Winter 2026 Webinar Series
The Status Committee put on three webinars in Winter 2026, collaborating with various status committees and other stakeholders.
On February 5, 2026 the committee, along with the Status Committee on Graduate Students in the Profession, put on the webinar “Anxiety and Depression: Graduate School and Beyond.”
On March 2, 2026, the committee hosted “Navigating an Academic Career after
a Significant Health Change.”
On March 20, 2026 the committee, along with the Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession and Women in Legislative Studies, hosted “Caregiving in the Academy.”
Throughout the series, the committee had 14 panelists share their experiences with over 100 participants.
2025 Travel Grant
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Status Committee on Disability in the Profession Travel Grant! The recipients received funds to assist their travel to the 2025 Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- Asahi Obata, “The Effect of the ADA on the Political Efficacy of Persons with Disabilities”
- Chandler J. L’Hommedieu, “Seeing, Hearing, and Reading Politics: A Framework for Using Multi-modal Large Language Models in Social Science Research”
Disability Pride Month
In honor of Disability Pride Month, APSA’s Diversity and Inclusion Program Team and the Status Committee on Disability in the Profession collaborated to collect recent or forthcoming publications that focused on disability in political behavior or disabled individuals and politics. Check out the collection here!
Joint Status Committee Virtual Workshops: May 2025
The Status Committee on Disability in the Profession and the The APSA Status Committee on Graduate Students in the Profession have collaborated to present two workshops this May: Navigating Disability During the Job Market and Navigating Accommodations in Graduate School.
April 2025: Disability Experiences in Political Science Survey Launch
APSA has a number of status committees focused on our diverse group of members. This year, the Committee on the Status of Disability in the Profession is asking all current and former APSA members to complete a survey to examine the experiences and observations of political scientists with respect to disability. The survey asks specific questions about your experiences and observations related to disability in graduate school, on the job market, in conferences, and in faculty roles. The survey will be used, in conjunction with focus groups, to document the needs & experiences of disabled political scientists and to help the Committee advocate for change at all levels of the discipline. APSA Members received the survey to their email on file the week of 4/7/2025. Please email surveys@apsanet.org with any questions.
Book Discussion with Jess Whatcott: Menace to the Future
Join us for an online discussion of Dr. Jess Whatcott’s new book, Menace to the Future: A Disability and Queer History of Carceral Eugenics. This event will delve into the introduction and second chapter, examining the historical intersections of disability, queerness, and eugenics in the United States. This event is particularly suited for those in political science and related fields interested in understanding the impact of carceral systems on marginalized communities. Please be advised that the discussion will include content related to medical abuse. Cosponsored with the WPSA Critical Disability Studies Virtual Community. Learn more and register here.
Crip Spacetime Book Discussion for Political Scientists
What can political science learn from disability scholarship? Join us for a lively online book discussion with Amber Knight to delve into Margaret Price’s new book, Crip Spacetime: Access, Failure, and Accountability in Academic Life. The discussion, led by Amber Knight, will focus on disability studies’ applications in political science and will be a must-attend for scholars in political science interested in understanding the role of disability in politics. Get ready to explore new dimensions of political theorizing through the lens of disability and challenge your perceptions of time and space. Cosponsored with the WPSA Critical Disability Studies Virtual Community. Learn more and register here.
2024 Travel Grant
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Status Committee on Disability in the Profession Travel Grant! The recipients received funds to assist their travel to the 2024 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
- Jennifer Lin: “Partisanship, Attitudes about ROTC, and Support for US Military Intervention”
- Ayoung Chun: “Seed Donors and Their Influence within Congressional Committees”
- Nancy E. Aguilera
- Martina Bortolan: “Anticipating Change: FCDO’s Climate Aid Design in Bangladesh”
Disability Pride Month 2024
APSA’s Diversity and Inclusion Program Team and the Status Committee on Disability in the Profession collaborated to collect recent or forthcoming publications that focus on disability in political behavior or disabled individuals and politics. See the entire collection here!