Christina Wolbrecht is an award winning scholar and author from the University of Notre Dame, where she teaches and writes about women and gender, political parties, and American political development. She is the author or coauthor of A Century of Votes for Women, Counting Women’s Ballots, and The Politics of Women’s Rights. The impacts of the expansion of voting rights to women is a major focus of Wolbrecht’s research and she is currently at work on a study of the causes and consequences of the appointment of women to local boards and commissions, with Mirya Holman and Lakshmi Iyer. She has published articles on these and other topics in outlets including the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, and Political Behavior.

Wolbrecht is a past editor of the journal Politics & Gender and of the book series, Cambridge Studies in Politics & Gender. She currently (2024-25) serves as president of the Midwest Political Science Association.  She completed her Bachelor’s degree at Pacific Lutheran University which she followed up with a Master’s degree and PhD at Washington University in St. Louis, all in Political Science.