Elizabeth Shakman Hurd (born 1970) is an American scholar and author who studies religion and politics globally.

She is professor of political science and religious studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Her writings have appeared in Boston Review, Public Culture, The Atlantic, Chicago Tribune, Foreign Policy, and The Washington Post.

Her research has been supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies/Luce Program in Religion, Journalism and International Affairs.

She is a core faculty member of the Program in Middle East and North African Studies at Northwestern University.