David Menefee-Libey (born August 13, 1958) is an American political scientist and public policy analyst. He is the William A. Johnson Professor of Government at Pomona College in Claremont, California.
Early life and education Menefee-Libey was born on the US-Canada border in International Falls, Minnesota in 1958. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf College in 1958, and attended the University of Chicago., where he earned Master of Arts and then his PhD Degree in Political Science in 1989.
From 1981 to 1986, while in graduate school, Menefee-Libey worked at the , "a faith-based, community organizing and public policy organization that works with congregations in and around Chicago to address issues of racism and poverty." He was a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution in 1986-87 and an Associate Social Scientist at the Washington, DC office of the RAND Corporation in 1987-1989.
Menefee-Libey joined the Pomona College faculty in 1989 , and served as Coordinator of the college's Program in Public Policy Analysis for many years. He won the college's Wig Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching seven times, a record he shares with two colleagues. In 1999-2000 he participated in the Fulbright Program as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the University of Limerick in the Republic of Ireland.
In July 2022, he was appointed the William A. Johnson Professor of Government, an endowed chair.
Scholarly work Menefee-Libey's scholarly work focuses primarily on the politics of elementary and secondary school policymaking in the United States; and campaigns and elections in the United States.
Personal life Menefee-Libey lives in Claremont, California with his family.
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