Assistant Professor, Political Science Katelyn Stauffer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. Her research and teaching focus on topics related to gender and politics, representation, political institutions, and public opinion. Her current projects address two questions: 1) How does the inclusion of historically marginalized groups influence public opinion towards political institutions and their members? and 2) How do institutional structures influence the emergence and behavior of women in positions of power? Her work has been published in the American Political Science Review; American Journal of Political Science; Political Research Quarterly; Electoral Studies; Politics, Groups and Identities; and Politics & Gender, among other outlets. Stauffer received her PhD from Indiana University in 2018. Prior to UGA, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina.
