Alana Northrop, Ph.D.

Professor
Division of Politics, Administration and Justice

Teaching interests: American Politics, Statistics, Survey Research

Research interests: government use of computers, policy evaluation, initiatives

Brief biography: I received my BA in government Magna cum laude from Smith College with minors in History and Mathematics.  I received my MA and PhD from the University of Chicago.  I have published a book, close to forty  articles and book chapters on government use of information technology as well as works on the federal bureaucracy, methods,  and the initiative process. I was in the first class of Woodrow Wilson Women's Studies Scholars and have numerous awards from CSUF, the most recent being a 2007 award for outstanding Research Scholarship