Elizabeth Carlson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Bio
Elizabeth Carlson is a scholar for the Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth and an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Policy at North Dakota State University. She specializes in political behavior, public opinion and survey methods, lab and field experimentation, and the political economy of development in Africa. She teaches undergraduate courses on global policy issues, politics in developing countries, and governance and government accountability, and she teaches graduate courses in the Master of Public Policy program. She is the founding organizer of Data-Driven Development in Africa and occasional host of Behavioral Models of Politics.
Education
- Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles
- B.A., Political Science and Environmental Studies, Tufts University
Expertise
- Political behavior
- Political economy of development in Africa
- Survey methods
- Lab and field experimentation
Recent Research
| Journal article | Democracy and Lived Poverty in Africa |
| Journal article | Do Contravention Attempts Affect Public Support for Presidential Term Limits?: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Journal article | In Defense of a Divided Opposition: Programmatic Distribution and Ethnic Minor Party Support |
| Journal article | Toward Better Hiring Practices |