Rate My Professor Ellen Grigsby

Her academic interests focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning in political science, evidence-based and assessment-oriented advising, and agonistic engagement with political theory texts. Grigsby authored Analyzing Politics: An Introduction to Political Science, 6th edition (Wadsworth/Cengage, 2014). Notable publications include encyclopedia entries in Blackwell’s Encyclopedia of Political Thought (2014) on 'Failed States,' 'Political Libertarianism,' 'Fabianism,' and 'Liberation Theology'; 'Neoclassical Liberals' and 'History of the Discipline' in Twenty-First Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook (2011); and contributions to The Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution (2009) and other reference works. She developed and taught over thirteen undergraduate courses in Political Science, such as Introduction to Political Theory (PS 2130), Modern Political Theory (PS 362), Congressional Processes (PS 300T), and Political Science Internship (PS 491), including multiple online formats. Grigsby advised student organizations like College Democrats, Pre-Law Honor Society, and Mock Trial Club, and participated in pre-law conferences and We The People institutes. She was nominated for UNM Online Teacher of the Year (2014), American Indian Student Services S.T.A.R.S. Award (2013), and Excellence in Advisement Award (2013).