Byron D’Andra Orey

Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of New Orleans, 1999.
Fields: American Politics, Black Politics, Voting Rights, Elections and Political Behavior with special emphasis on African Americans and Public Opinion.

D’Andra Orey is currently working on two book-length manuscripts. The first explores the contours and dimensions of black conservatism. The second book examines the intersectionality of race and gender, within the context of the increase in the number of black legislators, following the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Orey has published a number of book chapters and articles. Recent articles have appeared in the Social Science Quarterly, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Black Scholar, American Politics Research, The National Political Science Review and Politics and Policy. He has been invited to speak at a number of prestigious universities, both nationally and internationally, including, Oxford University’s St. Anne College, New York University, Spelman College, Washington University, Williams College, Emory University and Winneba College (Ghana, Africa).