Mike Crespin

Michael H. Crespin is the Associate Director of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at The University of Oklahoma and Associate Professor of Political Science. He earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 2005 and served in the office of U.S. Representative Dan Lipinski as an APSA Congressional Fellow from 2005-06.

Crespin’s research focuses on legislative politics, congressional elections, and political geography. A great deal of his work shows how changes in district boundaries influence the behavior of individuals and elected officials. His research has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Analysis, and State Politics and Policy Quarterly.