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Christian Fong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan and a faculty affiliate of the Center for Effective Lawmaking. His research focuses on the U.S. Congress, integrating political science with behavioral economics, evolutionary psychology, and labor economics. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Previously, he served as an economic policy advisor to Senator Mike Lee during his American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship.
Key research areas include congressional leadership dynamics, legislative oversight, and institutional design. His interdisciplinary approach combines methodological innovations from machine learning and causal inference with substantive political questions.
Notable recent work examines filibuster reforms, legislative compromise mechanisms, and the role of reciprocity in congressional decision-making. While no specific awards are listed, his research has been featured in prominent venues such as Google Scholar publications and his YouTube channel disseminates academic insights to broader audiences.
He teaches courses bridging political theory and quantitative methods, and collaborates with the Center for Effective Lawmaking on projects analyzing legislative productivity and institutional efficacy.
