Kelsey Osborne-Garth
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Biography
Kelsey is a scholar of American politics, and her research areas of interest research focuses on race and ethnic politics, identity politics, political behavior, public opinion, and political symbols. Her work has been published in the Journal of Race and Ethnic Politics and the Journal of Public Policy, with several other projects under review. You can learn more about her research on her website at kelseyosbornegarth.com.
Kelsey is currently on the academic job market.
Biography
Kelsey is currently a 5th year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at MSU. She is from Nashville, Tennessee, but fondly considers herself an adopted Michigander. Outside of academia, Kelsey is deeply devoted to her community and local politics. Areas of service include serving as co-chair on the APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession and as assistant secretary of the NAACP Lansing Branch. Finally, she is an avid fan of reading fantasy and science fiction novels and watching Star Trek.
You can find out more about Kelsey at kelseyosbornegarth.com
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Professional website
Publications
Liampert, Iliya, Bailey Oates, Kelsey Osborne-Garth, and Ian Ostrander. "Who Gets to Govern? Diversity in Executive Appointments." Forthcoming in Politics, Groups, and Identities.
Kuk, J., Lajevardi, N., & Osborne-Garth, K. (2025). Does Racial Civic Pride Differentially Shape White and Non-White Views on Voter Fraud? Evidence from the 2020 Election. Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 10(1), 26-59.
Kuk, John, Nazita Lajevardi, and Kelsey Osborne-Garth. “Does Perspective Taking Increase Support for Student Loan Forgiveness?” Forthcoming at Journal of Public Policy.
