Natalie Hernandez

Bio:

Natalie Hernandez is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Yale University, specializing in American Politics. Her research examines questions around representation, public opinion, persuasion, and gender, with a current focus on abortion policy in the post-Roe v. Wade era. Her dissertation and ongoing projects address two central questions: 1) How well does contemporary abortion policy reflect public preferences, and under what conditions does it diverge? 2) Do Americans hold meaningful preferences on abortion—a prerequisite for democratic representation—and can life events or external forces shape these attitudes? Her work has been published or accepted in the American Journal of Political Science, Political Behavior, and American Politics Research. Prior to attending Yale, she worked at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and earned her B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from the University of Pennsylvania.