Associate Professor of Political Science
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2017.
My research examines the occupational backgrounds of public officials, representation and policymaking in state legislatures and Congress, and the relationship between educational attainment and voting. My work has appeared in a number of peer-reviewed journals including the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, and Political Behavior. The section below lists my published work and select working papers, including links to articles, summaries, and replication data.
I teach courses on American politics and institutions. Farther below you'll find a list of my prepared courses and links to syllabi.
Please contact me by email at ehansen4@luc.edu.
Politicians' Backgrounds and Experience
Representation in Legislatures
Policy Reinvention and Diffusion
Educational Attainment
Courses
Title | Most Recent Syllabus |
American Politics | Fall 2024 |
American Political Institutions (Graduate) | Spring 2024 |
Class & Inequality in US Politics (Graduate) | Fall 2022 |
Interest Groups | Fall 2018 |
Legislative Process | Fall 2021 |
Political Numbers | Fall 2023 |
Political Science Internship | Spring 2023 |
Politics & the Press | Spring 2019 |
Research Seminar in Descriptive Representation | Spring 2022 |
State Politics | Spring 2024 |
The U.S. Experience (Honors) | Fall 2020 |
Loyola Univ. Chicago
Coffey Hall, 3rd Floor
1032 W. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 508-3053
ehansen4@luc.edu