I am an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles. Between 2021-2024, I was the Director of the Global Policy Institute in Los Angeles. I was also a Jemolo Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford University (2025), a Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York (2023-24), and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University’s Niehaus Center (2018-19).

My research has been published in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies, among other outlets.

I have also written for The Washington Post, Politico and The New Republic. And my work has been covered by, or I have provided commentary to, The New York Times, The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, Fox News, NBC News, ABC News, TIME, USA Today, The Hill, Vox, Associated Press, and Reuters, among others.

My research examines democratic representation, voting behavior and public opinion in advanced democracies. I focus on two substantive areas: LGBTQ+ politics and immigration. The first stream of my work examines the causes and consequences of LGBTQ+ political representation, as well as the political preferences and voting behavior of LGBTQ+ individuals. The second examines voting behavior and public opinion with regard to immigration, redistribution, and welfare policies.

I received a Ph.D. in political science from UNC Chapel Hill, an M.A. from the University of Bologna, and a B.A. from the University of Milan. My research has been supported by the Russell Sage Foundation, the Haas Fund Fellowship, the American Political Science Association, and the Royster Society of Fellows. I tweet at @GabMagni.