A Scholar of Politics Joins the Fray

It's the rare academic whose research findings land her on a roadway median, waving wildly at drivers exiting a nearby shopping mall. But that is where Jennifer L. Lawless, an assistant professor of political science and public policy at Brown University and a Democratic Congressional candidate, could be found on a sunny Saturday earlier this summer, surrounded by placard-wielding volunteers importuning potential voters to show their support for her candidacy.

"Honk for J. Law,"

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