Professor Ichino's research is on ethnic politics, voter behavior, and political parties in developing democracies, with a regional specialization in sub-Saharan Africa. She has a secondary research interest in methodology for comparative politics. Her work has been published in American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, and other outlets. She is the co-Director of Methods and Trainings at EGAP (Experiments in Governance and Politics) and her research in Ghana has been supported by the National Science Foundation.