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Michael Strawbridge named 2026 Andrew Carnegie fellow
Taylor Carlson Receives the 2026 AAPOR Book Award
The award, given by the American Association for Public Opinion Research, seeks to recognize influential books that have stimulated theoretical and scientific research in public opinion and/or influenced our understanding or application of survey research methodology.
Michael Strawbridge Named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
The prestigious award provides Strawbridge a $200,000 research stipend for his project, "In the Thick of It: The Relationship Among Black People, Black Spaces, and Black Political Unity".
Stephanie Shady Receives ArtSci Council Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Excellence in Teaching Award, formerly known as the Distinguished Teaching Award, was established to honor and publicly recognize an outstanding faculty member in Arts & Sciences for exceptional teaching. The award is determined by student nominations.
Department Chair Betsy Sinclair's Research and Work into AI Chatbots Featured in The Ampersand
“We want to acknowledge that AI is out there in the world, but we also want our students to think about who they are,” Sinclair said.
Timm Betz Publishes New Article in the British Journal of Political Science
The article describes a thus far unexplored consequence of globalization pressures: the place-based nature of globalization pressures reinforces local identity and moves voters towards candidates with local ties, especially when they hit key industries in local economic clusters.
Diana Z. O'Brien Publishes New Article in American Political Science Review
The article utilizes research from 12 democracies to examine gender-quotas in world legislatures.
Post-Doc Hwayong Shin Publishes New Article in Journal Political Communication
The article focuses on a key question that has become more common in modern media criticism: When journalists perceive more misinformation from one side of the political spectrum, do they face a normative dilemma between truth and balance?
Michael Strawbridge Receives Award from The Association for the Study of Black Women in Politics
The award is given each year to "the best paper presented by a political scientist on women, gender and Black Politics at a national or regional Political Science conference in the past academic year."
Dan Butler, aka PoliSci Brick Guy, Quoted in the Wall Street Journal
The article, titled "How Lego Became a Go-To Meme of the Propaganda Wars," discusses recent AI propaganda videos utilizing Lego characters addressing the war between Iran and the US.
Ophelia Vedder Publishes New Article in Ethics
The article looks at Vedder's research regarding compulsory sex-marking and the impact of abolishing the practice on freedom and autonomy for all people.