Mackenzie Israel-Trummel

Mackenzie Israel-Trummel is an Associate Professor of Government at William & Mary, with affiliations in Public Policy and prior roles at the University of Oklahoma. Her work bridges political socialization, immigration policy, and racial/ethnic politics.

• Ph.D. in Political Science, Stanford University (2015)
• B.A. in Politics, Occidental College (2009)

Her research focuses on how social movements influence child-rearing practices, deportation threat perceptions, and attitudes toward judicial fairness. She employs experimental methods to study perspective-taking and racialized policy preferences.

Recent publications include analyses of mobilization dynamics in American Political Science Review and Policy Studies Journal, with a 2025 book project on politicized parenting. Awards include the SPSA Best Paper Award (2024) and APSA Political Psychology Section’s Best Paper Award (2022).

• Alumni Fellowship Award, William & Mary (2024)
• Provost’s Summer Research Award (2022)
• Rapid-Response Grant, Social Science Research Council (2020)

She advises PhD students and oversaw the Community Engagement and Experiments Lab at the University of Oklahoma. Her exit poll datasets and carceral state research highlight her commitment to empirical political science.