Meghan Wilson

Meghan Wilson is an Assistant Professor in American Politics and Public Policy at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on the intersections of public policy, urban development, and critical race theory, examining how racialized practices influence financial and political futures in marginalized urban communities. Previously, she served as a Research Fellow for the Race and Capitalism Project at the University of Chicago.

Her work critiques the racialized frameworks of public institutions and their long-term financial planning, particularly in cities with high populations of racially marginalized groups. Central to her scholarship is the question of whether Black and marginalized communities are included in financial and political futures, using a critical race and political economy lens.

Her publications analyze topics like racial capitalism in Detroit’s bureaucratic systems, the role of Black representation in legislative offices, and the disproportionate impacts of crises like the COVID-19 pandemic on socially vulnerable communities. While no specific grants or advising records are detailed here, her research emphasizes transformative worldmaking in urban spaces.