Michelangelo Landgrave (he/him/él) is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. At CU he serves as the Director of the Barney Ford Lab for Civic Thought and Engagement. 

He is a member of the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research network and co-organizes the Mid-American Conference for Race, Gender, Immigration, and Ethnicity Politics (MARGIE).

Dr. Landgrave has previously held research appointments at Princeton University (Postdoc Fellow), the U.S. Federal Government's Office of Evaluation Sciences (Associate Fellow), and the University of Missouri (Postdoc Fellow & Assistant Professor). He earned his PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside, and a Master's degree in Economics from California State University, Long Beach. 

He has published 20+ peer reviewed research articles in Political Analysis, Legislative Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Experimental Political Science, State Politics & Policy Quarterly, American Politics Research, Politics, Groups & Identities, PS: Political Science & Politics, the California Journal of Politics & Policy, Political Studies Review, the Journal of Political Science Education, the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, the Journal of Social Equity & Public Administration, the Journal of Economics, Race, & Policy, and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization among others.

His research has been widely cited in popular media, including John Oliver's Last Week Tonight.

He can be reached at michelangelo.landgrave@colorado.edu. Follow him on Bluesky.