Susan Banducci
American political scientist and academic (born 1966)
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Susan Ann Banducci FBA (born 1966)[1] is an American political scientist and academic, currently Professor of Politics and Turing Fellow at the University of Exeter.[2] Her research focuses on inequalities in political participation, particularly gender.[1]
Career
Banducci was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in political science by University of California, Santa Barbara in 1995.[3] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Voter confusion and voter rationality: The use of counter-propositions in direct legislation elections", and her doctoral advisor was Eric R.A.N. Smith.[4]
Career
She has taught at Oregon State University and Texas Tech University, and was a researcher at the University of Waikato, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Twente.[5][3][6]
Appointed Professor of Politics at the University of Exeter in Britain in 2010, since 2024 she has been Professor of Politics and Turing Fellow at Exeter.[2]
She is the Principal Investigator of TWICEASGOOD, which looks at the experience of women candidates on the campaign trail.[7][8]
Recognition
In 2022, Banducci was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[9]
In 2024 she became one of several 125th Anniversary Chairs at the University of Birmingham.[8]
At the end of 2024, her publications had an h-index rating of 35.[10]
