Hannah L. Walker

What is the effect of primary election system reform on legislatures? At #EPSA @uc3m in Madrid, @alcocerjj_ and I theorize and show election reforms increase ideological diversity in legislatures, with findings strongest among Democrats. #EPSA2025

I’m thrilled to announce that, after ten years of research, my book on the birth of democracy in South America is finally out! I'm especially excited to be publishing it #openaccess, which means you can download a PDF for free at: cambridge.org/core/books/bir…

Does racial diversity in colleges courses improve academic outcomes? Yup.

#OpenAccess from @PoPpublicsphere - Policing Socio-Geographic Boundaries and Inequality - cup.org/45NmigU - Allison Verrilli, @mfrmarcel, Hannah Walker, Derek Epp, Amy Liu & Mike Findley #FirstView

Check out our latest, led by grad student @AllisonVerrilli! She’s on the market and she’s a star ⭐️ #HookEm

Hey y’all! One week till the deadline! Don’t miss it!!!

After years of doubt, drafts, and disbelief, my first—and likely last—book is finally out. It’s about how entertainment media shapes American politics. If you preorder (a.co/d/ctGUWkZ), I’d love to send a small token of thanks: forms.gle/1YrkYX2t2nPCTg…

Check out my new paper w/ #CandisWattsSmith and #TehamaLopezBunyasi in #PGI "Feeling good about the ties that bind: neighborhood quality and affective linked fate among Black Americans" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

⚠️New paper⚠️ Across 4 cities, we use high-frequency crime and policing data to show the 2020 BLM protests drastically reduced policing, may have increased the quality of policing, and did not lead to commensurate increases in violent crime (at least in the short-run).

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! The #George #Floyd Effect: How #Protests & Public Scrutiny Changed #Police Behavior By @mfrmarcel, Klara Fredriksson, Chris Cassella, Derek A. Epp & @hlw_phd doi.org/10.1017/S15375…