Mariaelisa Epifanio

Dr Mariaelisa Epifanio is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool, where she has been since 2017. Previously, she served as a Research Fellow at CAGE (Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy) in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. She holds a PhD in Government from the University of Essex (2013) and studied Political Science at the Università degli Studi di Pavia.

• Academic Leadership: Deputy Lead of the PGR programme (2022-present)
• Research Focus: Counterterrorist regulation, terrorism/public opinion dynamics, racial bias in law enforcement, and policy effects.

Her research spans:

• Quantitative Political Economy applied to terrorism and discrimination
• Maternity Policies in UK academia
• Empirical Analysis of security legislation

Publications reveal a trajectory from counterterrorism to gender equity studies, with recurring themes of policy evaluation and social impact. Recent work includes a dataset on UK academic mothers (2024) and felon disenfranchisement analysis (2023).

• Scientific Recognition: Associate Fellow (AFHEA) since 2021
• Media Engagement: Contributed to The Guardian, The Conversation, and Times Higher Education on academic motherhood

She teaches modules on:

• Political Economy (Poli259)
• Conflict & Terrorism (Poli347)
• Research Methods (Poli530)