Brian has authored or co-authored more than 70 publications at the Pew Research Center. Here are some examples of his work and prominent projects:

Public opinion on climate, energy and environmental issues

Brian Kennedy, Emma Kikuchi and Alec Tyson, June 2025, Americans’ Views on Energy at the Start of Trump’s Second Term

Alec Tyson and Brian Kennedy, June 2024. How Americans View National, Local and Personal Energy Choices

Brian Kennedy and Alec Tyson, March 2024, How Republicans view climate change and energy issues

Alec Tyson and Brian Kennedy, October 2023, How Americans View Future Harms From Climate Change in Their Community and Around the U.S.

Brian Kennedy, Cary Funk and Alec Tyson, June 2023, Majorities of Americans Prioritize Renewable Energy, Back Steps to Address Climate Change

Brian Kennedy, Alec Tyson and Cary Funk, July 2022, Americans Divided Over Direction of Biden’s Climate Change Policies

Public trust in science

Brian Kennedy and Alec Tyson, November 2023, Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline

Brian Kennedy, Alec Tyson and Cary Funk, October 2022, Americans Value U.S. Role as Scientific Leader, but 38% Say Country Is Losing Ground Globally

Brian Kennedy, Alec Tyson and Cary Funk, February 2022, Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines

Cary Funk and Brian Kennedy, August 2020, Public confidence in scientists has remained stable for decades

Brian Kennedy and Cary Funk, August 2019, Democrats and Republicans differ over role and value of scientists in policy debates

Cary Funk, Meg Hefferon, Brian Kennedy and Courtney Johnson, August 2019, Trust and Mistrust in Americans’ Views of Scientific Experts

Survey and methodological research

Designing samples

April 2025, Q&A: Why and how we compared the public’s views of artificial intelligence with those of AI experts

Designing scales

Brian Kennedy and Emily Saks, February 2023, Public Awareness of Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Activities

Brian Kennedy and Meg Hefferon, March 2019, What Americans Know About Science

Public views on emerging science and technology, including artificial intelligence

Colleen McClain, Brian Kennedy, Jeffrey Gottfried, Monica Anderson and Giancarlo Pasquini, April 2025, How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence

Alec Tyson and Brian Kennedy, March 2024, Many Americans think generative AI programs should credit the sources they rely on

Cary Funk, Alec Tyson and Brian Kennedy, February 2023, How Americans view emerging uses of artificial intelligence, including programs to generate text or art