Andrew R. Flores

Andrew R. Flores serves as Associate Professor of Government at American University's School of Public Affairs and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at UCLA's Williams Institute. His scholarly work bridges political science, public policy, and LGBTQ studies through rigorous quantitative analysis of public opinion and policy impacts.

His research interests span LGBTQ politics and policy, race/ethnicity in politics, political behavior, and data science applications. Flores employs advanced methodological approaches including survey experiments, statistical modeling, and narrative analysis to examine how attitudes form and change regarding marginalized populations. He has significantly contributed to understanding transgender rights, voting behavior among sexual minorities, and victimization patterns affecting LGBTQ communities.

His publication record features articles in Science Advances, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Politics, and American Journal of Public Health. Flores analyzes trends across his work through intersectional frameworks examining how sexual orientation, gender identity, race, and socioeconomic status compound experiences of discrimination and policy impacts.

• Robert W. Bailey Award for Best Paper on LGBTQ Politics (2020)
• Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies Fellow (2019-present)
• Quigley Fellow, Mills College (2018-2019)
• Public Opinion and Policy Fellow, Williams Institute (2015-2016)

Flores serves as Associate Editor of Political Research Quarterly and previously contributed to the National Academies of Sciences Consensus Committee on Sexual and Gender Diversity. His media engagements in The Washington Post and The Conversation translate academic findings into public discourse on LGBTQ rights and political representation. Current research examines workplace discrimination, voting barriers for transgender individuals, and the impact of anti-LGBTQ legislation.