Komal Preet Kaur is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Princeton Survey Research Center. She is also a Research Affiliate with Institute of Behavioral Sciences and a Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Colorado Boulder in 2024.

In her research, she takes an intersectional approach in studying the linkages between inequality and political behavior. She uses mixed methods to inform her research including observational data, experimental data, primary surveys, and in-depth interviews. Her methodological toolkit includes causal inferences, survey experiments, and computational methods.

Komal has also worked in the development and sustainability governance sector in India for World Bank, USAID, and IFAD-funded developmental projects. She continues to engage with boundary organizations to expand her policy-relevant research agenda.