Elizabeth Simon

Dr. Elizabeth Simon is a Postdoctoral Researcher in British Politics at Queen Mary University of London's School of Politics and International Relations, where she joined in December 2022. She holds a PhD from the University of Southampton, alongside an MSc from Southampton and a BA from Warwick. Her research focuses on political behavior, public opinion, and attitudinal formation, particularly examining how educational attainment, socio-demographic variables (age, housing tenure, geography), and inequalities influence voting patterns in contemporary Britain.

Her work has been supported by a Queen Mary Impact Fund Grant (2023) for collaborative research with the Centre for London on wellbeing analysis. She teaches POL105 Political Analysis and POL269 Political Data Research.

Key research themes include the interplay between education and political attitudes, identity politics, and quantitative methodologies. Her recent publications explore educational divides in electoral behavior, the impact of higher education on liberal values, and geographic variations in voting behavior across Britain.