Martin J. Kifer arrived at High Point University in Fall 2009. In addition to directing High Point University's  Survey Research Center, he is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department. Originally from Lexington, Kentucky, Dr. Kifer graduated from Earlham College. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota.

After completing his graduate coursework, Dr. Kifer worked as an Analyst for the international and corporate team at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, a political consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. His assignments included managing nationwide surveys, focus groups, and in-depth interviews in the U.S., Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. He focused on education and health care policy at his most recent job as a Survey Researcher for Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

His research and teaching interests include U.S. foreign policy, political campaigns and new media, human rights, survey research methods, and American political opinion and behavior.