Morgan Lyon Cotti is an American political scientist and, since 2017, is the Associate Director of the

Hinckley Institute of Politics The Hinckley Institute of Politics is a nonpartisan institute located on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its purpose is "to engage students in transformative experiences and provide political thought leadership" through in ...

. Cotti's interest in politics began when she was 16 years old and served as a

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. She obtained degrees from

University of Utah The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public university, public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (Book of Mormon), Deseret by the General A ...

and

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

and completed a PhD in Political Science from

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.McBaine, Neylan
"Where Her Truth Is"
''The Latter-day Saint Women Project'', 4 March 2015. Retrieved on 4 April 2021.

Career

Cotti joined the Utah Foundation in 2011 as an analyst and later the organization's research director. In 2013, Cotti joined the Hinckley Institute of Politics as State and Local Program Director. She later was named Associate Director of the organization. She is also an associate adjunct professor in political science at the University of Utah. In 2020, Cotti was the volunteer and academic program director for the 2020 United States vice-presidential debate between

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and

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. Cotti serves on the board of ''Utah Women Run'', a nonpartisan group that works to encourage women to engage in politics and run for office.Bicknell, Lindsay
"2019 30 Women To Watch Honorees"
''Utah Business'', 8 May 2019. Retrieved on 4 April 2021.

Personal life

Cotti lives in

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and is married with two children. She is a member of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the ...

References

External links

Real Women Run
Official website
Hinckley Institute of Politics
Official profile
University of Utah
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