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Brandon R. Davis - Tulane University. New Orleans, LA, US

Brandon R. Davis

Assistant Professor | Tulane University

New Orleans, LA, UNITED STATES

Brandon R. Davis, PhD, focuses on American politics, law and society, and race and ethnic politics.

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Interview: Tulane University's Dr. Brandon Davis discusses upcoming election Race, Crime and Public Policy | Prof. Brandon Davis

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Brandon R. Davis is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and the Murphy Institute at Tulane University. His research focuses on American politics, law and society, and race and ethnic politics. Davis is interested in normative and empirical approaches to institutions, representation, and criminal justice. In 2022, the National Science Foundation awarded funding for his proposal CAREER: We Dare Defend Our Rights: The Political Use of Law in the Enforcement of Voting Rights. NSF identifies these five-year, $500,000 integrated research and teaching awards as its most prestigious award for early-career scholars.

Areas of Expertise (3)

Law & Society

American Politics

Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.

Education (4)

University of Alabama: Master of Arts, Gender and Race Studies 2016

University of Alabama: PhD, Political Science 2017

Alabama A&M: Master of Social Work, Social Work 2012

University of Alabama at Birmingham: Bachelor of Science, Psychology and Sociology 2006