Fan Lu
Associate Professor
She/Her | PhD, Political Science (University of California, Davis), BA, Economics (Emory University)
Comparative Politics, Gender and Politics
Political Studies
Ģý's University
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, C429
Research Interests
American Politics; Racial Politics; Immigration; Quantitative Methods
Supervisory Interests
I am interested in supervising graduate students in the areas of racial politics and American politics.
Biography
My research centers on the political behavior of racial minorities and minority representation. The starting point for this work is racial politics in the United States, which has historically revolved around how White Americans interact with non-Whites. However, my work focuses on Asian-Black and Asian-Latino political relations. My book draws on American history and public opinion data to examine Asian Americans’ role in policies toward undocumented immigration, affirmative action, and police reform. Since joining Ģý's University, I have worked with collaborators in Canada and Japan to examine minority representation from the perspective of comparative politics. These collaborations have received government funding from both countries, which enables us to collect data on the political behavior of race and ethnic minorities in Canada and Japan.
Selected Publications
Lu, Fan. 2026. NYU Press.
Thompson, Debra, Fan Lu, and Erin Tolley. 2026. “” in Canada. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1–21.
Kato, Gento, Fan Lu, and Masahisa Endo. 2025. “” Public Opinion Quarterly, 89(1):217-228.
Lu, Fan. 2024. "". Politics & Gender, pg. 20(3): 757-761.
Kato, Gento and Fan Lu. 2023. “”, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Volume 35, Issue 4.
Lu, Fan. 2020. “”. Social Science Quarterly, 101(5): 1869-1884.
Lu, Fan. 2020. “”. Politics, Groups and Identities, 8(3): 595-614.
Lu, Fan, and Bradford Jones. 2019. “”. Politics, Groups and Identities, 7(3):615–624.