معرفی
Melissa J. Marschall is a Professor of Political Science at Rice University and a Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute Center for the Middle East. Her research focuses on urban politics, education policy, political behavior, and representation in the U.S. and Turkey. She directs the Urban Lab program and teaches courses on urban politics, comparative policy, and research methods. Key affiliations include Rice University's Political Science department and the Baker Institute.
Education: Ph.D. in Political Science from SUNY Stony Brook (2000), M.A. in Political Science from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul (1994).
Research Interests: Urban governance, education reform, minority political participation, and Turkish politics. Her work bridges local electoral dynamics with broader policy impacts, emphasizing the intersection of institutional structures and community engagement.
Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator of the New Voter Project (Houston Endowment), the Local Elections in America Project (NSF/Ken Kennedy Institute), and the Urban Lab program.
Awards: Recipient of the Policy Studies Association Aaron Wildavsky Award (2000-2001) for her book Choosing Schools: Consumer Choice and the Quality of American Schools.
Labs/Teams: Founder and director of the Urban Lab, fostering interdisciplinary research on urban policy and governance.
