Judith Russell

Judith Russell is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, with a career spanning academia, political advising, and social advocacy. She previously served as a full-time Assistant Professor at Barnard College (1988–2000) and worked at the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce post-9/11.

• Education: BA (1979), MA (1983), MPhil (1987), PhD (1992) in Political Science from Columbia University.

Research Interests
Her work focuses on American politics and institutions, public policy, social welfare, economic policy, and democratic theory. She explores themes such as income inequality, urban policy, antipoverty programs, and the intersection of political economy with race and bureaucracy.

Advisory and Advocacy
Her advisory work spans security, economic development, employment policy, and minority business relations. She actively serves on boards for organizations addressing homelessness and girls' education in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Teaching
At Columbia and Barnard, she has taught courses on American government, income inequality, urban politics, welfare state theory, federalism, and constitutional/democratic theory, among others.