B.J., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Angela High-Pippert is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Women’s Studies at the University of St. Thomas.  Most of her published research is in the areas of citizen participation and women and politics, including motivations for protest activity, the effects of family and work on political participation, media coverage of women activists, and the effects of women representing women in office.  Her current research interests also include citizen participation in community-based energy initiatives, as well as research on teaching and learning techniques that she uses in her classes.  Angela High-Pippert is proud to have won the Distinguished Educator Award at the University of St. Thomas in 2005.