Hi, I'm Elizabeth Coggins. I'm an associate professor of political science at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, where I currently serve as the chair of the Department of Political Science.
My research is about how Americans think politically over time. I study public opinion, ideological identification, and political psychology, with a particular interest in why the "liberal" label stays out of favor even as many liberal policies remain popular. My co-authored book, The Dynamics of Public Opinion (Cambridge University Press, 2021), offers a comprehensive theory of how and why public opinion shifts over time.
In the classroom, I take a project- and problem-based approach across courses from Ideology in the U.S. to Public Policymaking and Research Methods.
You can read more on the About page or reach me through the Contact page.