Welcome! My name is Joseph Coll, and I am a recent graduate from the University of Iowa and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University.

My work critically examines the health of American electoral democracy. This occurs through investigations of racial biases in election administration and access, perceptions of voter fraud and election integrity, and support for democratic norm violation and election subversion, for examples. Through these analyses, my work critically examines whether American elections are free and fair, whether Americans see them as free and fair, and under what conditions Americans support non-free and fair elections.

I have published over twenty peer-reviewed works since my first publication in 2020. My works have appeared in leading subfield and generalist journals (e.g., Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics; Political Research Quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly). I also co-edited a volume on COVID-19 and the 2020 US elections, contributed to co-edited volumes, and co-authored a textbook chapter (Politics in the American States, 2025). My work is supported by a robust methodological toolbox and diverse coauthor network. 

I have received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards, including two Tom Carsey Scholar Grants, two Underrepresented Minority fellowships, four highly competitive fellowships, and thousands of dollars in research funding. In 2022, I provided expert testimony to the Tennessee Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights regarding voting and civil rights in Tennessee. I also organized/chaired (with Dr. Enrijeta Shino) the 2023 Election Science Conference within a Conference at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association.

I have designed and taught courses over Introduction to American Politics, Campaigns and Elections, Research Methods, Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States, State and Local Politics, Public Opinion, and Survey Design, where I have routinely received high student evaluations and a teaching award in recognition of my successful pedagogy.