Dr. Brian Libgober

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Brian Libgober is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Northwestern University and a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research. He is also a Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego, and held a postdoctoral fellowship in Political Science at Yale. Libgober holds a PhD in Government, an MA in Statistics from Harvard, and a JD from the University of Michigan. His research centers on the political economy of American institutions, with a particular focus on how regulations are crafted by executive agencies. He investigates the interplay between economic inequality, interest group power, and the design of legal institutions. His methodological approach combines formal models, quantitative empirical analysis, and case studies. Some of his notable publications include research on the political ideologies of organized interests and their role in amicus curiae briefs, as well as strategic proposals and bias in rulemaking.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2021-08-01 — Present

Northwestern University • Evanston, IL

Teaching and conducting research in Political Science.

Assistant Professor

2018-08-01 — 2021-05-01

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Tenure-track position focusing on political science.

Postdoctoral Fellow

2015-08-01 — 2018-05-01

Yale University • New Haven, CT

Postdoctoral research in Political Science.

Awards

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Herbert Kaufman Award

2021-09-01
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National Science Foundation Co-PI

2022-08-19

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.