Lauren Mathews Morris MacLean is an American political scientist who researches the promotion of renewable energy in Africa. She is the Arthur Bentley chair at Indiana University Bloomington.

Lauren M. MacLean
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
University of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsIndiana University Bloomington
Doctoral advisorDavid K. Leonard
Other academic advisorsThomas M. Callaghy

Life edit

MacLean earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, in international relations with honors. Her honors thesis advisor was Thomas M. Callaghy.[1] She earned a M.A. (1995) and Ph.D. (2002) in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.[2][1] Her dissertation was titled, Solidarity in Crisis: Social Policies and Social Support Networks in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.[3] David K. Leonard was her doctoral advisor.[3]

MacLean researches the promotion of renewable energy in Africa.[2] In 2017, she became the Arthur Bentley chair and professor in the department of political science at Indiana University Bloomington.[4][2]

Selected works edit

  • Kapiszewski, Diana; MacLean, Lauren M.; Read, Benjamin L. (2015). Field Research in Political Science. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-00603-4.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MacLean, Lauren M. "MacLean CV" (PDF). Indiana University. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Lauren M. MacLean: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University". University Honors & Awards. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ^ a b MacLean, Lauren Mathews Morris (2002). Solidarity in Crisis: Social Policies and Social Support Networks in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire (Ph.D. thesis). University of California, Berkeley. OCLC 892837596.
  4. ^ "Lauren M. MacLean". Department of Political Science. Retrieved 2023-11-18.