Vanessa C. Tyson | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | Princeton University (B.A.) |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | Marginalization and influence: Race, representation, and political coalitions in the U.S. House (2011) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael C. Dawson Cathy J. Cohen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Institutions | Dickinson College Scripps College |
Vanessa Catherine Tyson is an American political scientist and politician. She is an associate professor of politics at Scripps College and a political science fellow at Stanford University.[1] Tyson was an unsuccessful candidate for California's 57th State Assembly district in the 2020 election, finishing in fifth place with 8.6% of the vote in the nonpartisan primary.