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Melissa Rogers is a Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Inequality and Policy Research Center at Claremont Graduate University (CGU). She holds academic leadership roles, including former Associate Dean of the School of Social Science, Policy, and Evaluation (2019–2022). Rogers earned her PhD and MA from the University of California, San Diego, and a BA from Brown University.
Her research focuses on the political economy of inequality, Native American voting rights, and spatial disparities. Key areas include territorial inequality's impact on policymaking, fiscal capacity, and voting access barriers for Native Americans. She co-authored Geography, Capacity, and Inequality I & II (Cambridge, 2022/2025) and has published in top journals like Journal of Politics and Political Analysis.
Rogers’ recent work addresses voting rights, structural racism, and postal service inequities affecting Native American communities. She has secured grants totaling over $200,000, including funding from the Haynes Foundation and Fletcher Jones Foundation.
Her advising spans academic, public-sector, and private-sector placements. Notable students include faculty at Pitzer College, Cairo University, and Towson University. Rogers also chairs CGU’s Faculty Research Committee and serves on the American Political Science Association (APSA) Council.
Leadership roles include directing CGU’s Inequality Lab and co-chairing the APSA Political Economy Best Book Award. Her interdisciplinary work bridges comparative politics, methodology, and policy analysis.
