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Campaign contributions used to pull parties to the centre, but that filter is eroding blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
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Congratulations to Logan Hage as her thesis project also won the 2026 Best Undergraduate Honors Thesis Award Runner-up (Quantitative) from Pi Sigma Alpha!
Logan Hage won the Mike Gilotti Best Thesis Award this year for her thesis, "Reducing Barriers to the Ballot: The Impact of Automatic Voter Registration on Youth Voter Turnout in the United States" advised by Chris Beem.
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Our last undergraduate thesis project highlight comes from Hunter Steach. His thesis, "The Impact of Partisan Judicial Elections on Judicial Independence in US States," was advised by Michael Nelson. Learn more about his thesis here: lnkd.in/grEebWaJ
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Maya Dalton, a political science graduate student, and Giancarlo Visconti have a new paper, “Representation Behind Closed Doors: The Effect of Electing Women Mayors on Domestic Violence,” forthcoming in the Journal of Politics.
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Congrats to Nicholas Hemauer on receieving the Outstanding Political Science Graduate Student Award for his strong publication record which includes papers published in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law and in State Politics and Policy Quarterly this year!
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Congratulations to Lindsay Walsh on receiving the Robert S. Friedman Award for Excellence in Teaching for her work teaching Gender and Politics during the 25-26 academic year!
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Congrats to Christine for also receiving the Department's Best M.A. Thesis Award for this paper!
Christine Semeniuk, a rising third-year Ph.D. student, won the Best Poster Award at the State Politics and Policy Conference for her poster, “Throwing the Party? National Party Influence on State Party Platforms.” Congratulations Christine!
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The next undergraduate thesis project highlight comes from Payton Smith. Her thesis, "Pathways to Power: The Role of Gender Equality, Respect, and Ambition in Female Political Participation," was advised by LeeAnn Banaszak.
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Excited to share that my recent @AJPS_Editor paper, "Endogenous opposition: Identity and ideology in Kuwaiti electoral politics," received Best Article awards from @APSAtweets 's Democracy & Autocracy and @APSAMENA sections. A link to the article can be found below.
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Professor McManus and her coauthors published an article in American Political Science Review titled, “The Domestic Sources of International Trust."
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Christine Semeniuk, a rising third-year Ph.D. student, won the Best Poster Award at the State Politics and Policy Conference for her poster, “Throwing the Party? National Party Influence on State Party Platforms.” Congratulations Christine!
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Our next undergraduate thesis project highlight comes from Annelise McGowan. Her thesis, "Reactive Generosity: The Role of Terrorism in Shaping U.S. Aid Distribution," was advised by Bumba Mukherjee.
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Our next undergraduate thesis project highlight comes from Emmanuel Kraft. His thesis, "Feeding Success: Food Insecurity and Academic Performance in Pennsylvania K–12 Public Schools," was advised by Michael Berkman.
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Savannah Morris has been selected to receive the Center for Global Studies Undergraduate Thesis Prize Award for her thesis, “Gender and Foreign Policy: The Role of Female Foreign Policy Elites in International Conflict” advised by Lee Ann Banaszak.
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Congratulations to Chris Zorn on receiving the Jewell Limar Prestage Best Paper Award from the Southwestern Political Science Association for his paper “Gender and the Misperception of Women’s Representation in State Legislatures and Congress."
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Logan Hage won the Mike Gilotti Best Thesis Award this year for her thesis, "Reducing Barriers to the Ballot: The Impact of Automatic Voter Registration on Youth Voter Turnout in the United States" advised by Chris Beem.
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Professor McManus was recently interviewed by the Associated Press and later quoted in an article examining President Donald Trump’s threats toward Iran, offering expert insight on international conflict and security.
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Congratulations to Cihan Duran for receiving the Lynn M. Sebulsky Memorial Award for excellence as a first-year graduate student!
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Congrats to Lingbo Zhao on receiving the Raymond E. Lombra and Roberta Lombra Outstanding Graduate Research Award to recognize her solo-authored “Global Value Chains and Corporate Opposition to Sanctions,” in International Studies Quarterly.
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Trinidy Manison is a second-year student majoring in Criminology and Political Science. Through mentorship, leadership in the Chaiken Center, and service to her Pittsburgh community, she is committed to uplifting others while preparing for a future in law.
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