Dr. Ana Bracic

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ana Bracic is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University. She focuses her research primarily on comparative politics, addressing questions related to human rights, discrimination, and the persistence of social exclusion. Her work examines the effectiveness of human rights institutions and NGOs on the ground through the use of lab-in-field survey experiments. A significant aspect of her research involves gathering data from severely underrepresented populations, including the Roma of Central Europe. Dr. Bracic employs innovative measurement approaches, such as video games, to engage participants in her studies. Prior to her position at Michigan State University, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma from 2014 to 2019, where she co-founded the Community Engagement + Experiments Lab and served on its faculty advisory board. She received her PhD in Politics from New York University in 2013.

Research Interests

Requirements for Michigan State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:17
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field At least 15 credits in psychology courses
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Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology