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State Politics and Policy Section Award Recipients

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Best Journal Article Award
Best Paper Award
Career Achievement Award
Christopher Z. Mooney Dissertation Award
Mac Jewell Enduring Contribution Book Award
State Politics and Policy Quarterly (SPPQ) Best Paper Award
Virginia Gray Best Book Award
Tom Carsey Scholars
Emerging Scholar Award


Best Journal Article Award

The award recognizes the best journal article on U.S. state politics or policy published during the previous calendar year in any peer-reviewed journal (book reviews, review essays, and chapters published in edited volumes are not eligible.

2023 Mitchell Kilborn, Harvard University
“Public Money Talks Too: How Public Campaign Financing Degrades Representation.” American Journal of Political Science 66: 730-744. 2022.
2023 Arjun Vishwanath, Harvard University
“Public Money Talks Too: How Public Campaign Financing Degrades Representation.” American Journal of Political Science 66: 730-744. 2022.
2022 Gerald Gamm, University of Rochester
"Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Prosperity: Party Competition and Policy Outcomes in 50 States." American Political Science Review, 2021.
2022 Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego
"Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Prosperity: Party Competition and Policy Outcomes in 50 States." American Political Science Review, 2021.
2021 Jeffrey J. Harden, University of Notre Dame
“Does Transparency Inhibit Political Compromise?” American Journal of Political Science, Early View, September, 2020.
2021 Justin H. Kirkland, University of Virginia
“Does Transparency Inhibit Political Compromise?” American Journal of Political Science, Early View, September, 2020.
2021 Srinivas Parinandi, University of Colorado
“Policy Inventing and Borrowing among State Legislatures.” American Journal of Political Science 64(4): 852-868. 2020.
2020

Alexandra Filindra, University of Illinois at Chicago
“Is ‘Threat’ in the Eye of the Researcher? Theory and Measurement in the Study of State-Level Immigration Policymaking.”

2019

Mirya R. Holman, Tulane University
“Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Women’s Collaboration in US State Legislatures.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 43(2):179-206.

2019

Anna Mahoney, Tulane University
“Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Women’s Collaboration in US State Legislatures.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 43(2):179-206.

2018 Neal D. Woods, University of South Carolina
“Gone with the Wind: Federalism and the Strategic Location of Air Polluters.” American Journal of Political Science. 16(2):257–270.
2018 David M. Konisky, Indiana University
“Gone with the Wind: Federalism and the Strategic Location of Air Polluters.” American Journal of Political Science. 16(2):257–270.
2018 James E. Monogan III, University of Georgia
“Gone with the Wind: Federalism and the Strategic Location of Air Polluters.” American Journal of Political Science. 16(2):257–270.
2017  Devin Caughey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"The Dynamics of State Policy Liberalism, 1936-2014." The American Journal of Political Science 60(4):899-913.
2017  Christopher Warsaw, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"The Dynamics of State Policy Liberalism, 1936-2014." The American Journal of Political Science 60(4):899-913.
2016  Frederick J. Boehmke, University of Iowa
"Pivotal Politics and Initiative Use in the American State." Political Research Quarterly, 2015, 68(4): 665-677 
2016  Tracy L. Osborn, University of Iowa
"Pivotal Politics and Initiative Use in the American State." Political Research Quarterly, 2015, 68(4): 665-677 
2016  Emily U. Schilling, University of Tennessee
"Pivotal Politics and Initiative Use in the American State." Political Research Quarterly, 2015, 68(4): 665-677 
2015  Eric McGhee, Public Policy Institute of California
"A Primary Cause of Partnership? Nomination Systems and Legislator Ideology." AJPS 2014. 
2015  Seth Masket, University of Denver
"A Primary Cause of Partnership? Nomination Systems and Legislator Ideology." AJPS 2014. 
2015  Boris Shor, Georgetown University
"A Primary Cause of Partnership? Nomination Systems and Legislator Ideology." AJPS 2014. 
2015 Steven Rogers, Saint Louis University
"A Primary Cause of Partnership? Nomination Systems and Legislator Ideology." AJPS 2014. 
2015  Nolan McCarty, Princeton University
"A Primary Cause of Partnership? Nomination Systems and Legislator Ideology." AJPS 2014. 
2015  Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Election Laws, Mobilization, and Turnout: The Unintended Consequences of Electoral Reform." AJPS 2014.  
2015  David Canon, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Election Laws, Mobilization, and Turnout: The Unintended Consequences of Electoral Reform." AJPS 2014.  
2015  Ken Mayer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Election Laws, Mobilization, and Turnout: The Unintended Consequences of Electoral Reform." AJPS 2014.  
2015  Don Moynihan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Election Laws, Mobilization, and Turnout: The Unintended Consequences of Electoral Reform." AJPS 2014. 
2014 Elizabeth Rigby, George Washington University
"Political Parties and Representation of the Poor in the American States." (American Journal of Political Science, 57 (2013), 552-54)
2014 Gerald Wright, Indiana University, Bloomington
"Political Parties and Representation of the Poor in the American States." (American Journal of Political Science, 57 (2013), 552-54)

Best Paper Award

The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on state politics given at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.

   
2015  Devin Caughey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Dynamic Representation in the American States, 1960-2012"  
2015  Christopher Warshaw, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Dynamic Representation in the American States, 1960-2012"
2014 Gerald Gamm, University of Rochester
"Contingent Partisanship: When Party Labels Matter- and When They Don't- in the Distribution of Pork in American State Legislators"
2014 Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego
"Contingent Partisanship: When Party Labels Matter- and When They Don't- in the Distribution of Pork in American State Legislators"
2014 Gerald Gamm, University of Rochester
"Contigent Partisanship: When party Labels Matter - and When They Don’t't - in the Distribution of Pork in American State Legislators"
2013 Michael Herron, Dartmouth College
"Getting Your Souls to the Polls: The Racial Impact of Reducing Early In-Person Voting in Florida"
2013 Daniel Smith, University of Florida
"Getting Your Souls to the Polls: The Racial Impact of Reducing Early In-Person Voting in Florida."
2012  William Franko, Auburn University
"Income Inequality" 
2012  Loren Collingwood, University of California, Riverside
"The Pursuit of Victory and Incorporation: Elite Strategy, Group Pressure, and Cross Racial Mobilization" 
2012 Seth Masket, University of Denver
"Polarization without Parties: The Rise of Legislative Partisanship in Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature"
2012 Boris Shor, University of California, Berkeley
"Polarization without Parties: The Rise of Legislative Partisanship in Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature"
2011  Stephen Yoder, University of Maryland
"With a Little Help from Our Feds: Understanding State/Federal Cooperation on Immigration Enforcement" 
2011  Heather Creek, University of Maryland
"With a Little Help from Our Feds: Understanding State/Federal Cooperation on Immigration Enforcement" 
2011 Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego
"The Roots of Executive Power"
2011 Justin Phillips, Columbia University
"The Roots of Executive Power"
2010  Julianna Pacheco, Pennsylvania State University
"Thermostatic Policy Responsiveness in the Fifty States" 
2010 Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan
"Why State Constitutions Differ in the Treatment of Same-Sex Marriage"
2010 Yanna Krupnikov, University of Michigan
"Why State Constitutions Differ in the Treatment of Same-Sex Marriage"
2010 Adam Levine, University of Michigan
"Why State Constitutions Differ in the Treatment of Same-Sex Marriage"
2010 Spencer Piston, University of Michigan
"Why State Constitutions Differ in the Treatment of Same-Sex Marriage"
2010 Alexander Von Hagen-Jamar, University of Michigan
"Why State Constitutions Differ in the Treatment of Same-Sex Marriage"
2009  Todd Makse, Ohio State University
"Winning's Half the Battle: How Parties Finanace State Legislative Candidates in Post Redistricting Election" 
2009 Rosemary Taylor, Tufts University
"The Social Sources of The Gradient: A Cross-National Analysis of the Pathways Linking Social Class to Population Health"
2009 Teena Wilhelm, Unversity of Georgia
"To Join or Not to Join the Chief Justice: Associate Justices and Separate Opinion Behavior"
2006 Daniel Smith, University of Florida
"Do State-Level Ballot Measures Affect Presidential Elections? Gay Marriage and the 2004 Election"
2006 Caroline Tolbert, Kent State University
"Do State-Level Ballot Measures Affect Presidential Elections? Gay Marriage and the 2004 Election"
2006 Todd Donovan, Western Washington University
"Do State-Level Ballot Measures Affect Presidential Elections? Gay Marriage and the 2004 Election"
2003  Seth Masket, University of California-Los Angeles
"Building Better Partisans: What California's Experience with Cross-Filing Teaches Us About Party Politics" 
2003 Virginia Gray, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
" Sisyphus Meets the Borg: Understanding the Diversity of Interest Communities"
2003 Matthew Fellowes, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"Sisyphus Meets the Borg: Understanding the Diversity of Interest Communities"
2003 David Lowery, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
"Sisyphus Meets the Borg: Understanding the Diversity of Interest Communities"
2002 Michael Bernhard, Pennsylvania State University
"Democratization in Germany: A Reappraisal"
2001  Thomas Rudolph, University of Minnesota
"Divided Government and Fiscal Policy in the American States" 
2001 Lael Keiser, University of Missouri at Columbia
"State Governments, Vertical Transfer, and the Implementation of Public Policy"
2000 Paul Brace, Rice University
"Public Opinion in the American States"
2000 Craig Arceneaux, Rice University
"Public Opinion in the American States"
2000 Martin Johnson, Rice University
"Public Opinion in the American States"
1999 Michael Mintrom, Michigan University
"Local Organization as Sites for Deliberative Democracy--Learning from Charter Schools"
1998 William Berry, Florida State University
"Reassessing the 'Race to the Bottom' Thesis: A Spatial Dependence Model of State Welfare Policy"
1998 Richard Fording, University of Kentucky
"Reassessing the 'Race to the Bottom' Thesis: A Spatial Dependence Model of State Welfare Policy"
1998 Russell Hanson, Indiana University, Bloomington
"Reassessing the 'Race to the Bottom' Thesis: A Spatial Dependence Model of State Welfare Policy"
1997 Randall Partin, University of Colorado
"Campaign Intensity and Voter Information: A Look at Gubernatorial Contests"
1996 Keith Hamm, Rice University
"The Development of Committee Specialization in State Legislatures"
1996 Ronald Hedlund, University of Rhode Island
"The Development of Committee Specialization in State Legislatures"
1995 Paul Brace, Florida State University
"Tax Changes and Economic Performance in the American States"
1994 Kim Hill, Texas A&M University
"Lower Class Mobilization and Redistributive Policy: A Longitudinal Analysis"
1994 Jan Leighley, Texas A&M University
"Lower Class Mobilization and Redistributive Policy: A Longitudinal Analysis"
1994 Angela Andersson, Texas A&M University
"Lower Class Mobilization and Redistributive Policy: A Longitudinal Analysis"
1993 Robert Brown, University of Mississippi

Career Achievement Award

The Career Achievement Award 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.

2023 Keith A. Hamm, Rice University
2022 Charles Barrilleaux, Florida State University
2021 Lynda W. Powell, University of Rochester
2020

Rodney Hero, Arizona State University

2019 William D. Berry, Florida State University
2018 Peverill Squire, University of Missouri, Columbia
2017  Tom Carsey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2016  Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University 
2014 Richard Winters, Dartmouth College
2013 David Lowery, Pennsylvania State University
2012 Christopher Mooney, University of Illinois, Springfield
2011 Gerald Wright, Indiana University, Bloomington
2010 Kenneth Meier, Texas A&M University
2009 Ronald Weber
2007 Virginia Gray, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2003 Malcolm Jewell, University of Kentucky
2001 Sarah Morehouse, University of Connecticut
1999 Thomas Dye, Florida State University

Christopher Z. Mooney Dissertation Award

This award is given for the best dissertation in american state politics and policy completed during the previous calendar year.

2023 Amber Lusvardi, University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh
"The End of the Child Bride: Social Movements and State Policymaking on Underage Marraige"
2022 Michael R. Kistner, University of Houston
"Fundraising for the Caucus: Money, Party Politics, and Policymaking in American Legislature"
2021 Scott LaCombe, Smith College
“Institutional Design and the Politics of U.S. States.”
2020

Anna Gunderson, Emory University
“Why Do States Privatize Their Prisons? The Unintended Consequences of Inmate Litigation”

2019

Tessa Provins, University of California, Merced
“The Value of Legislative Design: A Comparative Analysis of State Legislative Institutions.” PhD diss., University of California, Merced.

2018

Julia Payson, Stanford University
“When Governments Lobby.” Unpublished PhD Dissertation. Stanford University. 2017.

2017  Matthew N. Tokeshi, Williams College
"White Voters' Response to African American Candidates for High-Profile Statewide Offices."
2016  Chidambaram Parinandi (directed by Jenna Bednar and Charles Shipan), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
"Devolution and Policy Experimentation under Federalism: Essays on Innovation and Emulation in the American States." 
2015  Jaclyn J. Kettler, Boise State University (Ph.D., Rice University)
"The Right to Party (Resources): Political Party Networks and Candidate Success." Rice University 2014. 
2014 Julianna Koch, Cornell University
"States of Inequality: Government Partisanship, Public Policies, and Income Disparity in the American States, 1970-2005"
2014 Steven Rogers, Princeton University
"Accountability in a Federal System"
2013 Daniel Biggers, Yale University
2013 Jeffrey Harden, University of Colorado Boulder
2012 Jason Windett, Saint Louis University (Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Understanding Female Candidates and Campaigns for Governor
2011 Julianna Pacheco, Pennsylvania State University Iowa (Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University)
Dynamic Public Opinion and Policy Responsiveness in the American States
2010 Nicole Kazee, University of Illinois, Chicago (Ph.D. Yale University)
"Wal-Mart Welfare: Business, Fiscal Regimes, and the Politics of Health Policy in the American States,"

Mac Jewell Enduring Contribution Book Award

To be awarded every three years to a political science book on the subject of U.S. state politics or policy published at least 10 years prior to the award being bestowed that stands as an enduring contribution to the literature. Such books would be those classic works frequently assigned in graduate seminars, typically found on the bookshelves of state politics scholars, and that have been crucial in setting the direction of scholarship the field since their publication.

2023 Beth Reingold, Emory University
Representing Women: Sex, Gender, and Legislative Behavior in Arizona and California. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press. 2000.
2020

2017 
Sue Thomas, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
How Women Legislate (Georgetown University Press, 1994)
Virginia Gray, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Politics in the American States: A Comparative Analysis (11th Edition) CQ Press, 2017. 
2017 Russel L. Hanson, Indiana University
Politics in the American States: A Comparative Analysis (11th Edition) CQ Press, 2017. 
2017  Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego
Politics in the American States: A Comparative Analysis (11th Edition) CQ Press, 2017. 
2014 Robert Erikson, Columbia University
Statehouse Democracy: Public Opinion and Policy in the American States (Cambridge University Press, 1993)
2014 Gerald Wright, Indiana University, Bloomington
Statehouse Democracy: Public Opinion and Policy in the American States (Cambridge University Press, 1993)
2014 John McIver, University of Colorado, Boulder
Statehouse Democracy: Public Opinion and Policy in the American States (Cambridge University Press, 1993)

State Politics and Policy Quarterly (SPPQ) Best Paper Award

The State Politics and Policy Award is given for the best paper on state politics and policy presented at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year.

2023 Danielle Thomsen, University of California, Irvine
“Legislative Effectiveness, Progressive Ambition, and Electoral Success.” Presented at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting.
2023 Sarah A. Treul, University of North Carolina
“Legislative Effectiveness, Progressive Ambition, and Electoral Success.” Presented at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting.
2023 Craig Volden, University of Virginia
“Legislative Effectiveness, Progressive Ambition, and Electoral Success.” Presented at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting.
2023 Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University
“Legislative Effectiveness, Progressive Ambition, and Electoral Success.” Presented at the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting.
2022 Derek E. Holliday, University of California, Los Angeles
"DC On My Mind: National Considerations in State Political Decisions." Presented at the APSA 2021 Annual Meeting.
2022 Aaron Rudkin, University of California, Los Angeles
DC On My Mind: National Considerations in State Political Decisions." Presented at the APSA 2021 Annual Meeting.
2021 Peter Bucchianeri, Vanderbilt University
“Legislative Effectiveness in the American States.”  
2021 Craig Volden, University of Virginia
“Legislative Effectiveness in the American States.”  
2021 Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University
“Legislative Effectiveness in the American States.”  
2021 Zoe Nemerever, University of California, San Diego
“Rural Representation in the American States.”
2020 Jesse Crosson, Trinity University
Divided, But by What? Divided Government, Institutions and Policy Statsis.” 2019 American Political Science Association Conference.
2020 Michael Olson, Harvard University
Divided, But by What? Divided Government, Institutions and Policy Statsis.” 2019 American Political Science Association Conference.
2019

Mary Kroeger, University of Rochester
“Bureaucrats as Lobbyists.” Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2018.

2018 Mary Kroeger, University of Rochester
“Bill Changes in State Legislatures.”
2017  Christina Ladem, University of Colorado
"Follow the Leader: Prominent Female Politicians and the Emergence of Women Candidates for Public Office."
2017  Jeffrey Harden, University of Notre Dame
"Follow the Leader: Prominent Female Politicians and the Emergence of Women Candidates for Public Office." 
2017  Jason Windett, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
"Follow the Leader: Prominent Female Politicians and the Emergence of Women Candidates for Public Office." 
2016  Mona Vakilifathi, University of California, San Diego
Constraining Bureaucrats Today Knowing You’ll Be Gone Tomorrow: The Effect of Legislative Term Limits on Statutory Discretion.” 
2015  Graeme T. Boushey, University of California, Irvine
"Experts, Amateurs, and Bureaucratic Influence in the American States." Presented at the 2014 APSA annual meeting and the 2014 MPSA annual meeting.  
2015  Robert J. McGrath, University of Michigan & George Mason University
"Experts, Amateurs, and Bureaucratic Influence in the American States." Presented at the 2014 APSA annual meeting and the 2014 MPSA annual meeting. 
2014 James Monogan III, University of Georgia
"Gone with the Wind: Federalism and the Strategic Placement of Air Polluters." Presented at the 2013 State Politics and Policy Conference
2014 Neal Woods, University of South Carolina
"Gone with the Wind: Federalism and the Strategic Placement of Air Polluters." Presented at the 2013 State Politics and Policy Conference
2014 David Konisky, Georgetown University
"Gone with the Wind: Federalism and the Strategic Placement of Air Polluters." Presented at the 2013 State Politics and Policy Conference
2013 Christopher Mooney, University of Illinois
"Legislative Thinking: Responsibility, Motivation, and Cognitive Complexity in U.S.Statehouses"
2012 Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University
“Democratic Initiatives in State Supreme Courts: Judicial Behavior in the Terminal Term
2011 Michael Berkman, Pennsylvania State University
"Multi-Level Policy Responsiveness to Public Opinion: From Statehouse to Street-Level"
2011 Eric Plutzer, Pennsylvania State University
"Multi-Level Policy Responsiveness to Public Opinion: From Statehouse to Street-Level"
2010 Jeffrey Lax, Columbia University
"Explaining Democratic Performance in the States"
2010 Justin Phillips, Columbia University
"Explaining Democratic Performance in the States"
2006 Gary Cox, University of California, San Diego
"What Polarizes Parties? Preferences and Agenda Control in American State Legislatures"
2006 Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego
"What Polarizes Parties? Preferences and Agenda Control in American State Legislatures"
2006 Mathew McCubbins, University of California, San Diego
"What Polarizes Parties? Preferences and Agenda Control in American State Legislatures"
2003 Raymond Wolfinger, University of Calfornia- Berkeley
"Between Registering and Voting: How State Laws Affect Voter Turnout of Young Registrants"
2003 Ben Highton, University of California, Davis
"Between Registering and Voting: How State Laws Affect Voter Turnout of Young Registrants"
2003 Megan Mullin, University of California, Berkeley
"Between Registering and Voting: How State Laws Affect Voter Turnout of Young Registrants"

Virginia Gray Best Book Award

To be awarded annually to the best political science book published on the subject of U.S. state politics or policy in the preceding three calendar years. Thus, books would be eligible to be considered for the award for three years. E.g., for the 2014 award, books published in 2011-13 would be eligible for nomination.

2023

Jacob M. Grumbach, University of Washington

Laboratories Against Democracy: How Nationa LParties Transforemd State Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 2022.

2022 James L. Gibson, Washington University
Judging Inequality:State Supreme Courts and the Inequality Crisis. Russell Sage Foundation, 2021.
2022 Michael J. Nelson, Pennsylvania State University
Judging Inequality:State Supreme Courts and the Inequality Crisis. Russell Sage Foundation, 2021.
2022 Christopher J. Clark, University of North Carolina
Gaining Voice: The Causes and Consequences of Black Representation in the American States.Oxford University Press, 2019.
2021 Leah C. Stokes, University of California, Santa Barbara
Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States. Oxford University Press, 2020.
2020 Joshua J. Dyck, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Initiatives without Engagement: A Realistic Appraisal of Direct Democracy’s Secondary Effects.
2020 Edward L. Lascher, Jr., California State University, Sacramento
Initiatives without Engagement: A Realistic Appraisal of Direct Democracy’s Secondary Effects.
2019

Jamila Michener, Cornell University
Fragmented Democracy. Cambridge University Press, 2018.

2018 Christopher Witko, South Carolina University
The New Economic Populism: How States Respond to Economic Inequality. Oxford University Press. 2017.
2018 William F. Franko, West Virginia University
The New Economic Populism: How States Respond to Economic Inequality. Oxford University Press. 2017.
2017  Jeffrey J. Harden, University of Notre Dame
Multidimensional Democracy: A Supply and Demand Theory of Representation in American Legislatres. Cambridge University Press, 2016.
2016  Christopher W. Bonneau, University of Pittsburgh
Voters' Verdicts: Citizens, Campaigns, and Institutions in State Supreme Court Elections. University of Virginia Press. 
2016  Damon M. Cann, Utah State University
Voters' Verdicts: Citizens, Campaigns, and Institutions in State Supreme Court Elections. University of Virginia Press. 
2016  Ray La Raja, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Campaign Finance and Political Polarization: When Purists Prevail. University of Michigan Press. 
2016  Brian Schaffner, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Campaign Finance and Political Polarization: When Purists Prevail. University of Michigan Press. 
2015  Sarah F. Anzia, University of California, Berkeley
Timing and Turnout: How Off-Cycle Elections Favor Organized Interests. The University of Chicago Press, 2014. 
2014 Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego
The Power of American Governors: Winning on Budget and Losing on Policy (University of Cambridge Press, 2012)
2014 Justin Phillips, Columbia University
The Power of American Governors: Winning on Budget and Losing on Policy (University of Cambridge Press, 2012)
2014

Lynda Powell, Dartmouth College
The Influence of Campaign Contributions in State Legislators: The Effects of Institutions and Politics (University of Michigan Press, 2012)

 Tom Carsey Scholars

These awards will be given to support graduate student participation in the 2020 State Politics and Policy Conference.   

2020
2020
Hannah Wilson, University of Notre Dame
Tracee Saunders, University of Iowa
2020 Hanna Brant, University of Missouri
2020   Henry Flatt, University of Texas, Austin  
2020   Shiro Kuriwaki, Harvard University
2020 Bailey Fairbanks, Georgia State University
2020 Travis Taylor, University of Kentucky
2020 Michaelangelo Landgrave, University of California, Riverside
2020 Micayla Clark, Georgia State University
2020 Naomi Nubin, University of Houston
 

 

Emerging Scholar Award

2023 Jacob M. Grumbach, University of Washington
2022 Jeffery J. Harden, University of Notre Dame
 
Christopher Warshaw, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Dynamic Representation in the American States, 1960-2012" 
Christopher Warshaw, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Dynamic Representation in the American States, 1960-2012" 
Christopher Warshaw, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Dynamic Representation in the American States, 1960-2012" 
Heather Creek, University of Maryland
"With a Little Help from Our Feds: Understanding State/Federal Cooperation on Immigration Enforcement"
Seth Masket, University of California-Los Angeles
"Building Better Partisans: What California's Experience with Cross-Filing Teaches Us About Party Politics"
Seth Masket, University of California-Los Angeles
"Building Better Partisans: What California's Experience with Cross-Filing Teaches Us About Party Politics"
Seth Masket, University of California-Los Angeles
"Building Better Partisans: What California's Experience with Cross-Filing Teaches Us About Party Politics"
Thomas Rudolph, University of Minnesota
"Divided Government and Fiscal Policy in the American States"
Thomas Rudolph, University of Minnesota
"Divided Government and Fiscal Policy in the American States"