Will Adler Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Associate Director of the BPC Elections Project.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

I taught Computer Programming for Lawyers for two semesters, helping law students learn basic programming skills to enhance their law practice.

Washington, Dc

I led CDT's work on election administration, election security, and election disinformation, working to ensure that American elections are fair, accessible, and secure.

Washington, Dc

Office of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren• Conducted oversight investigations of the federal government and private sector, leading dozens of projects on privacy, cybersecurity, internet architecture, COVID-19 response, and corruption. Most investigations received coverage from major news outlets.• Supported the Senator’s legislative priorities by researching, reviewing, and drafting legislation related to privacy and disaster preparedness.• Drafted and edited communications material related to the above, including press releases, statements, and tweets to the Senator’s millions of followers.

Princeton, Nj

• Authored popular press pieces (see below), including: an interactive piece in the New York Times the day after Election Day 2018 explaining the role that gerrymandering played in the results; an interactive piece in FiveThirtyEight explaining a metric used in a 2019 Supreme Court case about NC’s congressional districts.• Helped draft legislation (the Voting Precinct Transparency Act) requiring NJ State to share election data on a publicly available website. (Bill was enacted after passing the NJ Legislature unanimously.)• Authored a peer-reviewed paper (see below) clarifying a controversy about methods for detecting outlier district maps. (Paper was cited in plaintiffs’ expert witness report in Common Cause v. Lewis, the successful 2019 challenge to NC’s state legislative districts.)• Developed tools for aiding the collection, organization, cleaning, and sharing of election precinct geographies.• Provided public testimony before the NJ Legislature about a proposed constitutional amendment regarding the state legislative redistricting process. Provided interviews to press outlets on this topic.• Worked with legal and reform organizations and local stakeholders such as Common Cause and League of Women Voters, e.g., by producing reports and giving talks to local chapters.

Boston, Ma

Studied changes in brain organization and neuronal migration induced by embryonic knockdown of candidate dyslexia susceptibility genes.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Scientist Action and Advocacy Network, Neuroscience Outreach Group at NYUDeveloped computational models of human.

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology

• Completed senior thesis consisting of an original empirical study of rhythm and working memory. • Graduated magna cum laude.