I am a Senior Lecturer at the William S. Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service at the University of Maine, where I teach courses in our interdisciplinary Leadership Studies program, in the Department of Political Science, and in the Honors College.

My research focuses on American politics, specifically American political development and US political history. My scholarly research has been published in Studies in American Political Development, The Journal of Policy History and The Forum. I have also published op-eds and analytical essays in several public venues including TIME Magazine, the Washington Post, Washington Monthly, Maine Policy Review, and the London School of Economics US Politics and Policy Blog.

I am a co-organized of the American Political Development Workshop Series, which brings togethers scholars conducting research in APD to present works-in-progress and receive feedback. Our goal is to build a diverse and inclusive community of scholars and showcase the breadth of impressive work being done in the APD tradition.

Before arriving at the University of Maine, I was a Visiting Lecturer in the Politics Department at Brandeis University and a fellow at the Gordon Center for American Public Policy. I received my Ph.D. from Brandeis University and my B.A. from Saint Michael’s College.

E-mail: ryan.m.larochelle@maine.edu

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