Marty Jordan
- Assistant Professor
- Director of Master of Public Policy Program
- Public Policy | American Politics
- 346 S. Kedzie Hall
- 368 Farm Lane
- East Lansing MI 48824
- jordan61@msu.edu
CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHY
Marty P. Jordan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University (MSU), where he serves as Director of the Master of Public Policy Program and the Michigan Government Semester Program (MGSP)—an intensive internship program at the Michigan Capitol for students passionate about public service.His research examines policy processes and public administration across U.S. states and localities, with additional expertise in the scholarship of teaching and learning. A central contribution to the field is the Correlates of State Policy Project, co-developed with Matt Grossmann, which provides researchers with a comprehensive dataset of over 3,000 variables from all 50 states spanning 1900 to 2020. His policy research investigates how federal tax incentives shape economic redevelopment in low-income communities, government responses to disaster crises, the impact of internships on student civic engagement and emotional well-being, and the diffusion of symbolic policies such as Juneteenth commemorative holidays across U.S. states. His work has appeared in Political Research Quarterly, PS: Political Science & Politics, State Politics & Policy Quarterly, and the Journal of Political Science Education, among other venues.
As an educator, Marty teaches undergraduate courses in American government, research methods, and campaigns and elections, as well as graduate courses in quantitative research methods, statistics, and probability. He has developed and led experiential learning programs for MSU students at the Michigan Capitol (via MGSP), in Detroit (through InnovateGov), Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.
Marty earned his Ph.D. in political science from MSU and holds a B.A. in political science, Spanish, and mathematics from Hope College, where he previously taught. He also served as Managing Editor of the American Journal of Political Science. Prior to graduate school, he spent eight years in the non-profit and for-profit sectors, implementing community and economic development projects in El Salvador, advocating for human rights in Washington D.C., and managing sales of diagnostic products for a Fortune 100 multinational corporation.