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Isabel M. Perera is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University. She is affiliated with the Center for the Study of Inequality, Institute for European Studies, Cornell Center for Health Equity, and Cornell Center for Social Sciences. Her research focuses on how politics shape the social policies, labor markets, and economies of post-industrial societies, particularly in the United States and Western Europe.
- Education: Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (2018), B.A. with Honors from Johns Hopkins University (2010)
- Visitorships: European University Institute (2023-24), Sciences Po Paris (2023), University of Gothenburg (2022), University of Oxford (2016-17)
Perera’s research explores the role of the “welfare workforce” in shaping mental health care systems across affluent democracies. Her book, The Welfare Workforce: Why Mental Health Care Varies Across Affluent Democracies, examines how worker-management relationships influence policy outcomes in the U.S., France, Norway, and Sweden. Her work has been featured in Cornell Chronicle, Australasian Psychiatry, and highlighted in media outlets like CNN and Washington Post.
Recent publications include analyses of privatization in public sector mental health care, racial pay parity in the public sector, and AI’s political economy. Her research spans comparative politics, public policy, political economy, and health equity. She has received grants from the European University Institute, Sciences Po-LIEPP, and the Mellon Foundation.
- Scientific Awards: John Heinz Best Dissertation Award (2019), Theda Skocpol Best Dissertation Award Honorable Mention (2019), Georges Lavau Best Dissertation Award (2021), APSA Health Politics Section Leonard S. Robins Best Paper Award (2018)
Perera has advised on health equity frameworks, served as a reviewer for journals like Governance and Health Affairs, and participated in global conferences including APSA and Council for European Studies. She co-edits a special issue on the French health care paradox and mentors graduate students in policy evaluation.
