Dr. Wendy Schiller

Biography

Wendy J. Schiller is the Alison S. Ressler Professor of Political Science at Brown University, where she also directs the Taubman Institute for American Politics and Policy. An expert in American politics and legislative studies, she focuses on representation, federalism, and gender equality. Schiller's scholarship includes co-authoring the influential book, 'Electing the Senate: Indirect Democracy and the Seventeenth Amendment' (Princeton University Press, 2015), which investigates the indirect election of U.S. Senators and the effects of the Seventeenth Amendment. Her research is supported by several grants, including from the National Science Foundation. In addition to her academic work, Schiller has served in various roles such as Chair of the Political Science Department at Brown. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on Senate dynamics, electoral politics, and policy diffusion. Schiller's teaching covers diverse topics in American political process and institutions, engaging students in critical analyses of political dynamics. She earned her PhD from the University of Rochester and has held notable fellowships, including at the Brookings Institution and Princeton University.

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