Dr. Lagina Gause

Biography

LaGina Gause is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. Her research focuses on American politics with an emphasis on participation and representation among low-income racial and ethnic minority communities. Gause is the author of 'Advantage Disadvantage: Costly Protest Political Representation Marginalized Groups,' published by Cambridge University Press in 2022. In her work, she examines the resources and incentives that affect the strategic choices made by candidates running for office, interest groups lobbying the federal government, and legislators responding to public opinion from constituents across different races, ethnicities, and income levels. Gause joined the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego as an assistant professor after completing a Democracy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Science and a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Howard University.

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