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Dr. Amy Funck is a Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and a political polling consultant. Her academic work bridges political science and psychology, with a focus on how individuals make decisions by balancing what they know with what they feel. Her areas of expertise include emotions, attachment style, cognitive skills, and information processing. Her current research projects examine the role of higher-order cognitive skills in political decisions and broader political attitude formation; the promotion of civility in online discourse; the development and application of practical political knowledge; and how attachment style moderates the influence of emotions on information processing and memory.

A proud alumna of Rutgers University, Dr. Funck maintains her connection to the institution as curriculum supervisor for the Gardner Program, and as an adjunct lecturer, where she teaches courses grounded in the practice of politics—carrying forward the legacy of her mentor, Professor Emeritus Ross K. Baker. Dr. Funck has won the Kneller Award for dedication to undergraduate education at Rutgers, and was a recipient of the Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grant, one of the largest graduate research awards in the political science. Beyond academia, Dr. Funck serves as a polling and data consultant for political parties, media outlets, and public interest organizations, with a specialization in elections and strategic messaging campaigns. She was previously Election Research Coordinator at Edison Research and the political content expert for standardized exams across Educational Testing Services' (ETS) portfolio.