Daniel Baquero-Mendez is a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics at New York University. Daniel holds a B.A. in Economics from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, an M.Res in Economic History from the London School of Economics, and an M.A. in Politics from NYU. Prior to NYU, Daniel was a lecturer in the Department of Economics at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and worked as a senior economic researcher at the Corporación de Estudios para el Desarrollo (CORDES) in Quito, Ecuador.

Alison Boehmer is a Ph.D. candidate in the political science department at UC-San Diego. In addition to the APSA DDRIG, her work is generously supported by the UCSD Center for American Politics, the Jacobs Social Impact Summer Fellowship, and the Yankelovich Center. Alison received her bachelor’s degree from Austin College in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in 2019.

Michelle Alexandra Bueno Vásquez is a rising scholar at Northwestern University, pursuing dual degrees as a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science and a Master’s candidate in Applied Statistics. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago.

Ian Callison is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. Prior to his doctoral studies, Ian earned a B.S. in Journalism and an M.A. in Political Science from Central Michigan University.

Jerik Cruz is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a recipient, among others, of the MIT Presidential Fellowship, the MIT Open Data Prize, and the Pralong Prize for graduate students in Switzerland. He completed his B.A. at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, and M.A. at the Geneva Graduate Institute in Switzerland.

Narrelle Gilchrist is a PhD candidate in the Politics Department at Princeton University. Prior to Princeton, Narrelle obtained a Master’s from the University of Chicago’s Committee on International Relations program, and a Bachelor’s in political science and African studies from the University of Florida.

Jonas Heering is a Ph.D. candidate in international relations in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. During the 2022-2023 academic year, Jonas was a fellow with the Global Political Economy Project at the Mortara Center for International Studies. Jonas holds an M.A. in European Studies from Georgetown University and a B.A./B.B.A. from Texas Christian University.

Alyssa Heinze is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation research is also supported by the Fulbright Association, the Center for Effective Global Action, the Weiss Fund, Berkeley Institute of International Studies, and the Berkeley Institute for South Asian Studies. Heinze holds an MSc in Economics from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a BA in Political Science and South Asian Studies from Dartmouth College.

Emily Jackson is a PhD Candidate in Comparative Politics in the Department of Government at Cornell University and a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow. Her work has been supported by the Einaudi Center for International Studies, the Reppy Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, and the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.

Angie Jo is a PhD candidate in Political Science at MIT. Angie’s research is supported by the APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship, and the Homer A. Burnell Presidential Graduate Fellowship at MIT.  Previously, she worked as an Investment Associate at Bridgewater Associates.  Angie holds a Master of City Planning degree from MIT and graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Architecture Studies from Harvard.

Sarah Elizabeth Jones is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Syracuse University.Prior to her Ph.D. program, Sarah Elizabeth earned her B.A. in Sociology and International Studies from Saint Louis University in 2021. She earned her M.A. in Political Science from Syracuse in 2023.

Margaret Kenney is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. Before joining UC Berkeley, Margaret received a B.A. in Political Science at Saint Louis University.

Jiyoung Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received a B.A. in Law from Sookmyung Women’s University and a M.A. in International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego.

Brian Leung is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at the University of Washington. Originally from Hong Kong, Brian received his Bachelor of Social Sciences and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Hong Kong. Prior to his dissertation research, he worked as a nonprofit leader in Washington, DC.

Zikai Li a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Chicago, where he’s jointly enrolled in the MS program in statistics. He received a bachelor’s in management from Sun Yat-sen University.

Baruch Malewich is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He completed an M.Phil. in Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge and a B.A. in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy from the Interdisciplinary Center [now Reichman University] in Herzliya, Israel.

Matthew Martin is a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to graduate school, he received his B.A. in Political Science and Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After graduation, he worked as a legal assistant in immigration law at a Washington, D.C. firm.

Nathan Micatka is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Iowa. Before starting his PhD, Nathan earned a B.A. in political science and a B.A. in ethics and public policy from the University of Iowa. He also earned a M.A. in politics from the University of Southern California.

Ayse Busra Topal is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside. Before attending the University of California, Riverside, Busra received a B.A. in Psychology from Istanbul Bilgi University and an M.A. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Sabancı University.

Rebecca Wai is a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science department at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. Her work has been supported by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). She holds a B.A. in Policy Studies and Economics from Lafayette College.

Lindsay Walsh is a Ph.D. Candidate in political science and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies (WGSS) at the Pennsylvania State University. She received her B.A. in Political Science from Skidmore College in 2020.

Adee Weller is a Ph.D. candidate at Emory University. She holds an M.A. in Political Science from Emory University and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina Asheville.