Laurel Ruth Eckhouse

Visiting Assistant Research Professor

  • Faculty

What I do

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Specialization(s)

criminal justice, racial and ethnic politics, quantitative methods

Professional Biography

I am an assistant professor of political science at the University of Denver. My work focuses on the politics of criminal justice, racial and ethnic politics, quantitative methods, and data fairness. I received my a PhD in political science at the University of California, Berkeley.

I am currently at work on a book on racial polarization and the politics of criminal justice.

Degree(s)

  • Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2017
  • M.Ed., Urban Education, University of Pennsylvania, 2008
  • BA, Swarthmore College, 2003