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Ariel White is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on voting rights, race, and the criminal legal system, utilizing large datasets to measure individual-level experiences and illuminate people's interactions with government. Recent studies explore how potential voters respond to punitive government policies, including incarceration and immigration enforcement, and how these experiences affect their re-engagement in political life. White's collaborative projects investigate how local election officials treat constituents of varying ethnicities and how media shapes public discourse. Her work has been published in prestigious journals such as the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Politics.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Teaches courses related to American politics and conducts research on voting rights, race, and bureaucratic behavior.