Research/Areas of Interest
American Politics
Education
- PhD in Political Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States, 2011
- MA in Political Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States, 2010
- BA in Philosophy, Tufts University, Medford, United States, 2005
Biography
Professor Hersh is a professor of political science at Tufts University and the inaugural director for the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education. Hersh's research focuses on US elections and civic participation. Hersh is the author of Politics is for Power (Scribner, 2020), Hacking the Electorate (Cambridge UP 2015), as well as scholarly articles. Hersh earned his PhD from Harvard in 2011 and served as assistant professor of political science at Yale University from 2011-2017. His public writings have appeared in venues such as the New York Times, USA Today, The Atlantic, POLITICO, and the Boston Globe. Hersh regularly testifies in voting rights court cases and has testified to the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary about the role of data analytics in political campaigns. He teaches courses on elections, technology and politics, and American conservatism.
In addition to work on elections and civic engagement, Hersh has written on topics ranging from antisemitism and the political consequences of terrorist attacks to politicization in health care delivery and the opioid crisis. For his teaching, research, and campus leadership, Hersh has received national recognition for prioritizing viewpoint diversity in higher education.
In addition to work on elections and civic engagement, Hersh has written on topics ranging from antisemitism and the political consequences of terrorist attacks to politicization in health care delivery and the opioid crisis. For his teaching, research, and campus leadership, Hersh has received national recognition for prioritizing viewpoint diversity in higher education.