Professor Fowler's research interests include social networks, behavioral economics, evolutionary game theory, political participation, the evolution of cooperation, and the genetic basis of political behavior.

He has published over 40 articles in a wide range of multidisciplinary and social science journals, including Nature, Science, PNAS, New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, Journal of Politics, American Political Science Review, American Journal of Sociology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and the American Journal of Political Science.

His research has been covered in more than 2000 media outlets worldwide, including CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, Today, PBS Newshour, and The Colbert Report, and it has appeared on the front pages of the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today.

Together with co-author Nicholas Christakis, Professor Fowler has written a book for a general audience called Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives. It will be published by Little Brown in Fall 2009 and translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide.

Contact Information
Phone: (858) 534-6807
Office: SSB 383
E-mail: jhfowler@ucsd.edu