Event Speaker

Jonathan Winburn

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University of Mississippi

Jonathan Winburn is an associate professor and the graduate program coordinator in the Department of Political Science and directs the Social Science Research Lab at the University of Mississippi.  Winburn specializes in state politics and policy, representation, and redistricting.  He graduated with his B.A. from Western Kentucky University before earning his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2005.  He is author of two books: The Realities of Redistricting: Following the Rules and Limiting Gerrymandering in State Legislative Redistricting and The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus: Race and Representation in the Pelican State (with Jas M. Sullivan) and numerous articles on topics ranging from congressional redistricting to state anti-bullying policy.