Department of Political Science : University of Vermont

Department of Political Science

EllenAndersen

Faculty - Ellen Andersen

Ellen Andersen Associate Professor (2008)

B.A., Cornell University
M.A., University of Michigan
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Curriculum Vitae

Area of expertise

American Politics, Civil Rights

Contact Information

Office: Old Mill Room 525
Phone: 802.656.4054
Email: Ellen.Andersen@uvm.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday - 11:30-12:45; Tuesday - 2:30-3:30 or by appointment.

Professor Andersen specializes in American politics and public law. She is particularly interested in how individuals and social movements try to use the law to effect social change. One of her current research projects focuses on the politics of same-sex marriage. Another looks at the multi-movement activism. Her book, Out of the Closets and into the Courts: Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation, was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2005. An updated paperback version came out in 2006. Her work has also appeared in the American Journal of Political Science and Political Behavior. Professor Andersen holds a joint appointment in the Women's and Gender Studies Program.