Her research examines political party organizations, electoral institutions, comparative political behavior, partisanship, economic voting, and both formal and quantitative methodology. Kernell has published in a variety of outlets including Comparative Political Studies, Electoral Studies, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Journal of Theoretical Politics, Political Analysis, and Political Communication. She received her doctorate in Political Science from Columbia University and was previously Assistant Professor of Political Science and Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. Kernell teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on political parties, research methods, political communication, and comparative behavior. More information is available on her website: www.georgiakernell.org.