As Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, Dr. Schwindt-Bayer oversees Rice’s distribution system and the general education curriculum more broadly. She works closely with the faculty, students, and other administrative offices around campus to ensure a top-notch core educational experience for all students at Rice. Dr. Schwindt-Bayer also holds the Mary Elizabeth Edwards Chair in Government and Democracy and is a Professor of Political Science. She joined the Rice faculty in 2013. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses and conducts research on comparative politics, legislatures, representation, Latin America, and gender and politics. She was a U.S. Fulbright Fellow in Colombia in 2003, and in Fall 2008, was a Visiting Fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Schwindt-Bayer is the author of four books and numerous journal articles. She is a divisional advisor for the School of Social Sciences at Brown College and a proud Brown College faculty associate.