Susan Clarke Young Scholar Award

The Susan Clarke Young Scholar Award recognizes junior scholars who are making a contribution to the study of urban and local politics.

Nomination Instructions:

• Nominee must have completed their Ph.D. within the last three years or be about to complete their PhD, and must have submitted a paper proposal for the 2026 APSA meeting.
• A CV, the abstract for the paper proposed for the 2026 APSA, and two letters of nomination should be sent to each committee member. Applicants may self-nominate.

Award Committee (2026):

Sarah F. Anzia, University of California, Berkeley (sanzia@berkeley.edu)

Tabitha Bonilla, Northwestern University (tabitha.bonilla@northwestern.edu)

Michael Leo Owens, Emory University (michael.leo.owens@emory.edu)

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Recipients:

Susan Clarke Young Scholars Award:

2025	Tanushree Goyal, Princeton University Stephanie Ternullo, Harvard University
2024	No Award Given
2023	Alice Xu, Assistant Professor, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania Alexander Sahn, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
2022	Patricia Posey, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago Bryant Moy, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Data Science Faculty Fellow, New York University Matthew Nelsen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Miami
2021	Maria Carreri, Assistant Professor, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy.Tanu Kumar, Postdoctoral Fellow, William & Mary Professor of Political Science, William & Mary Global Research Institute.
2020	Jonathan Collins, Assistant Professor, Department of Education & Affiliate of the Department of Political Science, Brown University Michael Hankinson, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Baruch College – City University of New York. Amy Schoenecker, Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Economics and International Studies, University of Hartford.
2019	Peter Bucchianeri, Vanderbilt University Carrie A. LeVan, Colby College Sally A. Nuamah, Northwestern University
2018	Patricia Kirkland, Princeton University Peter Johannessen, Harvard University
2017	Nazita Lajevardi, Michigan State University David Kaufmann, University of Bern Diane Wong, Cornell University Sally Lawton, Johns Hopkins
2016	Zachary Spicer, Brock University Carolyn Barnes, Duke University

Norton Long Young Scholars Award:

2015	Karin Kitchens Justin de Benedictis-Kessner Amy Schoenecker
2014	Laurel Eckhouse Melissa Sands Carley Shinault
2013	Mark Davis, University of Colorado, Denver Zachary Spicer, University of Western Ontario Veronica Herrera, University of Connecticut Sara Hughes, National Center for Atmospheric Research
2011	Gabe Eidelman Jen Nelles Josh Sapotichne Francis Shen Manny Teodoro
2010	Justin Gest, London School of Economics and Political Science, “Alienation among European Muslims: Spanish Moroccans and British Bangladeshis” Scott Minkoff, University of Colorado, Boulder, “A Space-Time Analysis of Local Competition and Cooperation” Meg Rithmire, Harvard University, “Closed Neighborhoods in Open Cities: The Politics of Socio-Spatial Change in Urban China” Paolo Spada, Yale University, “The Effects of Participatory Democracy: Evidence from Brazilian Participatory Budgeting” Manuel Teodoro, Colgate University, “Political Institutions and Environmental Policy Choices: Water Conservation in America”
2009	Christopher Gore Andra Gillespie Scott MacKenzie Yue Zhang
2004	Brian Adams, San Diego State University Joshua Behr, Old Dominion University Michael Owens, Emory University Deborah Ward, Seton Hall University
2002	Carol Conaway, Wellesley College, “Covering Mayors: Race, Riots, and Responsibility” Mara Sidney, Rutgers University, Newark Brady Baybeck, University of Missouri, St. Louis Gustavo Cano, University of San Diego
2001	Peter Burns, Trinity College, “Electoral Politics Is Not Enough: The Ongoing Struggle of African Americans and Latinos for Full Representation in Urban Politics” Anirudh Ruhil, University of Illinois at Chicago, “Beyond Lipservice: Unpacking the Roots and Fruits of Municipal Institutions”