Jill S. Greenlee

Jill Greenlee is the Max Richter Professor of Politics and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University. She received her B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. Her scholarship investigates how life cycle events and life stages shape the political attitudes and behaviors of individuals. In her first book, The Political Consequences of Motherhood (2014, University of Michigan Press), Greenlee investigates the complex relationship between motherhood and women’s political attitudes. She has continued to investigate the ways in which motherhood shapes women’s political engagement. She also studies fatherhood and childhood as they relate to political socialization.
Professor Greenlee has published work in journals such as Political Psychology, Politics and Gender, P.S. Political Science and Politics, Politics, Groups and Identities, and Public Opinion Quarterly. She teaches courses in American Politics, Gender and Politics, Political Behavior, and Research Methods.