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David De Micheli is an Assistant Professor in both the Department of Political Science and Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah, where he has worked since July 2020. Previously, he served as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Tulane University's Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (2019-2020). His research focuses on comparative politics, particularly identity formation, inequality, citizenship, and social policy in Latin America.
De Micheli’s work spans multiple subfields: racial reclassification dynamics in Brazil, corruption’s impact on democratic trust, educational policy feedback effects, and fear of crime in low-crime settings. His 2024 Cambridge University Press book Back to Black received top accolades from LASA and APSA. Recent publications in World Politics, Comparative Political Studies, and Latin American Politics and Society reflect methodological diversity through qualitative interviews, panel datasets, and survey experiments.
- Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (LASA, 2024)
- APSA Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Best Book Award (2024)
- Public Spirit Award (University of Utah, 2023)
- Esman Dissertation Prize (Cornell, 2020)
Supported by National Science Foundation and Fulbright-Hays grants, De Micheli examines how educational expansion reshapes racial subjectivities and political behavior. His teaching includes courses on comparative politics, identity and inequality, and Latin American race/ethnicity studies.
