DOCTORAL student in political SCience at Claremont Graduate University
American Politics & Comparative Politics
Edward Headington
Edward Headington is a doctoral student in Political Science in the Division of Politics & Economics at Claremont Graduate University, where he specializes in American Politics and Comparative Politics.
His scholarship examines how institutions evolve over time and how they shape political behavior, historical memory, and community formation. His research spans American political development, Native American politics, political institutions, and the political and cultural history of the American West.
Edward is the coauthor of three peer-reviewed journal articles published in American Indian Culture and Research Journal, Research & Politics, and PS: Political Science & Politics. His current research includes projects on California missions and political memory, sundown towns and Native American exclusion, the consequences of prior electoral defeat for members of Congress, and the historical evolution of country dancing in Southern California.
In addition to his research, Edward serves as a Graduate Assistant in the Division of Politics & Economics, where he coordinates the Tuesday Talks Research Seminar Series, and as a Teaching Assistant for PP 480: Nature of Inquiry: Quantitative Research Design in Social Science. He has also participated in Claremont Graduate University's Building Leadership through an Interdisciplinary Apprenticeship of Students (BLAIS) program and earned the Inclusive Excellence in College Teaching Certificate.
Edward.Headington@cgu.edu
Current Research
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- Edward's research examines the ways institutions shape political behavior, historical memory, and community formation over time. His primary interests include American political development, Native American politics, political institutions, historical institutionalism, political behavior, and mixed-methods research.
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- California Missions: Institutions, Political Memory, and Place — An interdisciplinary study of California's mission system, examining how historical institutions continue to shape political memory and contemporary discussions of Indigenous California.
- Sundown Towns and Native American Exclusion — Historical research exploring the institutional legacy of Native exclusion in the American West through archival research and historical analysis.
- The Scars of Defeat? Prior Electoral Losing Experience and Legislative Behavior in the U.S. Congress — A study examining whether previous electoral defeat influences the legislative behavior of members of Congress.
- Country Dancing in Southern California: From Two-Step to Line Dance — A historical study documenting the evolution of country dancing in Southern California and the region's role in the emergence and national diffusion of modern line dancing.