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Alison Craig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts. Her research investigates the day-to-day functioning of the United States Congress, emphasizing member relationships, policy process challenges, and collaborative strategies despite partisan polarization. Supported by the National Science Foundation, her work appears in journals like the American Journal of Political Science and Legislative Studies Quarterly. She teaches graduate courses on statistical and network analysis and undergraduate courses on the U.S. Congress and policy processes.
- Education:
- Ph.D., The Ohio State University (2017)
- B.S., University of Oregon
Her research integrates network analysis and text-as-data methods to study legislative collaboration, including her book The Collaborative Congress: Reaching Common Ground in a Polarized House (Cambridge University Press, 2023), which highlights bipartisan cooperation in crafting policy. Google Scholar entries show her focus on congressional networks, policy gridlock, and symbolic representation trends from 2015 to 2025.
Teaching Experience: Courses include GOV 371I (U.S. Congress), GOV 385L (Network Analysis), and GOV 391L (Statistical Analysis) across multiple semesters.
