Christina Bejarano, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

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Biography

Christina Bejarano is a nationally recognized author, speaker, and advisor on Latina electoral politics in the U.S. She studies the conditions under which racial/ethnic minorities and women successfully compete for U.S. electoral office, which is reflected in her book on Latina political candidates--The Latina Advantage: Gender, Race, and Political Success (University of Texas Press, 2013). Her work also focuses on how racial/ethnic minorities and women can shape or influence the current electoral environment, which is reflected in her second book--The Latino Gender Gap in U.S. Politics (Routledge Press, 2014).

Bejarano has given talks to various campaign and leadership training programs to share her research on Latina politics. She served as a guest expert analyst for Presidential Gender Watch in 2016 and Gender Watch in the 2018 election, helping to track and analyze the gender dynamics in both elections. Bejarano also served on the national advisory council for LatinasRepresent, a joint initiative working to increase Latina political leadership and representation.

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
M.A., Political Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
B.A., Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Research Interests

American Politics: Racial/Ethnic Minorities and Women; Latina Politics and Leadership; Legislative Studies; Political Behavior.

Latest Articles

Journal of Women, Politics & Policy (2022)
Christina Bejarano, Wendy Smooth

Politics & Gender (2022)
C. M. Montoya, Christina Bejarano, N. E. Brown, S. A. Gershon

Political Research Quarterly (2020)
Christina Bejarano, N. E. Brown, S. A. Gershon, C. Montoya

Politics, Groups, and Identities (2019)
S. A. Gershon, C. Montoya, Christina Bejarano, N. Brown

Books

The Enduring Democracy
Sage (2025)
Kenneth Dautrich, David Yalof, Christina Bejarano

The Enduring Democracy
Sage (2023)
Kenneth Dautrich, David Yalof, Christina Bejarano

The Enduring Democracy
Sage (2020)
Kenneth Dautrich, David Yaloff, Christina Bejarano

The Enduring Democracy
Cengage (2018)
Kenneth Dautrich, David Yalof, Christina Bejarano

Chapters

The Latina Advantage in U.S. Politics: Recent Example with Representative Ocasio-Cortez.
in Introduction to Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies: Interdisciplinary and Intersectional Approaches, 2nd edition | Oxford University Press (2020)
Christina Bejarano

Latinas and Clinton's 2016 Campaign.
in The Hillary Effect: Perspectives on Clinton's Legacy. | Bloomsbury Publishing (2020)
Christina Bejarano

Latina Mobilization: A Strategy for Increasing the Political Participation of Latino Families
in The Legacy of Second-Wave Feminism in American Politics | Palgrave (2018)
Christina Bejarano, V Martinez-Ebers

New Expectations for Latina State Legislative Representation
in Distinct Identities: Minority Women in U.S. Politics | Routledge (2016)
Christina Bejarano

New Directions at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
in New Directions in Gender and Political Psychology | Routledge (2016)
Christina Bejarano

Professional Affiliations

American/Midwest/Southern/Western Political Science Assocations
Scholars Strategy Network

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