Markie McBrayer
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Idaho
Areas of Expertise:
Connect with Markie
About Markie
Prior to earning her doctorate, McBrayer received her master’s in urban and environmental policy and planning from Tufts University, and subsequently worked as a transportation consultant. She studies American politics and policy, with a focus on political institutions, representation, and social inequality in the American context, particularly at the local level.
Contributions
In the News
"Pandemic Parliaments: Lessons Learned From Two Years Trying To Run Democracies Living Under COVID-19," Markie McBrayer, The Conversation, March 18, 2022.
Markie McBrayer's research on the contrast between Texas and California's health care (with Ling Zhu) discussed by , "Texas: Where Crazy Gets Elected," The Daily Beast, February 26, 2014.
Publications
"TCRP Synthesis 98: Ridesharing as a Complement to Transit," (with ), The National Academies Press, 2012.
Explores current practices in using ridesharing to complement public transit and highlights ways to potentially enhance ridesharing and public transit.