Cassy Dorff

Greetings and welcome to my website! 

You can find me in the halls of Vanderbilt University where I work as an Associate Professor of Political Science. I am also teaching faculty in the master’s program at the Data Science Institute and affiliated faculty at the LGBTQ Policy Lab. In the past, I earned my doctorate at Duke University and previously held positions at the University of Denver and the University of New Mexico.

My research focuses on political violence, conflict, and related areas such as collective action, protest, political crises, social networks, and computational methods. For more details about on-going academic projects and past publications, please see my research page.

I am also a naturalist, a poet, and pretty enthusiastic about horses and birds. I received my naturalist certification through the TN Naturalist Program. These interests sustain me and provide lateral inspiration for my curiosity about the interconnectedness of our world. I reside in Nashville, TN and frequently visit southern Appalachia and central Texas.