About - Heather L. Elko

I am an Associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California - Davis. I have been at Davis for thirteen years, after receiving my PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and holding a postdoc position in the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton Univeristy.

I am also an avid hiker and birder. From the coast to the foothills, the valley to the Sierras, Northern California has so much to offer. And then there’s the hiking afar I have been lucky enough to do: Peru, Texas, Alaska, Hawaii, Utah, Australia … and hopefully much more to come. There is so much out there to see and enjoy!