Emily Rains

I am an Assistant Professor of in the Department of Political Science at Tulane University. I was an Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University from Fall 2021 to Summer 2023. I completed a dual Ph.D. at Duke University in Public Policy and Political Science in 2021. I also hold an MA in Political Science (2017) from Duke University and a BA with Honors in Economics (2011) from Stanford University. My work is published in a variety of journals, such as the British Journal of Political Science, World Development, Environment and Urbanization, and the Journal of Development Studies.;