State Politics and Policy

Membership

Section List

The purpose to this section is to further our understanding of the American states including their institutions, political actors, policies, and local, national, and international influence.

Website: www.olemiss.edu/depts/political_science/state_politics/index.htm

Journal: State Politics & Policy Quarterly

2009-2010 Officers

President:
Lilliard E. Richardson Jr.
University of Missouri, Columbia
Truman School of Public Affairs
105 Middlebush Hall
Columbia MO 65211-6100
richardsonle@missouri.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:
Margaret R. Ferguson
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Political Science
425 Univ Blvd.
CA 503J
Indianapolis IN 46202
mferguso@iupui.edu

State Politics and Policy Quarterly Editors:
Richard Winters
State Politics and Policy Quarterly
Dartmouth College
6108 Silsby Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
sppq@dartmouth.edu

Ronald Weber
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Department of Political Science
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
rweber@csd.uwm.edu

David Lowery
University of Leiden
Department of Public Administration
Wassenaarseweg 52
Leiden 2300 RB Netherlands
dlowery@fsw.leidenuniv.nl

Thad Kousser
University of California, San Diego
Political Science
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0521
tkousser@ucsd.edu

Newsletter Editor:
Shannon Jenkins
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Political Science
285 Old Westport Road.
Dartmouth, MA 02747
sjenkins@umassd.edu

2010 Program Chair:
Richard C. Fording
University of Kentucky
Political Science
1615 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington KY 40506
rford@uky.edu

Webmaster:
Jonathan Winburn
University of Mississippi
Political Science
133 Deupree Hall
University, MS 38677
jwinburn@olemiss.edu

Council:
Donald Haider-Markel, University of Kansas
Robert Lowry, University of Texas-Dallas
Susan Yackee, University of Wisconsin
James King, University of Wyoming
Elizabeth Rigby, University of Houston
Neil Woods, University of South Carolina

Awards

Previous Award Winners

Best Paper Award for the best paper on state politics and policy presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should have been sent by December 31, 2009.

Award Committee Members:
James King, University of Wyoming
jking@uwyo.edu

Elizabeth Rigby, University of Houston
erigby@uh.edu

Neal Woods, University of South Carolina
neal.woods@sc.edu

Best Graduate Paper Award for the best paper on state politics and policy presented by a Graduate Student at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should have been sent by December 31, 2009.

Award Committee Members:
James King, University of Wyoming
jking@uwyo.edu

Elizabeth Rigby, University of Houston
erigby@uh.edu

Neal Woods, University of South Carolina
neal.woods@sc.edu

The Career Service Award is given every biennium to a political scientist who has made a significant lifetime contribution to the study of politics and public policies in the American states. Nominations should have been sent by December 31, 2009.

Award Committee Member: TBA

SPPQ Award for the best paper on state politics and policy presented at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year. Nominations should have been sent by December 31, 2009.

Award Committee Members:
Eric Plutzer, Pennsylvania State University
exp12@psu.edu

Beth Reingold, Emory University
beth.reingold@emory.edu

Dennis Grady, Appalachian State University
gradydo@appstate.edu