Andrew McCall

Andrew McCall is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. His research investigates how police department structures influence racial inequality in policing, utilizing formal models and archival sources. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, and a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion as a National Achievement Scholar at Truman State University. Prior to joining Columbia, he held a Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Chicago.

• Research funded by the National Science Foundation and UC Berkeley's Center for Empirical Legal Studies
• Taught RACE AND THE US CARCERAL SYSTEM (UN3255) at Columbia

Research Interests focus on American politics, policing mechanisms, and systemic racial disparities in law enforcement. His methodological approach combines formal theoretical modeling with historical institutional analysis to address policy design challenges.

Honors include the prestigious

• Rhodes Scholarship
• National Achievement Scholarship