Research Interests
Political Behavior, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (REP), and Political Representation
Education
BA, Political Science, Murray State University
Awards and Honors
A. Belden Fields Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching as a Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois - Department of Political Science, Spring 2026
Courses Taught
Instructor
Introduction to Political Science, University of Illinois, Fall 2026
U.S. Racial and Ethnic Politics, University of Illinois, Summer 2025
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics, University of Illinois, Fall 2025
Governing Globalization, University of Illinois, Spring 2025 and 2026
Introduction to Political Science, University of Illinois, Fall 2024
Highlighted Publications
Henson, Akayla and Brittany Wood. 2023. “The Mobilizing Effect of Descriptive Representation? The Impact of Representatives’ Race and Gender on Participation,” The Commonwealth Review of Political Science 6(1): 87-105.
Recent Publications
Henson, Akayla and Brittany Wood. 2023. “The Mobilizing Effect of Descriptive Representation? The Impact of Representatives’ Race and Gender on Participation,” The Commonwealth Review of Political Science 6(1): 87-105.