Marcus Johnson

Marcus Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY), where he joined the faculty in fall 2018 after holding the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Maryland during the 2017-2018 academic year.

Education:

• PhD, Princeton University, 2017

His research specializes in ethnicity, race, and electoral politics in the Americas, with a focus on the conspicuous absence of racial appeals in Latin American electoral politics despite growing black identity visibility. He investigates how skin color and phenotype influence political behavior, vote buying, and Afro-Latin group consciousness formation.

His forthcoming publications in World Politics and The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics reflect core themes of racial discrimination, political identity, and Latin American electoral dynamics, emphasizing interdisciplinary connections between political science, ethnic studies, and sociology.

Scientific awards:

• President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Maryland (2017-2018)