Ellen D.B. Riggle is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Women's Studies program at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include the cognitive processes involved in political tolerance and in evaluations of political candidates.

She is co-editor of (with Alan Ellis) Sexual Identity in the Workplace: Issues and Services (1996), and (with Barry Tadlock) Gays and Lesbians in the Democratic Process: Public Policy, Political Representation and Public Opinion (1999).