Rate My Professor Tanya Heinrich

Tanya Heinrich is an associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Houston. Her research examines international political economy, quantitative methods, and foreign policy, with emphasis on the domestic politics of international relations. Specific areas include international migration, development aid, borders, and economic sanctions. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from Rice University in 2013, as well as a Magister degree from Universität Regensburg. Heinrich serves as the graduate placement coordinator in the Department of Political Science.

Heinrich's publications appear in top journals, reflecting her influence in the field. Recent articles include “No Entry in a Pandemic: Public Support for Border Closures” (American Journal of Political Science, 2024, with Yoshiharu Kobayashi, Menevis Cilizoglu, William Christiansen); “Deserving Government Assistance? Public Support for Aid to Struggling Firms and Workers” (Political Behavior, 2024, with Christopher Witko); “Investigating how historical legacies of militarized violence can motivate COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Evidence from global dyadic survey” (Social Science & Medicine, 2022, with Yoshiharu Kobayashi, Christopher Howell, Matthew Motta); “Populism and Foreign Aid” (European Journal of Political Research, 2021, with Yoshiharu Kobayashi, Edward Lawson Jr.); and “Public support for development aid during the COVID-19 pandemic” (World Development, 2021, with Yoshiharu Kobayashi, Kristin A. Bryant). Highly cited works encompass “Determinants of sanctions effectiveness: Sensitivity analysis using new data” (2013, 336 citations); “Public opinion and foreign aid cuts in economic crises” (2016, 179 citations); “When Is Foreign Aid Selfish, When Is It Selfless?” (2013, 144 citations); “Reciprocity and the structural determinants of the international sanctions network” (2014, 139 citations); and “Voters get what they want (when they pay attention): Human rights, policy benefits, and foreign aid” (2018, 105 citations). Her scholarship has over 1,494 citations, advancing understanding of foreign aid, sanctions, human rights, and development.