Pamela McCann

Biography

Pamela McCann, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Dr. McCann previously served as an assistant professor of public affairs at the University of Washington.

Her research interests include U.S. political institutions, bureaucratic delegation, federalism, intergovernmental politics, legislative behavior, public policy, health policy, policy diffusion, state and local politics. She examines the influence of the states and state-level political institutions on national political maneuvering and policy choices. In particular, Dr. McCann focuses on the influence of policy actors’ intergovernmental context on legislative choices. Her recent work addresses the impact of the interaction of state and national political institutions on political choices and policy outcomes.

Dr. McCann received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, where she received the Gerald R. Ford Fellowship (2010-2011) and the Rackham Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (2009-2010). She also earned the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (2008-2009; 2004-2005), and named National Science Foundation IDEAS IGERT fellow (2006-2008).

Selected Publications

• Clouser McCann, P., & Shipan, C. (2021). How many major US laws delegate to federal agencies? (almost) all of them. Political Science Research and Methods, 1-7.
• McCann, P. C., Spencer, D. M., & Wood, A. K. (2021). Measuring State Capture. Wisconsin Law Review, 1141-1185.
• McCann, P. J. C., Shipan, C. R., & Volden, C. (2015). Top-Down Federalism: State Policy Responses to National Government Discussions. Publius, 45(4): 495-525.