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Christina M. Kinane is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University and a Research Fellow at the Institution of Social and Policy Studies (ISPS). She specializes in American political institutions, focusing on the interplay between legislatures, executives, and bureaucracy in policymaking. Her research examines how presidents strategically use vacancies and acting appointees to advance policy priorities. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (2019), an M.P.A. from the London School of Economics (2010), and a B.A. from UCLA (2007). Her work has been published in top journals like the American Political Science Review, and her book Unconfirmed Power explores unilateral governance through acting appointees.
Her research interests include quantitative methods, bureaucratic control, and presidential politics. She teaches courses on American politics, executive branch dynamics, and research writing. Awards include the E. E. Schattschneider Award (2021) and George C. Edwards III Award (2020) for her dissertation. Her current projects address independent agency oversight, confirmation bargaining, and federal election commission dynamics.
Professor Kinane’s articles analyze ACA healthcare coverage, partisan state policies, and the strategic use of U.S. attorney appointments. She has contributed to policy discussions in Marketplace and The Washington Post, emphasizing the implications of administrative governance.
Her teaching includes courses like The Chief and the Bureaucrats and Policymaking under Separation of Powers. She mentors students through Yale’s Millstone Fellowship in Public Service and previously taught at the University of Michigan.
