I am a political scientist and a Bridge-to-Faculty Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Illinois Chicago. You can find my CV and information about my research, teaching, service, and publications on this website.
My research explores how the politics of law and public policy shape inequalities in the United States. This includes projects on civil rights law, social welfare policies, urban politics, and democratic accountability. My work has been published in Studies in American Political Development, Urban Affairs Review, Political Research Quarterly, the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, Cleveland State Law Review, and The Forum.
I received my Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University in 2023. I have previously been a Doctoral Fellow at the American Bar Foundation and Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Chicago.
Outside of work, you can find me biking around the far north side of Chicago or cheering at Chicago Sky games.
Kumar Ramanathan 