Jeremy Gelman

Dr. Jeremy Gelman is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno. An APSA Congressional Fellow with a PhD from the University of Michigan, he researches partisan dynamics in the U.S. Congress. His work examines agenda-setting strategies, voting behavior variation, and institutional reform implications.

Research emphases include:

• Strategic agenda control during competitive majority transitions
• Measurement frameworks for legislative partisanship
• Intended policy failure as electoral strategy
• Impact of electoral systems like ranked-choice voting

Gelman teaches courses on American institutions, congressional politics, and research methods. He co-leads the Nevada Elections Study and analyzes social media patterns around Supreme Court confirmations.