Fan Lu
Assistant Professor
She/Her
PhD Political Science (University of California, Davis), BA Economics (Emory University)
Political Studies
Comparative Politics, Gender and Politics
Assistant Professor
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, C429
Research Interests
American Politics, Racial Politics, Immigration, Quantitative Methods
Fan Lu would be interested in supervising graduate students in the areas of racial politics and American politics.
Brief Biography
Fan Lu鈥檚 primary fields of study are American Politics and Quantitative Methods, with a focus on race. She is interested in understanding political relations between Latinos, Asians, and African Americans. 鈥淧eople of color鈥 in the United States share similar experiences with discrimination and political mis/underrepresentation. Yet, each group has distinct racial and cultural identities that lend themselves to different political needs and aspirations. What motivates them to form political coalitions with one another? What instigates inter-group conflict? She answers these questions using a combination of individual and aggregate level data, with plans to extend the study of racial politics beyond the United States.
Teaching
For detailed information about political studies courses and instructors, please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate pages.
Service (2024/2025)
- Departmental Committee
- Equity Issues Committee
- POLS University Research Ethics Board (UREB) Committee
Peer-reviewed articles
Kato, Gento and Fan Lu. 2023. 鈥鈥,&苍产蝉辫;International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Volume 35, Issue 4.
Lu, Fan. 2020. 鈥溾.&苍产蝉辫;厂ocial Science Quarterly, 101(5): 1869-1884.
Lu, Fan. 2020. 鈥溾.&苍产蝉辫;Politics, Groups and Identities, 8(3): 595-614.
Lu, Fan, and Bradford Jones. 2019. 鈥溾.&苍产蝉辫;Politics, Groups and Identities, 7(3):615鈥624.