Tonya kenny dodez

I am an Assistant Professor in the department of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University. I received my doctorate in Political Science from Indiana University, Bloomington, with a degree minor in African Studies. My primary subfield is comparative politics, with my research interests situated at the intersection of contentious politics, political behavior and (de)democratization. Broadly speaking, my research examines the consequences of political violence and other tactics of electoral manipulation, for voting behavior, protest mobilization, electoral integrity and democratic backsliding across the Global South, with a primary regional focus in sub-Saharan Africa. I am a former USIP-Minerva Peace and Security Scholar (AY 2022-23).