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Emily Kurtz
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis,
MN
55455
I am a fourth year PhD student in political science at the University of Minnesota and a population studies graduate trainee at the Minnesota Population Center. I am broadly interested in American Political Economy, and my dissertation looks at the role that sources of place-linked livelihood (farming, mining, manufacturing, fishing, etc.) play on people's identities and political views (especially on economic/environmental policy).
I have a quantitative background and like to help others defeat their math/statistics anxiety. I am an avid gardener and gamer, a reluctant jogger and biker, and a proud resident of the humbler twin city, St. Paul, where I share a home with my husband Ryan, my baby Glenn, my tabby cat Circe, and my golden retriever Allie.
Educational Background
- M.A.: Political Science, University of Minntesota, October 2023
- M.S.: Statistics, University of Minnesota, May 2022
- B.A.: Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Wellesley College, May 2015
Specialties
- American Political Economy
- Political Methodology
- Political Geography