{"id":151,"date":"2024-05-21T19:29:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T19:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2025-10-02T14:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:08:56","slug":"2022-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grantees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/2022-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grantees\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grantees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2022. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Awards support basic research which is theoretically derived and empirically oriented.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"#dixit\">Akshay Govind Dixit<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Harvard University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#mikkelborg\">Anna Mikkelborg<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>University of California, Berkeley<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#padmanabhan\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Padmanabhan\">Deepika Padmanabhan<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Yale University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#ricci\">Erika Ricci<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;<i>University of Central Florida<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#gulesguctas\">Esra Gules-Guctas<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Rockefeller College<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#noh\">Eui Young Noh<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;<i>Vanderbilt University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#shaia\">Fred Shaia<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Brown University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#cakmak\">Furkan Cakmak<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Washington State University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#liu\">Guoer Liu<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>University of Michigan<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#early\">Hannah Early Bagdanov<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>University of Notre Dame<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#izatt\">Hilary Izatt<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;<i>University of Michigan<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#siow\">Jeremy Siow<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Washington University of St. Louis<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#lu\">Jiaqi Lu<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>University of Wisconsin,&nbsp;Madison<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#chang\">Jiseon Chang<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;<i>University of Texas, Austin<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#gerez\">Julian Enrique Gerez<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Columbia University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#chichang\">Keng Chi Chang<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>University of California, San Diego<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#acharya\">Mahesh Acharya<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;<i>University of Mississippi<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#melendez\">Manuel Melendez Sanchez<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Harvard University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#auslen\">Michael Auslen<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Columbia University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#kriner\">Michael Kriner<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Cornell University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#bondeli\">Moritz Bondeli<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Yale University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#wilson\">Nicole Wilson<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#mclaughlin\">Peter McLaughlin<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;<i>University of Oklahoma<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#noor\">Salih Noor<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Northwestern University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#cho\">Soohyun Cho<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Ohio State University<\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#snead\">Warren Snead<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><i>Northwestern University<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"dixit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Akshay-Dixit-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Akshay Dixit\" class=\"wp-image-354\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Akshay Govind Dixit<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a PhD student of Political Economy &amp; Government at Harvard University.  Prior to graduate school, Akshay worked as a Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. He holds a Master\u2019s degree in International &amp; Development Economics from Yale University, and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Economics from Presidency College in Kolkata, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"mikkelborg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Anna-Mikkleborg-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Anna Mikkelborg\" class=\"wp-image-355\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Anna Mikkelborg\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. She holds a BA in\u00a0Law, Societies and Justice &amp; Political Science from the University of Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"padmanabhan\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Deepika-Padmanabhan-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Deepika Padmanabhan\" class=\"wp-image-356\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Deepika Padmanabhan\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Yale University. She holds a BA in Political Science from St. Xavier\u2019s College, Mumbai and Master\u2019s degrees from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University and the Department of Politics, New York University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"ricci\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Erika-Ricci-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Erika Ricci\" class=\"wp-image-357\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Erika Ricci<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a PhD Candidate in Security Studies and Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) at the University of Central Florida\u2019s School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/\">SPSIA<\/a>).\u00a0She holds a BA in International Relations and a\u00a0MA in European and International Policies at Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"gulesguctas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Esra-Gules-Guctas-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Esra Gules-Guctas\" class=\"wp-image-358\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Esra Gules-Guctas<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a PhD candidate at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Public Policy.\u00a0She received her law degree from the Istanbul University School of Law, an MA in political science from Brooklyn College, and an LLM from the Cardozo School of Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"Noh\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Eui-Young-Noh-DDRIG-2022.png\" alt=\"Eui Young Noh\" class=\"wp-image-359\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Eui Young Noh\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>is a PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University. Prior to her doctoral studies, she received a BA in political science from Seoul University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"shaia\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Fred-Shaia-DDRIG-2022.png\" alt=\"Fred Shaia\" class=\"wp-image-360\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Fred Shaia<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a Presidential Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science at Brown University.  Fred holds a Master of Arts (A.M.) in Political Science from Brown University and a Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.) from Harvard University. Before graduate school, Fred spent several years working for international organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"cakmak\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Furkan-Cakmak-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Furkan Cakmak\" class=\"wp-image-362\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Furkan Cakmak<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0received his PhD in Political Science at the Washington State University, where he also received his MA.  Prior to WSU, he received his undergraduate degree in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"liu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Guoer-Liu-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Guoer Liu\" class=\"wp-image-363\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Guoer Liu\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>is a PhD candidate in Political Science and Scientific Computing at the University of Michigan. She received her bachelor&#8217;s in social sciences from the University of Hong Kong and a master&#8217;s in international development from the London School of Economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"early\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Hannah-Early-Bagdanov-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Hannah Early Bagdanov\" class=\"wp-image-364\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Hannah Early Bagdanov<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a PhD Candidate at the University of Notre Dame. Hannah holds an MA in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame as well as a BA in Political Science from Westmont College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"izatt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Hilary-Izatt-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Hilary Izatt\" class=\"wp-image-365\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Hilary Izatt<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a PhD\u00a0candidate in Political Science at the University of Michigan. Hilary holds a B.A. in\u00a0Political Science from Brigham Young University, an M.A. in Asian politics from the School\u00a0of Oriental and African Studies in London, and an M.A. in Political Science from\u00a0Georgetown University. Before pursuing her PhD, Hilary taught undergraduate courses in\u00a0comparative and American politics as a lecturer at the State University of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"siow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Jeremy-Siow-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Jeremy Siow\" class=\"wp-image-366\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Jeremy Siow<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to the APSA-DDRIG, his research has received generous support from the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity &amp; Equity (CRE2) and the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to his PhD program, Jeremy graduated with an M.A. in Political Science and International Studies from Yonsei University, as well as a Bachelor\u2019s degree (B.Soc.Sci) in Political Science from the National University in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"lu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Jiaqi-Lu-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Jiaqi Lu\" class=\"wp-image-368\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Jiaqi\u00a0Lu<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a Ph.D. candidate in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/polisci.wisc.edu\/\">Department of Political Science<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/\">Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies<\/a>\u00a0(joint Ph.D. program) at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisc.edu\/\">University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison<\/a>. He received a BA in Sociology and MA in International Public Affairs (2014) from UW-Madison. Before coming back to Madison for his PhD in 2018, he was a research analyst at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/\">Brookings Institution<\/a>\u00a0(2015-2018), where he worked on energy and climate policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"chang\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Jieson-Chang-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Jiseon Chang\" class=\"wp-image-369\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Jiseon Chang<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. <span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">She completed two degrees from Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea): a bachelor&#8217;s in economics and international studies in Underwood International College, and a master&#8217;s concentrating on international development cooperation and international trade and economic development in the Graduate School of International Studies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"gerez\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Julian-Enrique-Gerez-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Julian Gerez\" class=\"wp-image-370\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Julian Gerez<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Columbia University. Originally from Colombia, Julian graduated with a B.A. in political science from Northwestern University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"chichang\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Keng-Chi-Chang-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Keng-Chi Chang\" class=\"wp-image-371\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Keng-Chi Chang<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a PhD candidate at the University of California, San Diego.\u00a0He received a BA and a MA in Economics from National Taiwan University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"acharya\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Mahesh-Acharya-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Mahesh Acharya\" class=\"wp-image-372\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Mahesh Acharya\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>is a PhD candidate at the University of Mississippi. He received a MA\u00a0in Rural Development from\u00a0Tribhuwan\u00a0University, Nepal, and a BS\u00a0(Physics) from Tri-Chandra College, Nepal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"melendez\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Manuel-Melendez-Sanchez-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Manuel Melendez-Sanchez\" class=\"wp-image-373\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Manuel Mel\u00e9ndez-S\u00e1nchez<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gov.harvard.edu\/\">Harvard University<\/a>\u00a0and a USIP-Minerva Peace and Security Scholar at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usip.org\/\">United States Institute of Peace<\/a>. He also received his bachelor&#8217;s in Government at Harvard University and a master&#8217;s in Politics from the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"auslen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Michael-Auslen-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Michael Auslen\" class=\"wp-image-374\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Michael Auslen\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>is a PhD candidate in political science at Columbia University. <\/span>\u00a0He also earned an MPP from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hks.harvard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harvard University<\/a>\u00a0and a BA in Journalism and Political Science from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiana.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indiana University<\/a>. Previously, he worked as a journalist covering state and local politics for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/author\/michael-auslen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Tampa Bay Times<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/miamiherald.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Miami Herald<\/em><\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indystar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Indianapolis Star<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"kriner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Michael-Kriner-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Michael Kriner\" class=\"wp-image-375\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Michael Kriner\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>is a PhD candidate at Cornell university. <\/span>He holds a BA in global studies from Providence College and an MS in global affairs from New York University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"bondeli\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Moritz-Bondeli-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Moritz Bondeli\" class=\"wp-image-376\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Moritz Bondeli\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>is a PhD candidate at Yale University.\u00a0He holds a BA in political science from the university of Lausanne (Switzerland), and an MPhil in European politics and society from Brasenose College, Oxford.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"wilson\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Nicole-Wilson-2022-DDRIG-1.png\" alt=\"Nicole Wilson\" class=\"wp-image-378\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Nicole Wilson\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>is a PhD candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. <\/span>Prior to her doctoral studies, she received a bachelor&#8217;s in sociology from the University of Georgia and a master&#8217;s in justice, law, and society from American University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"mclaughlin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Peter-McLaughlin-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Peter McLaughlin\" class=\"wp-image-379\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Peter McLaughlin<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0is a PhD candidate in the department of political science at the University of Oklahoma and a research fellow at the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center. In addition to the APSA DDRIG, Peter\u2019s research is supported by the Carrie Chapman Catt center for Women and Politics and OU&#8217;s Dodge Family Research Fellowship. Previously, Peter served as the research director for Vote Smart, a nationwide voter education nonprofit. He holds a BA in government and international studies from Dartmouth College and an MPA from Drake University.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"noor\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Salih-Noor-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Salih Noor\" class=\"wp-image-380\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Salih Noor<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">\u00a0is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at Northwestern University.\u00a0His research has also received support from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the Social Science Research Council, and, at Northwestern University, the Buffett Institute for Global Studies and the Program of African Studies.\u00a0Previously, Salih earned a B.A in Politics Science (<i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit\">distinction<\/em><\/i>) from University of Asmara, Eritrea, and an M.A. in Political Science (<i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit\">mit Auszeichnung<\/em><\/i>) from the Osnabr\u00fcck University in Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"cho\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Soohyun-Cho-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Soohyun Cho\" class=\"wp-image-381\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Soohyun Cho<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">is\u00a0a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Ohio State University.<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">Before joining Ohio State\u00a0University,\u00a0she received\u00a0a\u00a0B.A. and\u00a0an\u00a0M.A. in Political Science\u00a0from\u00a0Seoul National University, South Korea.\u00a0Her\u00a0work has been supported by the Fulbright Fellowship, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gradsch.osu.edu\/presidential-fellowship\">Presidential Fellow<\/a>\u00a0at Ohio State University, and the APSA Centennial Center Research Grant.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\" id=\"snead\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/11\/Warren-Snead-2022-DDRIG.png\" alt=\"Warren Snead\" class=\"wp-image-382\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit\">Warren Snead<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">\u00a0is a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department at Northwestern University. <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">Before attending Northwestern, Warren received his BA from Sewanee: The University of the South in political science and taught history and civics in Virginia Beach, VA.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2022. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Awards support basic research which is theoretically derived and empirically oriented. Akshay Govind Dixit\u00a0is a PhD student of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/2022-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grantees\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2022 Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grantees&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25307,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-151","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25307"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}