Emily Elia

About Emily Elia

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science in connection with the ERC-funded Fem-LEAD Project. I received my PhD in Political Science from Rice University in May 2024.

My research explores how corruption shapes voter behavior, elite behavior, and representation. I am interested in understanding when and why voters decide to enact electoral accountability against corrupt elites, and, in turn, what elites do to evade this accountability and maintain voter support despite their malfeasance. I also investigate how elite gender and women's political presence can impact electoral accountability and representation in contexts of corruption. I use various quantitative methods in my research including survey experiments, large-N statistical analyses, and text analysis. My work has been published in Political Behavior and Electoral Studies. I have a regional focus in Latin America and conducted fieldwork in Argentina during my PhD.

You can read more about my research and teaching at my personal website: www.emilytelia.com