Dr. Kirstin Birkhaug
Dr. Kirstin Birkhaug teaches Introduction to American Politics, State and Local Government, and all upper-level political theory courses, including American Political and Social Thought, Ancient and Medieval Political Thought, Modern Political Thought, and Contemporary Political Thought at Hope College. Dr. Birkhaug is also a member of the Emmaus Scholars faculty and the faculty advisor for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Leadership Fellows Program at Hope College. She joined the Department of Political Science in 2023.
She studies early American political thought, with a focus on women's contributions. Her recent projects have examined topics including citizenship, liberty, constitutionalism, and the views of historical figures such as Phillis Wheatley, Mercy Otis Warren, John Adams, and Alexis de Tocqueville. She is the book reviews editor of the Journal of Religion, Culture & Democracy.
Guest appearance on:
- Remember The Ladies
- Phillis Wheatley, First Poet Of A New Nation
- Judith Sargent Murray and the Roots of American Feminism
- Mercy Otis Warren: The Pen That Pressed for the Bill of Rights
- Martha Washington And Deborah Sampson: Two Paths Of Courage
- Abigail and John: How a Marriage Shaped American Politics