| |
Jan Leighley received her Ph.D. from Washington University in
1988. Her research examines questions pertinent to
American political behavior, particularly political mobilization
and voter turnout. She has published widely in the
leading journals of the discipline, including the American
Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science
and the Journal of Politics. Her most recent book is
Strength in Numbers: The Political Mobilization of Racial
and Ethnic Minorities (Princeton University Press), and she
has also published an undergraduate textbook, Media and Politics
(Houghton Mifflin). From 2001 to 2005, she served as
editor of the American Journal of Political Science. Her
current research focuses on the determinants and consequences
of voter turnout in the U.S., the effects of various state
policies regarding election administration and voter registration,
and how the racial context structures individuals'; involvements
in politics.
Click here to see Professor
Leighley's More
Detailed Web Page.
Department of Political Science,
The University of Arizona
© 2002 Arizona Board of Regents.
Please send comments or questions about this web site to:
polisci@email.arizona.edu
Page last updated
October 30, 2007
|
|
