Evan DeFilippis

Evan DeFilippis is a PhD Student in Organizational Behavior and Psychology at Harvard. His primary research interests involve persuasion, conflict resolution, and behavioral economics. He graduated from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School with a Masters in Public Administration with a focus on Development Economics. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a triple degree in Economics, Political Science, and Psychology. He was the University of Oklahoma's valedictorian in 2012, he is one of the nation's few Harry S. Truman Scholars based on his commitment to public service, and is a David L. Boren Critical Languages scholar.

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Defensive Gun Use: Gary Kleck Misfires Again

Mar 9, 2015, 5:40 PM 23

This is a response to Gary Kleck’s article in Politico.  This response is attached as an addendum there: When Gary Kleck can’t defend, he attacks. Instead of offering new insight, Kleck instead baselessly speculates on our motives, suggesting we “hope…

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NPR Segment: The Myth of Defensive Gun Use

Feb 3, 2015, 12:43 AM 13

I was on the NPR program On The Media discussing the Myth of Defensive Gun Use.  You can listen to the interview inside.  We discuss aliens, social desirability bias, empirical attempts to quantify Defensive Gun Use Estimates, and the fact that…

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Debunking the Defensive Gun Use Myth

Jan 15, 2015, 7:11 PM 69

The Myth of Defensive Gun Use **Note – This article appeared in Politico on 1/14/2015 In the early hours of Nov. 2, 2013, in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, a pounding at the door startled Theodore Wafer from his slumber. Unable to…

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