Our Team
Meet the experts and practitioners who are leading the discussion on gender dynamics:
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Betsy Fischer Martin
Executive Director, American University School of Public Affairs' Women & Politics Institute Full Bio
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Vicky Wilkins
Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University Full Bio
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Amanda Hunter
Former Executive Director, The Barbara Lee Family Foundation and Contributing Editor, Gender on the Ballot Full Bio
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Andrew Ballard
Assistant Professor in the Department of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University Full Bio
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Nicole Bauer
Associate Professor, Political Communication, Remal Das and Lachmi Devi Bhatia Memorial Professor Full Bio
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Lucy Gettman
Editor, Gender on the Ballot and Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, American University Full Bio
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Jill Greenlee
Associate professor in Politics and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University Full Bio
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Madalene Mielke
President & CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Full Bio
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Paula Monopoli
Sol & Carlyn Hubert Professor of Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law Full Bio
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Karen O'Connor
Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science Department of Government, American University Full Bio
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Leah Ruppanner
Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab at the University of Melbourne Full Bio
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