Assistant Professor in Political Science

Curriculum Vitae

David Cottrell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science.  He earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Davis and his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan.  Before joining the faculty at UGA  he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Program in Quantitative Social Science at Dartmouth College, where he subsequently served as a lecturer in quantitative methods for the Department of Government. His research uses empirical and computational methods to explore how rules and procedures distort representation in the United States.

Education
  • Ph.D. , University of Michigan 2015, Political Science
  • M.A. , University of Michigan 2012, Political Science
  • B.A. , University of California, Davis 2006, Political Science