Jacob Brown

Jacob Brown serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Boston University and holds a Junior Faculty Fellowship at the Hariri Institute for Computing. He joined Boston University in 2023 after completing his Ph.D. in Political Science at Harvard University.

His research centers on political geography and neighborhood effects, examining how residential environments shape political behavior. Key projects include analyzing political segregation in the United States, the long-term influence of childhood neighborhoods on political identity, and innovative methods for measuring political geography. His work frequently employs quantitative methodologies and large-scale voter data to address questions of partisan sorting, migration patterns, and neighborhood boundary definitions.

Brown's recent publications reveal a strong focus on partisan segregation dynamics and geographic polarization, with significant contributions to understanding how neighborhood contexts influence voting behavior, mask-wearing during public health crises, and long-term political engagement. His interdisciplinary approach bridges political science, urban studies, and data science.

• 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Prof. Brown teaches courses in American Politics and Quantitative Methodology at Boston University, emphasizing empirical research techniques and the spatial dimensions of political behavior. His work has received coverage in major media outlets including The New York Times, CNN, and The Los Angeles Times.