J. Celeste Lay
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
J. Celeste Lay is an assistant professor of political science at Tulane University in New Orleans. She is the author of A Midwestern Mosaic: Immigration and Political Socialization in Rural America (under review) about the influence of immigration on civic engagement and tolerance for diversity among young people in small Midwestern communities. She is particularly interested in the ways in which places influence individual political attitudes and behavior. In addition to coauthoring Cultivating Democracy: Civic Environments and Political Socialization in America (Brookings Institution Press), she has published articles on political socialization; education policy; campaigns and elections; and women and politics in Journal of Politics, Social Science Quarterly, American Politics Research, Urban Affairs Review, and Rural Sociology. She is also the proud mother of a two-year-old daughter.
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