Sally Lawton
- Assistant Professor
- Department: Political Science
- Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Email: SLawton@wcupa.edu
Education
- PhD, Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
- M.A., Political Science, Penn State University, 2004 - 2006
- BA, Political Science, The College of Wooster, 2000 - 2004
Research Interests
American PoliticsUrban PoliticsRace and Ethnic Politics
Opportunities
Work Study Positions Available: No
Grant Funded Positions Available: No
Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No
Volunteer Research Positions Available: No
Biography
I earned my Ph.D. in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University, specializing in American Politics. I defended my dissertation, Space and Race in American Municipal Development: Baltimore, 1913-1940, in January 2022 under the supervision of Professors Lester Spence and Adam Sheingate. My work focuses on American Political Development with a specific emphasis on race and urban institutions.
I am currently working on two research projects. The first involves student-centered research using archives at the Chester County History Center to explore the limitations of existing urban politics theories when applied to towns like West Chester. The second is the use of oral histories housed at the University of Baltimore to explore how everyday people responded to progressive-era urban regulations, especially zoning.
Contact Information
Phone: 610-436-2743
List of Publications
- "The Idea of Blight in Baltimore"
