Melissa Deckman is the CEO of PRRI, the Public Religion Research Institute. A political scientist who studies gender, religion, and American political behavior, she was previously the Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Public Affairs and chair of the Department of Political Science at Washington College. Deckman's books include Tea Party Women: Mama Grizzlies, Grassroots Leaders, and the Changing Face of the American Right (2016).
