Jasmine English

Jasmine English is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Political Science Department at Reed College, part of the Division of History and Social Sciences. She will join the political science faculty at Reed College in Fall 2025.

Dr. English received her PhD in Political Science from MIT and graduated summa cum laude with dual degrees in Political Science and Economics from UCLA. Prior to joining Reed, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University, where she further developed her research program at the intersection of political behavior and identity politics.

Her research focuses on political behavior, the politics of identity, and the carceral state in American Politics. Dr. English employs interdisciplinary approaches that bridge political psychology, political communication, and qualitative methodology to examine how systems of punishment and control intersect with identity formation and political consciousness in the United States. Her work addresses fundamental questions about power, representation, and justice within American political institutions.

Dr. English's scholarship has been recognized with multiple prestigious awards:

• Best Paper Award from American Political Science Association section on Political Psychology
• Best Paper Award from American Political Science Association section on Political Communication
• Best Paper Award from American Political Science Association section on Interpretive Methods
• Best Paper Award from American Political Science Association section on Qualitative and Multi-Method Research

Her research has been published in leading political science journals including the American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, and Politics, Groups, and Identities. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dr. English brings an international perspective to her work on American political systems and governance structures.