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Diana Z. O'Brien Interviewed in The 19th About Dr. Erica Schwartz's Nomination as the First Black Woman to Lead the CDC

8.13.26 | 19th News

"Experts say women and people of color are often tapped to lead during crises. Erica Schwartz inherits a CDC reshaped by political battles over science and vaccines."

Michael Strawbridge Interviewed by St. Louis Post Dispatch About Missouri Primary Election Outcomes

8.13.26 | St. Louis Post Dispatch

Strawbridge was asked about the impact of State Sen. Angela Mosely campaign on the campaign of fellow State Sen. Brian Williams in the race for St. Louis County Executive.

Betsy Sinclair Publishes New Article on AI and Misinformation in Royal Society Open Science

8.6.26

Michael Strawbridge Featured on Nine PBS Discussing Missouri's District 1 Democratic Primary

8.4.26 | Nine PBS

Elaine Yao Receives the Best Article by a Non-Tenure Track Scholar Award from Formal Theory Section of APSA

8.4.26

This Best Article by a Non-Tenure Scholar Award is "given to the author(s) of the best paper published in 2025 by a non-tenured scholar. To be eligible for this award, an article must have been published during 2025 and the recipient must not have tenure on the date the article is first published on a journal’s website."

Xiaoyan Qui Receives Outstanding Article Award from International History and Politics Section of APSA

8.4.26

The Outstanding Article Award recognizes "exceptional peer-reviewed journal articles representing the mission of the International History and Politics Section of the APSA, including innovative work that brings new light to events and processes in international politics, encourages interdisciplinary conversations between political scientists and historians, and advances historiographical methods."

Michael Strawbridge Receives Best Paper Award from Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section of APSA

8.3.26

The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

PhD Candidate Alex Avery Selected as American Association of University Women American Doctoral Fellow

7.31.26

The American Doctoral Fellowship is meant to offset scholars’ expenses during one year of their doctoral program and also deepens AAUW’s impact by accelerating diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia.

Ophelia Vedder Receives the Kenneth Sherrill Best Dissertation Award

7.27.26

The Kenneth Sherrill Best Dissertation Prize is given by the Sexuality & Politics section and recognizes the best dissertation on sexuality and politics completed and successfully defended in the previous two calendar years.

PhD Candidate Alexis Jang Publishes New Article in Journal of Peace Research

7.20.26

The article looks at the relationship between women's portrayal as victims of war and public attitudes toward women's leadership capabilities.

Ophelia Vedder Receives Best Dissertation Prize from Women, Gender, and Politics Section of APSA

7.14.26

The Best Dissertation Prize is awarded for the best dissertation on women and politics completed and accepted in the previous year.

Diana O’Brien Co-Authors a New Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

7.13.26

The article examines how major climate patterns—including El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole—shape the risk of armed conflict around the world.