Amber E. Boydstun
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Amber E. Boydstun | |
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| Born | Amber Ellen Boydstun |
| Alma mater | St. John's College Pennsylvania State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science, data science |
| Institutions | University of California, Davis |
| Doctoral advisor | Frank Baumgartner |
| Website | amber-boydstun |
Amber Ellen Boydstun is an American political scientist and data scientist. She is a professor and director of graduate studies at the University of California, Davis.
Boydstun was born to Faye Ellen Ashley.[1] Her paternal grandmother Janie Trevarton and her mother Janie Hughes helped maintain a farm and family.[1] Boydstun's maternal grandmother, Marion Ashley (née DeWolf) was a military wife and homemaker.[1] She completed a B.A. in philosophy and mathematics from St. John's College in 1999.[2] Following graduation, she tutored mathematics at the Native American Preparatory School for a semester.[3] She earned a M.A. (2004) and Ph.D. (2008) in political science from the Penn State Graduate School.[2][1] Her dissertation was titled, How Policy Issues Become Front-Page News.[1] Frank Baumgartner was Boydstun's doctoral advisor.[1]
Boydstun researches the interaction between media and politics.[4] She joined University of California, Davis in 2008 as an assistant professor.[2] She codeveloped a smartphone app for students to react to the 2012 United States presidential debates in real time.[5] Boydstun was promoted to associate professor in 2015 and professor of political science in 2020.[2] She is the director of graduate studies.[4] She is the chief data scientist of the diversity lab.[6]
