John R. Alford

American academic

John R. Alford
Nationality	American
Education	University of Houston University of Iowa
Known for	Genopolitics
Awards	CQ Press Award from the American Political Science Association (1988; with John R. Hibbing)^[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Political science
Institutions	Rice University
Thesis	Party Strength in the Electorate and Congress (1981)

John R. Alford is a political science professor at Rice University, known for his research with John R. Hibbing in the field of genopolitics.^[2]^[3]^[4] He has also testified as an expert witness in several court cases pertaining to Congressional redistricting in Texas.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "John R. Alford Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Rice University. 2012. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
^ Hansen, Matthew (2005-07-25). "UNL political scientist says genetics, politics linked". Lincoln Journal-Star. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
^ Giles, Jim (2008-01-30). "Are political leanings all in the genes?". New Scientist. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
^ Monastersky, Richard (2008-10-03). "The Biology of Voting". The Chronicle of Higher Education. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
^ Halbfinger, David M. (2003-07-01). "Across U.S., Redistricting as a Never-Ending Battle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
^ Malewitz, Jim; Malewitz, Jim (2017-07-14). "On day 5 of redistricting trial, Texas rebuts claim that current political maps discriminate". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2019-03-29.