Discipline(s):
Political Science, Public Policy
Area(s) of Expertise:
Health Policy and Politics, Politics of Inequality, State Politics, Social and Education Policy
E-Mail:
erigby@uh.edu
Background:
Elizabeth Rigby is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Houston. Her research examines the interplay of politics, policy, and social inequality. In current projects, Rigby examines the representation of the poor across state legislatures, public opinion regarding health disparities and other inequalities, and the effect of electoral institutions on class and racial bias in political participation. In addition, she is undertaking a range of policy analysis projects examining the effects of federal and state policies on children’s well-being. Her research has been published in both political science and inter-disciplinary journals including: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Policy Studies Journal, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, and Social Science Quarterly. Selected papers authored by Rigby are available in the Policy Studies Commons: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_rigby/. Rigby holds a Ph.D. (with distinction) in Politics and Education from Columbia University. In addition, she received post-doctoral training in population health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar. Complimenting this academic training, Rigby has worked at the intersection of politics, policy, and inequality in a range of roles. These include: coordinating a state-wide lobbying campaign, consulting with state policymakers on design of early childhood health and education systems, teaching in a large urban school district, and conducting evaluation research in Head Start programs. Together these experiences convinced her of the importance of structural and institutional influences on both individual outcomes and the inequalities we see among population sub-groups. This conviction motivates her work illuminating the causes and consequences of public policy in our society.
Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Elizabeth Rigby's available publications in PubMed.
