{"id":308,"date":"2024-10-21T14:53:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/?page_id=308"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:07:20","slug":"2024-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grantees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/2024-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grantees\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 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 2024. 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=\"#baquero\">Daniel Baquero-Mendez<\/a><\/strong>, <em>New York University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#boehmer\">Alison Boehmer<\/a>,<\/strong> <em>University of California, San Diego<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#vasquez\">Michelle Bueno V\u00e1squez<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Northwestern University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#callison\">Ian Callison<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of Washington<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#cruz\">Jerome Patrick Cruz<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#gilchrist\">Narelle Gilchrist<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Princeton University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#heering\">Jonas Heering<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Georgetown University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#heinze\">Alyssa Heinze<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of California, Berkeley<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#jackson\">Emily Jackson<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Cornell University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#jo\">Angie Jo<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#jones\">Sarah Elizabeth Jones<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Syracuse University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#kenney\">Margaret Kenney<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of California, Berkeley<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#kim\">Jiyoung Kim<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of California, Los Angeles<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#leung\">Brian Leung<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of Washington<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#li\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#li\">Zikai Li<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of Chicago<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#malewich\">Baruch Malewich<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of Minnesota<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#martin\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#martin\">Matthew Martin<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of Texas, Austin<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#micatka\">Nathan Micatka<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of Iowa<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#topal\">Ayse Busra Topal<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of California, Riverside<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#wai\">Rebecca Wai<\/a><\/strong>, <em>University of Michigan<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#walsh\">Lindsay Walsh<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Pennsylvania State University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#weller\">Adee Weller<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Emory University<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\" id=\"baquero\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Daniel-Baquero-Mendez.png\" alt=\"Daniel Baquero-Mendez\" class=\"wp-image-309\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Daniel-Baquero-Mendez.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Daniel-Baquero-Mendez-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daniel Baquero-Mendez<\/strong> 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 Corporaci\u00f3n de Estudios para el Desarrollo (CORDES) in Quito, Ecuador.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"boehmer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Alison-Boehmer.png\" alt=\"Alison Boehmer\" class=\"wp-image-342\" style=\"width:150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Alison Boehmer<\/strong> 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\u2019s degree from Austin College in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in 2019.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"vasquez\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Michelle-Bueno-Vasquez.png\" alt=\"Michelle Bueno V\u00e1squez\" class=\"wp-image-334\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Michelle Alexandra Bueno V\u00e1squez<\/strong> is a rising scholar at Northwestern University, pursuing dual degrees as a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science and a Master&#8217;s candidate in Applied Statistics. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"callison\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Ian-Callison.png\" alt=\"Ian Callison\" class=\"wp-image-313\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Ian-Callison.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Ian-Callison-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Ian Callison <\/strong>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.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"cruz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Jerik-Cruz.png\" alt=\"Jerome Patrick Cruz\" class=\"wp-image-314\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Jerik-Cruz.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Jerik-Cruz-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Jerik Cruz<\/strong> 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.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"gilchrist\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Narelle-Gilchrist.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-318\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Narrelle Gilchrist<\/strong> is a PhD candidate in the Politics Department at Princeton University. Prior to Princeton, Narrelle obtained a Master\u2019s from the University of Chicago\u2019s Committee on International Relations program, and a Bachelor\u2019s in political science and African studies from the University of Florida.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"heering\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Jonas-Heering.png\" alt=\"Jonas Heering\" class=\"wp-image-316\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Jonas-Heering.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Jonas-Heering-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Jonas Heering<\/strong> 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\u00a0Global Political Economy Project\u00a0at 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.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"heinze\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Alyssa-Heinze.png\" alt=\"Alyssa Heinze\" class=\"wp-image-336\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Alyssa Heinze<\/strong> 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,\u00a0Berkeley Institute of International Studies, and the Berkeley Institute for South Asian Studies. Heinze\u00a0holds an MSc in Economics from Universit\u00e9 Paris 1 Panth\u00e9on-Sorbonne and a BA in Political Science and South Asian Studies from Dartmouth College.\u00a0<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"jackson\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Emily-Jackson.png\" alt=\"Emily Jackson\" class=\"wp-image-337\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Emily Jackson<\/strong> 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.<\/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 is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Angie-Jo.png\" alt=\"Angie Jo\" class=\"wp-image-319\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Angie-Jo.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Angie-Jo-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p id=\"jo\"><strong>Angie Jo<\/strong> is a PhD candidate in Political Science at MIT.\u00a0 Angie&#8217;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. \u00a0Previously, she worked as an Investment Associate at Bridgewater Associates. \u00a0Angie holds a Master of City Planning degree from MIT and graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Architecture Studies from Harvard.<\/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 is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Sarah-Elizabeth-Jones.png\" alt=\"Sarah Elizabeth Jones\" class=\"wp-image-320\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Sarah-Elizabeth-Jones.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Sarah-Elizabeth-Jones-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p id=\"jones\"><strong>Sarah Elizabeth Jones <\/strong>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.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"kenney\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Maggie-Kenney.png\" alt=\"Margaret Kenney\" class=\"wp-image-321\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Maggie-Kenney.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Maggie-Kenney-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Margaret Kenney<\/strong> 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.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"kim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Jiyoung-Kim.png\" alt=\"Jiyoung Kim\" class=\"wp-image-322\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Jiyoung-Kim.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Jiyoung-Kim-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Jiyoung Kim<\/strong> 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\u2019s University and a M.A. in International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"leung\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Brian-Leung.png\" alt=\"Brian Leung\" class=\"wp-image-324\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Brian-Leung.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Brian-Leung-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Brian Leung <\/strong>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.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"li\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Zikai-Li.png\" alt=\"Zikai Li\" class=\"wp-image-325\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Zikai-Li.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Zikai-Li-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Zikai Li<\/strong> a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Chicago, where he&#8217;s jointly enrolled in the MS program in statistics. He received a bachelor&#8217;s in management from Sun Yat-sen 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 is-resized\" id=\"malewich\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Baruch-Malewich.png\" alt=\"Baruch Malewich\" class=\"wp-image-326\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Baruch-Malewich.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Baruch-Malewich-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Baruch Malewich <\/strong>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.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"martin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Matthew-Martin.png\" alt=\"Matthew Martin\" class=\"wp-image-328\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Matthew-Martin.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Matthew-Martin-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Matthew Martin<\/strong> is a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to graduate school, he received my 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.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"micatka\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Nathan-Micatka.png\" alt=\"Nathan Micatka\" class=\"wp-image-327\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Nathan-Micatka.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Nathan-Micatka-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Nathan Micatka<\/strong> 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.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"topal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Ayse-Busra-Topal.png\" alt=\"Ayse Busra Topal\" class=\"wp-image-329\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Ayse-Busra-Topal.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Ayse-Busra-Topal-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayse Busra Topal <\/strong>is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside. In addition to the APSA-DDRIG, her dissertation has received generous support from the APSA-Centennial Center and the Gabbert Award 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 Sabanc\u0131 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 is-resized\" id=\"wai\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Rebecca-Wai.png\" alt=\"Rebecca Wai\" class=\"wp-image-338\" style=\"width:150px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Rebecca Wai<\/strong> is a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science department at the University of Michigan &#8211; Ann Arbor. Her work has been supported by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the National University of Singapore (NUS).\u00a0She holds a B.A. in Policy Studies and Economics from Lafayette 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 is-resized\" id=\"walsh\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Sara-Walsh.png\" alt=\"Lindsay Walsh\" class=\"wp-image-330\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Sara-Walsh.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Sara-Walsh-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Lindsay Walsh<\/strong> is a Ph.D. Candidate in political science and women\u2019s, gender, and sexuality studies (WGSS) at the Pennsylvania State University. She received her B.A. in Political Science from Skidmore College in 2020.<\/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 is-resized\" id=\"weller\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Adee-Weller.png\" alt=\"Adee Weller\" class=\"wp-image-331\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Adee-Weller.png 233w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/10\/2024-APSA-DDRIG-Adee-Weller-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Adee Weller<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2024. 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. Daniel Baquero-Mendez is a PhD candidate in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/2024-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grantees\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2024 Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grantees&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65867,"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-308","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/308","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\/65867"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/308\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/ddrig\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}