Faculty Profile
Eric Hansen
Title/s: Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director for Political Science
Specialty Area: American Politics
Office #: Coffey Hall 325
Phone: 773.508.3053
Email: ehansen4@luc.edu
External Webpage: http://ehansen4.sites.luc.edu
About
Professor Hansen's research focuses on legislative politics and representation. He has written about the occupational backgrounds of lawmakers, constituency representation, policy diffusion, and the relationship between education and voting. His work has appeared in the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, and Political Behavior. He teaches courses on U.S. political institutions and research methods.
Degrees
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017
