PROGRAM COMMITTEES


Administrative Committees Committee on Nominations
Committee on Publications
Equity and Access Taskforce
Social Media Committee
Virtual Community Program Committee
WPSA Climate Action Committee


Status Committees Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans
Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession
Committee on the Status of Latinas/os in the Profession
Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
Community College Committee
First Generation Scholars Committee
Queer Status Committee

Award Committees Asian Pacific Americans and Politics Best Paper Award Committee
Betty Moulds Lifetime Service Award
Betty Nesvold Women and Politics Award Committee
Blacks and Politics Best Paper Award Committee
Charles Redd Politics of the American West Award Committee
Clay Morgan Award Committee
Dissertation Award Committee
Don Nakanishi Award Committee
Environmental Political Theory Award Comittee
Latino/Latina Politics Best Paper Award Comittee
PGI Award Comittee
WPSA Best Paper Award Committee
PRQ Award Committee
William E. Connolly Award Committee

Committee on Nominations
Chair:
Angel Saavedra Cisneros (2023-2025)
Bowdoin College
Members:
Michelle Ramirez (2024-2026)
Texas A&M University Kingsville
Darin Dewitt (2023-2025)
California State University, Long Beach
Yalidy Matos (council liaison, 2024-2026)
Rutgers University
Committee on Publications
Chair:
Jane Junn (2024-2025)
University of Southern California
Members:
Michaele Ferguson (2023-2025)
University of Colorado Boulder
Nadia Brown (2024-2026)
Georgetown University
Equity and Access Taskforce
Chair:
Jane Junn (2024-2025)
University of Southern California
Members:
Yeaji Kim
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Natasha Altema McNeely
University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Bianca Rubalcava
University of California, Irvine
Marcel Roman
University of Texas, Austin
Sara Angevine
Whittier College
La Della Levy
College of Southern Nevada
Social Media Committee
Chair:
Meredith Conroy
California State University, San Bernardino

Mario Guerrero
California Polytechnic University, Pomona
Virtual Community Program Committee
Chair:
Ron Amit
Arizona State University
Members:
Mark Brown
California State University, Sacramento
Jamie Mayerfeld
University of Washington
Maria Struble
Western Colorado University
 
Climate Action Committee
The Western Political Science Association has formed a Climate Action Committee to generate proposals for reducing the association’s contributions to climate change.
Chair:
Althea Sircar (2021-2025)
University of Redlands
Members:
Katherine Lawless (2023-2026)
Huron University
Mark Franke (2024-2027)
Huron University
Igor Logvinenko (2024-2027)
Occidental College
Juliet Carlisle (2024-2027)
University of Utah
Mary Witlacil (2024-2027)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Paasha Mahdavi (2022-2025)
UC Santa Barbara
Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans
Chair:
Yeaji Kim (2020-2023)
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Members:
Nhat-Dang Do (2023-2026)
Trinity College
Nathan Chan (2024-2027)
Loyola Marymount University
Fan Lu (2022-2025)
Queens University
Tanika Raychaudari (2024-2027)
Rice University
Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession
Chair:
Natasha Altema McNeely (2022-2025)
UTexas Rio Grande Valley
Members:
Maruice Mangum (2024-2027)
Jackson State University
Jacob Grumbach (2022-2025)
University of Washington
Chaya Crowder (2024-2027)
Loyola Marymount University
Christine Slaughter (2023-2026)
Boston University
Committee on the Status of Latinas/os in the Profession
Chair:
Christopher Olds (2022-2025)
Fort Hays State University
Members:
Sam Acuna (2024-2027)
Occidental College
Maricruz Osorio (2023-2026)
Bentley
Marcel Roman (2023-2026)
University of Texas, Austin
Angie Bautista-Chavez (2024-2027)
Johns Hopkins University
Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
Chair:
Sara Angevine (2020-2026)
Whittier College
Members:
Joyce Ejukonemu (2023-2026)
Federal College of Education
Jordie Davies (2024-2027)
University of California, Irvine
Sarah Gershon (2022-2025)
Georgia State University
Kathryn Perkins (2022-2025)
California State University, Long Beach
Community College Committee
Co-Chair:
Rogelio Garcia (2023-2026)
East Los Angeles College
Co-Chair:
La Della Levy (2023-2026)
College of Southern Nevada
Members:
Dino Bozonelos (2023-2025)
Victor Valley College
Tony Wohlers (2023-2026)
Harford Community College
Michael Lim (2024-2027)
East Los Angeles College
First Generation Scholars Committee
Chair:
Bianca Rubalcava (2022-2025)
University of California, Irvine
Members:
Tye Rush (2024-2027)
University of California, San Diego
Grace Howard (2023-2026)
San Francisco State University
Mary Anne Mendoza (2022-2025)
California Polytechnic University, Pomona
Ana Oaxaca (2024-2027)
University of Texas, Austin
Queer Status Committee
Co-Chair:
Jeff Feng (2024-2027)
Northwestern University
Co-Chair:
Isabel Felix Gonzales (2024-2027)
University of Virginia
Members:
Zein Murib
Fordham University
TBA
Asian Pacific Americans and Politics Best Paper Award

For an outstanding paper discussing issues and problems that concern
Asian Pacific Americans. ($250 award)

Chair:
Yeaji Kim
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Members:
Fan Lu
Queens University
Nhat-Dang Do
Trinity College
Nathan Chan
Loyola Marymount University
Tanika Raychaudari
Rice University
Betty Moulds Lifetime Service Award:
Chair:
Pei-te Lien
University of California, Santa Barbara
Members:
Jason Casellas
University of Houston
Louis Desipio
University of California, Irvine
Betty Nesvold Women and Politics Award:
Chair:
Sara Angevine
Whittier College
Members:
Kathryn Perkins
California State University, Long Beach
Joyce Ejukonemu
Federal College of Education
Sarah Gershon
Georgia State University
Jordie Davies
University of California, Irvine
Blacks and Politics Best Paper Award:
Chair:
Natasha Altema McNeely
University of North Texas
Members:
Jacob Grumbach
University of California, Berkeley
Christine Slaughter
Boston University
Maruice Mangum
Jackson State University
Chaya Crowder
Loyola Marymount University
Charles Redd Politics of the American West Award:
Chair:
Erik Hanson
University of Southern California
Members:
Melissa Rogers
Claremont Graduate University
Isaac Hale
Occidental College
Clay Morgan Award:
Chair:
Gwen Ottinger
Drexel University
Members:
June Ann Jones
University of Texas, Dallas
Matt Harvey
Princeton University
Dissertation Award:

For the best doctoral dissertation completed at a university within the regional groupings of the WPSA between July 1 and June 30 of the previous academic year. ($250 award)

Chair:
Darin Dewitt
California State University, Long Beach
Members:
Amit Ron
Arizona State University
Hannah Walker
University of Texas, Austin
Don Nakanishi Award Committee
Chair:
Andrew Aoki
Augsburg University
Members:
Vivien Leung
Santa Clara University
Jessica Lee
College of the Holy Cross
Environmental Political Theory Award
Chair:
Mary Witlacil
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Members:
Mina Suk
Arizona State University
Andrew Biro
Acadia University
Latino/Latina Politics Best Paper Award
Chair:
Marcel Roman
University of Texas, Austin
Members:
Alejandra Campos
University of Arkansas
Christopher Olds
Fort Hays State University
Sam Acuna
Occidental College
Angie Bautista-Chavez
Johns Hopkins University
PGIAward
Chair:
TBA
 
Members:
TBA
 
TBA
 
WPSA Best Paper Award
Chair:
Jesse Acevedo
University of Denver
Members:
Mary Scudder
Purdue University
Alex Diones
Loyola Marymount University
PRQ Award

The Political Research Quarterly Best Article Award. This award is given for the best article published by the PRQ during the prior calendar year. ($1000 award)

Chair:
Gabriele Magni
Loyola Marymount University
Members:
Matthew Incantalupo
Yeshiva University
Alex Keena
Virginia Commonwealth University
William E. Connolly Award (Political Theory)
Chair:
TBA
 
Members:
Noga Rotem
University of Washington
Yasmeen Daifallah
University of California, Santa Cruz

 

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