Cecilia Hyunjung Mo

Research Bio

Cecilia Hyunjung Mo is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley. She specializes in behavioral political economy, comparative political behavior, the political economy of development, and social policy research. She focuses on significant contemporary challenges to development and moral issues of today like cultivating democratic citizenship, understanding and addressing the negative consequences of rising inequality, modern day slavery, and prejudice. Her research agenda is interdisciplinary and lies at the intersection of political science, economics, and psychology. 

Research Expertise and Interest

inequality, immigration, human trafficking, political behavior, voting and elections, political socialization, research design and empirical methods

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Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring
  • Computational Social Science IIB  [COMPSS 224B]  

  • Capstone Project  [COMPSS 230]  

  • Human Trafficking  [POLSCI 138M]  

  • Emerging Research in American Political Behavior Research Workshop  [POLSCI 290PB]  

  • Directed Advanced Study  [POLSCI 292]  

  • Directed Dissertation Research  [POLSCI 296]  

  • Directed Advanced Study  [PUBPOL 292]  

2025 Fall
  • Emerging Research in American Political Behavior Research Workshop  [POLSCI 290PB]  

  • Directed Advanced Study  [POLSCI 292]  

  • Directed Dissertation Research  [POLSCI 296]  

  • Professional Preparation for Graduate Student Instructors.  [POLSCI 398]  

  • Research Skills  [POLSCI 404]  

  • Directed Advanced Study  [PUBPOL 292]  

2025 Spring
  • Special Topics  [DEVP 290]  

  • Major Themes in Comparative Analysis: Research Design  [POLSCI 200B]  

  • Emerging Research in American Political Behavior Research Workshop  [POLSCI 290PB]  

  • Directed Advanced Study  [POLSCI 292]  

  • Directed Dissertation Research  [POLSCI 296]  

  • Special Topics in Public Policy  [PUBPOL 290]