Christina Greer

Dr. Christina M. Greer, PhD is an Associate Professor of Political Science and American Studies at Fordham University – Lincoln Center (Manhattan) campus. Her research and teaching focus on American politics, Black ethnic politics, campaigns and elections, and public opinion. Prof. Greer’s book Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream (Oxford University Press) investigates the increasingly ethnically diverse black populations in the US from Africa and the Caribbean. She finds that both ethnicity and a shared racial identity matter and also affect the policy choices and preferences for black groups. Professor Greer is currently working on a manuscript detailing the political contributions of Barbara Jordan, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Stacey Abrams. She recently co-edited Black Politics in Transition, which explores gentrification, suburbanization, and immigration of Blacks in America.

She is a frequent political commentator and is the co-host of the New York centered podcast FAQ-NYC and the politics editor and co-host of the Black centered podcast The Blackest Questions at thegrio.com.

Prof. Greer received her BA from Tufts University and her MA, MPhil, and PhD in Political Science from Columbia University.