{"id":58,"date":"2017-07-13T20:12:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T20:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s13\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:53:21","slug":"byran-jackson-dissertation-research-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s13\/byran-jackson-dissertation-research-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Byran Jackson Dissertation Research Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diane Wong presents the Byran Jackson Dissertation Research Award to Hajer Al-Faham at the 2019 APSA conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Byran Jackson Dissertation Research Award<\/strong> recognizes the outstanding
\nscholarship by a graduate student studying racial and ethnic politics in an urban setting (Studies can be comparative or focused on the U.S.). The award is for a dissertation that is in progress, rather than a completed dissertation. The award comes with a $500 prize.<\/p>\n

Nomination Instructions:
\n<\/strong>To nominate, a dissertation proposal\/ outline (5-10 pages) and a nomination letter should be sent to each committee member. Applicants may self-nominate.<\/p>\n

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Award Committee (2026):
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard University, (jdbk@hks.harvard.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Sharon Denise Austin, University of Florida (polssdw@ufl.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Michael Hankinson, George Washington University (hankinson@gwu.edu)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Deadline for nominations:\u00a0March 15, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Recipients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2025<\/b><\/td>\nAntonia Gordon <\/strong><\/b>(Michigan State University), \u201cThe Urban School Ecosystem\u201d
\nHonorable Mention: <\/em>Jeremiah Cha<\/strong> (Harvard University), \u201cRacial Representation in American Local Politics\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/b><\/td>\nAnum P. Syed <\/strong><\/b>(George Washington University),
\n\u201cEthnicity Across Borders: The Political Mobilization Against Dalit Discrimination in the United States\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/b><\/td>\nLaRaven Temoney (<\/b>University of Florida), \u201c<\/i>The Lasting Impact of the Voter Education Project on Black Political Participation in the U.S. South”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/b><\/td>\nAndrene Wright<\/strong> (Northwestern University), \u201cBlack Women\u2019s Politics in U.S Urban<\/span> Cities: A 3-Part Paper Centering the Role of Black women Mayors in African\u00a0American Politics\u201dAna Oaxaca<\/strong> (UCLA), \u201cAll Politics is Local? The Impact of Nationalization on Local Elite\u00a0Decision Making on Immigration\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a02021<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>No award given<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/b><\/td>\nKiela Crabtree<\/strong>, University of Michigan
\n\u201cRacially Targeted Violence and Implications for Politics in the United States\u201dHonorable Mention:<\/em>
\nGabrielle L. Gray<\/strong>, Howard University
\n\u201cPolitical Responsiveness to Police Shootings: Explaining the Role of Sympathy, Black Organizational Investment and White Allies\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/b><\/td>\nHajer Al-Faham, University of Pennsylvania
\n\u201cContingent Citizenship: Muslims in America.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/b><\/td>\nNo award given.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nPatricia Posey,<\/b> University of Pennsylvania
\n\u201cRefinancing the American Dream: the Consequences of Targeted Financial Policy for Political and Radical Inequality in the United States.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/b><\/td>\nDiane Wong, Cornell University
\n\u201cDisappearing Chinatowns:\u00a0 The Struggle Against Gentrification in San Francisco, New York City, and Boston.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/b><\/td>\nBrad Fulton, Duke University
\n\u201cBridging and Bonding: How Social Diversity Influences Collective Political Action.\u201d Duke University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/strong><\/td>\nZinga Fraser, Northwestern University
\n\u201cCatalysts for Change: A Comparative Study of Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/strong><\/td>\nMarquita Bowers-Brown, University of Missouri, Saint Louis
\n“The St. Louis Desegregation Transfer Program: Does Participation Lessen the Educational Disparity between the City of St. Louis County Students?”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nEmily Farris, Brown University
\n“Pathways to Power: An Examination of Latino Local Elected Officials”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/strong><\/td>\nJamila Michener, University of Chicago
\nThe Politics of Help Seeking in Marginalized Populations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/strong><\/td>\nCarlos Cuellar, Rice University
\n“The Latino Empowerment Process: An Examination of the Causes and Consequences of Latino Representation in Local Politics”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/strong><\/td>\nAngela Hagan PhD, University of Louisville
\nRace, Consolidation, and Regionalism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/strong><\/td>\nParu Shah, Rice University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/strong><\/td>\nKristin Good, University of Toronto
\n“Multiculturalism in the City: A Comparative Analysis of Municipal Responsiveness to Immigration in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and the Greater Vancouver Regional District”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/strong><\/td>\nMichelle Camou, University of Colorado
\n“Managing Conflict without Contracts: Achieving Economic Justice in the Informal Economy”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/strong><\/td>\nJoshua Behr, University of New Orleans
\n“An Explanation for the Presence of Minority-Opportunity Districts and the Election of Hispanics and Blacks to the City Council within Single Member District Election Systems”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/strong><\/td>\nMara Sidney, University of Colorado
\n“Social Constructions of Race and Class in Fair Housing Policy”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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