Faculty

Ellen Seljan teaches courses in American politics, public policy, research methods, and data science. Her research is in the field of state and local politics, spanning the policy domains of fiscal institutions and election administration. Previous work on fiscal institutions includes analysis of tax and expenditure limits, supermajority requirements to raise taxes, and assessment districting. Her research on election administration has examined campaign finance enforcement and the effect of automatic voter registration laws.

I am always glad to discuss philosophy with any interested students. When not philosophizing, my hobbies include visiting Portland’s teahouses to try new teas, dancing, coding text-based computer games, and petting our cats, Purrcival and Pepita.