Youssef Chouhoud, PhD

Welcome! I’m a quantitative social scientist who likes to geek out on survey data. These days I do that as a Research Scientist in the Global Muslim Studies division at the Yaqeen Institute. Previously, I spent eight years as a professor of political science at Christopher Newport University. I’m also a former PRRI Public Fellow and a current Templeton Pluralism Fellow.

Demographically, much of my work focuses on minoritized communities, particularly Muslims and Arabs in Western Europe and North America. Substantively, I’m interested in how people navigate political disagreement, perceived threat, and democratic norms.

That work spans more than a dozen original surveys in the US and Middle East, with findings appearing in academic journals and outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and NPR.

Much of that data is now open to anyone. In 2026 I launched ADAM, a free dashboard for exploring the ISPU and Pew surveys of American Muslims without a spreadsheet or a statistics package. It and other tools live under Data Tools.

From time to time I partner with mission-driven organizations on study design, analysis, and reporting. If that sounds useful, the Consulting / Speaking page has details.

Thanks for visiting!