Anna McCaghren Fleming

Anna Fleming serves as Lecturer of Political Science within the Department of Political Science at Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, joining the institution in fall 2023 after six years as an instructor at the University of West Georgia.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Political Science from Georgia State University (2021)
• MPA from the University of West Georgia
• B.S. in Political Science from the University of West Georgia

Research centers on American politics with specialized focus on political communication and political psychology. She examines media framing dynamics in public opinion formation, the cognitive mechanisms of motivated reasoning in political contexts, and evolving public attitudes toward Supreme Court institutional legitimacy. Her work bridges theoretical political science with empirical analysis of contemporary democratic challenges.

Dr. Fleming actively teaches courses spanning American political institutions, political behavior, public policy, and public administration curricula.