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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Tyson was raised in [[Whittier, California]] where she was known to her friends and family as Momo. She was the victim of childhood abuse. Tyson was voted "Most likely to suceed," as a senior at [[La Serna High School]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/for-vanessa-tyson-speaking-out-on-sexual-assault-began-long-before-she-accused-fairfax/2019/02/08/ce8b721a-2b26-11e9-b011-d8500644dc98_story.html|title=For Vanessa Tyson, speaking out on sexual assault began long before she accused Fairfax|last=Schmidt|first=Samantha|date=February 8, 2019|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> She completed a bachelor of arts in politics and a certificate in African American studies at [[Princeton University]] in 1998. She was awarded the Ruth B. Simmons Thesis Prize and the 1998 Spirit of Princeton award. Tyson earned a master's degree and a doctor of philosophy in political science from [[University of Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2019/02/tyson-allegations|title=Virginia lieutenant governor accused of sexual assault by U. alum|last=Han|first=Rebecca|date=February 7, 2019|website=[[The Daily Princetonian]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> Her 2011 dissertation on marginalization and influence in the U.S. House of Representatives was the basis for her book ''Twists of Fate''. Her doctoral advisors were [[Michael C. Dawson]] and [[Cathy J. Cohen]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tyson|first=Vanessa Catherine|date=2011|title=Marginalization and influence: Race, representation, and political coalitions in the U.S. House|url=|journal=The University of Chicago|volume=|pages=|via=}}</ref>
Tyson was raised in [[Whittier, California]]. She was the victim of childhood abuse. Tyson was voted "Most likely to suceed," as a senior at [[La Serna High School]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/for-vanessa-tyson-speaking-out-on-sexual-assault-began-long-before-she-accused-fairfax/2019/02/08/ce8b721a-2b26-11e9-b011-d8500644dc98_story.html|title=For Vanessa Tyson, speaking out on sexual assault began long before she accused Fairfax|last=Schmidt|first=Samantha|date=February 8, 2019|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> She completed a bachelor of arts in politics and a certificate in African American studies at [[Princeton University]] in 1998. She was awarded the Ruth B. Simmons Thesis Prize and the 1998 Spirit of Princeton award. Tyson earned a master's degree and a doctor of philosophy in political science from [[University of Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2019/02/tyson-allegations|title=Virginia lieutenant governor accused of sexual assault by U. alum|last=Han|first=Rebecca|date=February 7, 2019|website=[[The Daily Princetonian]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> Her 2011 dissertation on marginalization and influence in the U.S. House of Representatives was the basis for her book ''Twists of Fate''. Her doctoral advisors were [[Michael C. Dawson]] and [[Cathy J. Cohen]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tyson|first=Vanessa Catherine|date=2011|title=Marginalization and influence: Race, representation, and political coalitions in the U.S. House|url=|journal=The University of Chicago|volume=|pages=|via=}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Tyson was an instructor at [[Dickinson College]] for eight years. She left the institution in June 2015. She taught courses in American government, political representation, and marginalization of groups though racism, sexism, and homophobia. She is an associate professor of politics at [[Scripps College]] and a political science fellow at [[Stanford University]] [[Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philly.com/news/vanessa-tyson-dickinson-college-sexual-assault-virginia-20190207.html|title=Professor who accused Va. lieutenant governor of sexual assault once taught at Pa. college|last=Snyder|first=Susan|date=February 7, 2019|website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>
Tyson was an instructor at [[Dickinson College]] in the Department of Political Science for about eight years until June 2015 where she taught courses in American government, political representation, and marginalization of groups though racism, sexism, and homophobia.<ref name="inquirerprofile" /><ref>{{Cite web| last = Franchini | first = Rachael| title = Former Dickinson Prof. Alleges Assault from Va. Lt. Governor| work = The Dickinsonian| accessdate = 2019-03-13| url = https://thedickinsonian.com/news/2019/02/07/former-dickinson-prof-alleges-assault-from-va-lt-governor/}}</ref> She is currently an associate professor of politics at [[Scripps College]]. During the 2018-19 academic year, Tyson is a fellow at [[Stanford University]] [[Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences]].<ref name="inquirerprofile">{{Cite web|url=https://www.philly.com/news/vanessa-tyson-dickinson-college-sexual-assault-virginia-20190207.html|title=Professor who accused Va. lieutenant governor of sexual assault once taught at Pa. college|last=Snyder|first=Susan|date=February 7, 2019|website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Awards and Honors: Associate Professor of Politics Vanessa Tyson Awarded Stanford University CASBS Fellowship {{!}} Scripps College News| work = Scripps College News| accessdate = 2019-03-13| date = 2018-07-26| url = http://www.scrippscollege.edu/news/features/awards-and-honors-associate-professor-of-politics-vanessa-tyson-awarded-stanford-university-casbs-fellowship}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 23:57, 13 March 2019

Vanessa C. Tyson
Academic background
EducationPrinceton University (B.A.)
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.)
ThesisMarginalization and influence: Race, representation, and political coalitions in the U.S. House (2011)
Doctoral advisorMichael C. Dawson
Cathy J. Cohen
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
InstitutionsDickinson College
Scripps College

Vanessa Catherine Tyson is an American political scientist. She is an associate professor of politics at Scripps College and a political science fellow at Stanford University.

Early life and education

Tyson was raised in Whittier, California. She was the victim of childhood abuse. Tyson was voted "Most likely to suceed," as a senior at La Serna High School.[1] She completed a bachelor of arts in politics and a certificate in African American studies at Princeton University in 1998. She was awarded the Ruth B. Simmons Thesis Prize and the 1998 Spirit of Princeton award. Tyson earned a master's degree and a doctor of philosophy in political science from University of Chicago.[2] Her 2011 dissertation on marginalization and influence in the U.S. House of Representatives was the basis for her book Twists of Fate. Her doctoral advisors were Michael C. Dawson and Cathy J. Cohen.[3]

Career

Tyson was an instructor at Dickinson College in the Department of Political Science for about eight years until June 2015 where she taught courses in American government, political representation, and marginalization of groups though racism, sexism, and homophobia.[4][5] She is currently an associate professor of politics at Scripps College. During the 2018-19 academic year, Tyson is a fellow at Stanford University Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.[4][6]

Personal life

See also: 2019 Virginia political crisis § Justin Fairfax

In 2019, Tyson alleged that Justin Fairfax had sexually assaulted her in 2004 in his hotel room in Boston. Tyson was volunteering at a Boston rape crisis center at the time. He denied sexually assaulting her and said their encounter was consensual. She hired Katz, Marshall & Banks, the legal team that represented Christine Blasey Ford during the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination.[1]

Selected works

Books

  • Tyson, Vanessa C. (2016). Twists of Fate: Multiracial Coalitions and Minority Representation in the US House of Representatives. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190630867.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Schmidt, Samantha (February 8, 2019). "For Vanessa Tyson, speaking out on sexual assault began long before she accused Fairfax". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  2. ^ Han, Rebecca (February 7, 2019). "Virginia lieutenant governor accused of sexual assault by U. alum". The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved 2019-02-12. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ Tyson, Vanessa Catherine (2011). "Marginalization and influence: Race, representation, and political coalitions in the U.S. House". The University of Chicago.
  4. ^ a b Snyder, Susan (February 7, 2019). "Professor who accused Va. lieutenant governor of sexual assault once taught at Pa. college". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-02-12. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ Franchini, Rachael. "Former Dickinson Prof. Alleges Assault from Va. Lt. Governor". The Dickinsonian. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  6. ^ "Awards and Honors: Associate Professor of Politics Vanessa Tyson Awarded Stanford University CASBS Fellowship | Scripps College News". Scripps College News. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  7. ^ Reviews of Twists of Fate:
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