Emma Rodman

Emma Rodman serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, within the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She joined the department in fall 2022 after completing a Values and Public Policy postdoctoral research associate position at Princeton University.

Her educational background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Washington, awarded in 2020.

Professor Rodman's research centers on Political Theory, with expertise in American Political Thought, Democratic Theory, Computational Linguistics, and the History of Political Concepts. Her work examines the evolution and meaning of key political concepts including equality, dignity, recognition, alienation, creativity, and judgment. She also explores the application of computational methods, such as large language models, to political theory.

Currently, she is developing a book manuscript titled "The Idea of Equality in America" and several papers on political judgment, alienation, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s political thought.

Scientific awards and honors are not listed in the available information.

As a faculty member, Professor Rodman advises students in the Political Science department. Details about specific advisees and grant funding are not provided in the current sources.