LWV NEWS
On Thursday, Jan. 21 at noon, the League of Women Voters’ community event, Lunch with a Leader, will feature Lonna Rae Atkeson who is a Professor and Regents Lecturer in Political Science at the University of New Mexico where she also Directs the Center for the Study of Voting, Elections, and Democracy and the Institute for Social Research. She will be talking about the upcoming 60-day Legislative Session.
Atkeson is also a member of the MIT Data and Election Science Board (MEDSL) and the American National Election Studies (ANES) Board of Overseers. Her research focuses on election science, election administration, survey methodology, public policy, voting rights, public opinion, and political behavior. She has authored or edited four books, more than 50 referred articles and book chapters, numerous policy reports and several amicus curiae briefs.