Faculty Profile

Eric Hansen
Title/s: Assistant Professor
Specialty Area: American Politics
Office #: Coffey Hall 326B
Phone: 773.508.3053
Email: ehansen4@luc.edu
CV Link: Hansen CV
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