Amanda Heideman comes to UMSL after serving as a senior policy data analyst for the Rochester Police Accountability Board in New York. She was previously an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University. Heideman earned her PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with concentrations in American politics, public policy and public administration. She also worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Her research explores how political institutions shape citizens’ trust, participation and engagement; how responsive local governments are to the diverse needs and voices of their constituents; and the ways individuals form political attitudes and make decisions.
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Administration
