarterly, American Review of Politics, the California Journal of Public Policy and the California Western Law Review. He was involved in the first ever statewide Deliberative Poll® held in California and is the faculty director for the Public Opinion Research Laboratory at the University of North Florida.  

Matthew Corrigan, founding director of the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida, is a Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Florida.  He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received his Masters and PhD from the University of Florida. His research interests include Southern politics, Florida politics andthe American Presidency.  His book, Race, Religion and Economic Change was published in 2007 by University Press of Florida.    

During the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election, he was a consultant to Duval County, Florida and assisted county leaders in reforming the county’s voting system.  He is a two-time past-President of the Florida Political Science Association.  He has been quoted in hundreds of media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today.  During presidential and gubernatorial election nights, he works as a consultant for Associated Press where he analyzes exit polls and turnout data for the state of Florida. He is a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers.

Andrew Hopkins, assistant director of the Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) at the University of North Florida, oversees operations of each project conducted, including assessing client needs, establishing a sampling plan, developing the survey instrument, as well as the data collection and analysis process. Hopkins previously worked with the Jacksonville Civic Council, and served on the Medical/Life Sciences Task Force.  He also worked in UNF's athletic department as a media relations assistant through its Division-1 reclassification, 2008-2011.  There Hopkins became the sports information/data contact for women's soccer, softball, and track & field collegiate sports. 

He received his Masters degree in Public Administration, with a focus in Local Government, in 2013 from UNF.  Hopkins received his undergraduate degree at UNF in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and Business Administration.  Current member of the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers (AAPOR) and the Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations (AASRO)