Claire Wofford
Associate Professor
Office Hours: By appointment only
Phone: 843.953.5724
E-mail: woffordcb@cofc.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download
Claire Wofford joined the Department of Political Science in January 2012. She currently holds the rank of Associate Professor and is also the Director of the Pre-Law Advising Program at the College of Charleston. She offers courses on American Government, Constitutional Law, and Civil Liberties at the undergraduate level.
Dr. Wofford’s research interests are in the field of American politics, with a particular emphasis on the U.S. legal system. Her work has appeared in Law & Society Review, Journal of Law & Courts, Justice System Journal, Politics & Gender, American Politics Research, and Journal of Political Science, among others. She is currently exploring whether and how litigants constrain judicial decision-making and how race and gender shape the civil litigation process. Dr. Wofford has also offered commentary and opinion pieces for a variety of print, radio and television media, including The Baltimore Sun, The Post & Courier, Christian Science Monitor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Politico, and National Public Radio.
Dr. Wofford earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from Emory University in December 2011. She also holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College.
Education
Ph.D., Emory University
J.D., Duke University School of Law
B.A., Wellesely College
Field of Specialization: U.S. legal system and the role of race, class, and gender in structuring political power.