Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer

(PhD, University of Arizona)

Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Missouri, is at the Kellogg Institute for the fall 2008 semester. Her research interests include comparative politics in Latin America, political institutions, and gender and politics.

While in residence at Kellogg, Schwindt-Bayer is completing her book manuscript: “Winning, Legislating, and Transforming: A Comparative Study of Women’s Representation.” She is exploring the influx of women into electoral politics in the new democracies of Latin America using statistical and interview data from across the region. Using an integrated theoretical approach, she is examining four distinct elements of women’s representation to paint a comprehensive picture of female representation in the region.

Schwindt-Bayer is the author of numerous articles on Latin American politics and gender and politics in journals such as the Journal of Politics, The American Journal of Political Science, and Electoral Studies, as well as commissioned reports for the Inter-American Dialogue and UNICEF.