Professor. Author. Researcher.
Dr. Stella Rouse is the director of the Hispanic Research Center and professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University.
Prior to joining ASU in 2023, Rouse spent 15 years at the University of Maryland, including three years as director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (2019-2022). She was also a Luce Public Fellow (2018-2020) at the Public Religion Research Institute. In 2010, she was a visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Social Sciences (REGSS) at Duke University as a Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow. Stella Rouse earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 2008.
Her research examines how identities inform representation, political behavior and participation, focusing primarily on Latino and youth politics.
Dr. Rouse is the Author of Three Books
Latinos in the Legislative Process: Interests and Influence;
The Politics of Millennials: Political Beliefs and Policy Preferences of America’s Most Diverse Generation;
and Citizens of the World: Political Engagement and Policy Attitudes of Millennials across the Globe.
Dr. Rouse has published articles on Latino representation on congressional committees, the mobilizing effect of female candidates in midterm elections, how generational and/or ethnic identities influence attitudes about immigration, climate change and COVID-19, and the role of religion on the political attitudes of Latinos, African Americans, and whites.
Dr. Rouse’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Russell Sage Foundation. She has presented her work at such forums as the Brookings Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She has also written for such media outlets as The Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, Reuters, and The Conversation.
A native of Colombia, she immigrated to Florida at age 2 and is a fluent Spanish speaker and writer.
