Andre Van Parys

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Rochester, specializing in American political institutions, formal theory, and quantitative methods. Beginning in July 2026, I will be a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

My research examines how, and to what extent, private interests use their resources to influence public policy. I also have an overarching interest in combining theoretical and empirical methods. In particular, my dissertation investigates how agenda setting and agenda control create methodological challenges for the empirical study of vote buying in legislatures. 

Prior to coming to Rochester, I received an M.Sc. in Philosophy of the Social Sciences from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the College of Charleston. 

Feel free to reach out with any questions! 

Contact: avanpary@ur.rochester.edu