COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Administrative Committee
The administrative committee consists of the president, president-elect, treasurer, and four other council members whose main duties include preparing agendas for council meetings and annual business meetings and acting on behalf of the council to dispose of policy issues deemed of insufficient weight to require decisions by the council.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Rodney E. Hero, University of California, Berkeley, chair
James N. Druckman, Northwestern University
Maria Escobar-Lemmon, Texas A&M University
Joanne Gowa, Princeton University
Jennifer Hochschild, Harvard University
Evelyn Simien, University of Connecticut
Kathleen Thelen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Audit Committee
The audit committee supervises the conduct of APSA’s audit and oversees that adequate internal controls exist for the Association’s accounting and finance. The audit committee is comprised of three members: two from the council and one from the trust and development board of trustees. Members and the chair are named by the president with the advice and consent of the council.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Kenneth Benoit, London School of Economics
Linda Fowler, Dartmouth College
David Stasavage, New York University
Committee on Elections
The APSA Council Committee on Elections supervises the conduct of APSA’s elections. Three members are appointed after the election from among newly elected and continuing council members.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Frances Lee, University of Maryland, College Park
David Lublin, American University
Mark Warren, University of British Columbia
Committee on Rules
The APSA Council Committee on Rules reviews APSA’s by-laws and rules of procedure for governing the conduct of the annual business meeting and proposes revisions as they are deemed necessary.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Christine DiStefano, University of Washington
Frederick Harris, Columbia University
Jon Sides, George Washington University
Finance Committee
The finance committee examines and interprets the trends in APSA finances and oversees patterns of revenues and expenditures relative to budget.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, University of Oklahoma
Kathleen Thelen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ACTIVE COMMITTEES
Committee on Governance
David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego, chair
Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts University
Terri E. Givens, University of Texas, Austin
Kerstin Hamman, University of Central Florida
Jonathan GS Koppell, Arizona State University
Brett Ashley Leeds, Rice University
Joanne Miller, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Jeffrey A. Segal, SUNY, Stony Brook University
Dara Z. Strolovitch, Princeton University
Committee on Annual Meetings
The Committee on the Annual Meeting is designed to oversee the practices and policies of the APSA Annual Meeting.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Rick Vallely, Swarthmore, Chair
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Stacia L. Haynie, Louisiana State University
Tyson D. King-Meadows, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Maryann Barakso, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Eric L. McDaniel, University of Texas, Austin
Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans in the Profession
The Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Asian American and Pacific Islander political scientists.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Rebecca Dean, University of Texas, Arlington
Naomi Murakawa, Princeton University
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Natalie Masuoka, Tufts University
Karthick Ramakrishnan, University of California, Riverside
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Kira Sanbonmatsu, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Lee Trepanier, Saginaw Valley State University
Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession
The Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of African Americans within the discipline.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Michael Fauntroy, Howard University
Atiya Stokes-Brown, Bucknell University
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Shayla C. Nunnally, University of Connecticut
James Lance Taylor, University of San Francisco
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Andra Gillespie, Emory University
Byron D’Andra Orey, Jackson State University
Centennial Center Advisory Board
The Centennial Center Advisory Board guides practices of the Centennial Center, oversees funds for Center activities, and makes final decisions on awarding of Centennial Center scholarships and grants.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Phil Keefer, Inter-American Development Bank
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Andrea Louise Campbell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair
Gerald Gamm, University of Rochester
Sharon Ann Navarro, University of Texas, San Antonio
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Kristin Bumiller, Amherst College
Colleen J. Shogan, Congressional Research Service
Charles A. Stevenson, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Committee on Civic Education
The Committee on Civic Education focuses on the contributions that higher education, and political sciences in higher education institutions, are making or could make to enhance the quantity and quality of civic engagement among young Americans.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Walter Wilson, University of Texas, San Antonio
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Kristin Goss, Duke University, Chair
Brian M. Harward, Allegheny College
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Els de Graauw, CUNY, Baruch College
Peter Levine, Tufts University
Committee on Departmental Services
The Committee on Departmental Services oversees APSA’s Departmental Services Program (DSP) which provides a forum for political science departments large and small to address common issues as well as plan and develop publications and services for chairs, faculty, and students. The program, overseen by the Committee on Departmental Services, supports political science teaching, scholarship, and service, and provides resources for department chairs.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Tony Messina, Trinity College, Hartford
KC Morrison, Mississippi State University
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Jarvis Hall, North Carolina Central University
Priscilla M. Regan, George Mason University, Chair
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Richard C. Fording, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
C. Danielle Vinson, Furman University
Development Committee
The Development Committee proposes development goals and policies to the Council, oversees their eventual implementation, and has oversight of APSA Awards.
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Joanne Gowa, Princeton University
Matthew C. Moen, University of South Dakota
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Virginia Sapiro, Boston University, Chair
Elliot E. Slotnick, Ohio State University
Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms
The responsibility of the Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms is to protect the rights of political scientists and ensure that the ethical policies of the Association are followed.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
David Campbell, University of Notre Dame
Susanna Wing, Haverford College
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Scott W. Desposato, University of California, San Diego
Roxanne L. Euben, Wellesley College
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, University of Oregon, Chair
Kenneth Sherrill, Hunter College
Committee on International Political Science
The Committee on International Political Science recommends policy to the APSA council regarding internationalization of the association, develops relationships between American political science and political science in other nations, and oversees APSA’s relationship with IPSA and other non-US national and international associations.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Hilde Coffee, Victoria University of Wellington
Laura Morales, University of Leicester
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Yun-han Chu, Academia Sinica
Mark Tessler, University of Michigan
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Thomas Risse, Free University Berlin
Aili Mari Tripp, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession
The Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession develops and promotes activities concerning the professional development of Latino scholars within the discipline.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Maria Chavez, Pacific Lutheran University
Eric Juenke-Gonzalez, Michigan State University
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Christina Elizabeth Bejarano, University of Kansas
Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon, Texas A&M University
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Marisa Abrajano, University of California, San Diego, Chair
Ricardo Ramirez, University of Notre Dame
Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and the Transgendered
This committee assesses the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) scholars in the profession, advances the research on LGBT issues, develops curriculum materials, and works to ensure tolerance toward LGBT political scientists.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Ellen Andersen, University of Vermont
Shawn Schulenberg, Marshall University
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Mary Caprioli, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Patrick J. Egan, New York University
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Heath Fogg Davis, Temple University
Charles Anthony Smith, University of California, Irvine, Chair
Middle East Workshop Steering Committee
Lisa Anderson, American University in Cairo, Chair
Mustapha K. Al Sayyid, American University in Cairo
Nancy Bermeo, University of Oxford
Henry E. Brady, University of California, Berkeley
Joseph G. Jabbra, Lebanese American University
Amaney Jamal, Princeton University
2014–15 Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee prepares a slate of candidates for elective office in the term expiring August 31, 2016.
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Sheri Berman, Barnard College, Columbia University, Chair
Luis Fraga, University of Notre Dame
Sara Mitchell, University of Iowa
Term expiring August 31, 2015
James D. Fearon, Stanford University
Kerry L. Haynie, Duke University
Elizabeth Zechmeister, Vanderbilt University
PS Editorial Board
The PS Editorial Board advises the editor on the content of PS: Political Science and Politics.
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Jennifer Gandhi, Emory University
Jennifer Jerit, Stony Brook University
Alisa Kessel, University of Puget Sound
Ari Kohen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Catherine Warrick, Villanova University
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Rodolfo Espino, III, Arizona State University
Matthew Hindman, George Washington University
Kathryn C. Lavelle, Case Western Reserve University
Lori Marso, Union College
Rose McDermott, Brown University
Matthew R. Cleary, Syracuse University
Diana Evans, Trinity College
Heath Fogg Davis, Temple University
Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ronald J. Schmidt, Sr., California State University, Long Beach
Publications Committee
The Publications Committee oversees and coordinates existing APSA publications, leads in setting standards for APSA journals and other publications, explores possible relationships with political science journals not sponsored by the association, and develops proposals for new publications, when appropriate.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Amy Mazur, Washington State University, Chair
Alan Ware, Oxford University and University College, London
Term expiring August 31, 2016
John G. Geer, Vanderbilt University
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Darren Davis, University of Notre Dame
Simon D. Jackman, Stanford University
Ongoing
Phillip Ardjoin, Appalachian State University (Interim PS co-editor)
Paul Gronke, Reed College (Interim PS co-editor)
Jeffrey C. Isaac, Indiana University, Bloomington (editor, Perspectives on Politics)
John Ishiyama, University of North Texas (editor, American Political Science Review)
Committee on Organized Sections
The committee helps Organized Sections carry out their work and oversees the balance between Sections and APSA as a whole. As Section issues have become more routinized we expect that this Committee can function as a board that meets by e-mail and phone to address issues of compliance with APSA section procedures.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Juan Carlos Huerta, University of Texas, Corpus Christi
Lori Weber, California State University, Chico
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Holly Brasher, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Carol S. Weissert, Florida State University, Chair
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Diane J. Heith, Saint John’s University
Evelyn M. Simien, University of Connecticut
Siting and Engagement Committee
The Siting and Engagement Committee addresses the application of APSA siting policy for the APSA Annual Meeting, Teaching and Learning Conference, and any other major APSA meetings, and after a site has been selected by APSA, plans for a program of public engagement in the community.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Melissa Michelson, Menlo College
Justin Vaughn, Boise State University
David Wilson, University of Delaware
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Robin A. Kolodny, Temple University
Maruice Mangum, Texas Southern University
Anne Norton, University of Pennsylvania
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Andrew L. Aoki, Augsburg College
Michael J. Bosia, St. Michael’s College
Laura Stoker, University of California, Berkeley, Chair
Trust and Development Board
This Board is charged by the APSA Constitution to oversee association assets and report on association investment practices.
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Beth A. Simmons, Harvard University
Charles Stewart, III, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Charles W. Gossett, California State University, Sacramento
Lyn Ragsdale, Rice University
Kathleen Thelen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair
Committee on Teaching and Learning in Political Science
This committee develops and promotes activities within the association and the political science community regarding political science and the practices and policies of higher education, including undergraduate, graduate, professional, and life-long education. The committee also advises the APSA Council on the practices and policy for the annual Teaching and Learning Conference.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Stephen Meinhold, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Chair
Desiree Pedescleaux, Spelman College
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Tressa E. Tabares, American River College
Sherri L. Wallace, University of Louisville
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris, Air Command & Staff College
Teaching and Learning Conference Committee
The program committee for the Conference on Teaching and Learning in Political Science sets the themes for the meeting and oversees the formation of the conference tracks.
Term, 2014–2016
Audrey Haynes, University of Georgia
Kimberly Cowell-Myers, American University
Term, 2013–2015
Mark L. Johnson, Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Cameron G. Thies, Arizona State University
Sherri L. Wallace, University of Louisville
Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
The Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession monitors and reports on the status of women in the profession, advances research on women and on issues of concern to women, develops and assesses curriculum materials, and works to ensure fair and equal treatment of women in the profession.
Term expiring August 31, 2017
Nadia Brown, Purdue University
Frances Rosenbluth, Yale University, Chair
Term expiring August 31, 2016
Stefanie Chambers, Trinity College
Leela M. Fernandes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Lilian A. Barria, Eastern Illinois University
Laurel Elder, Hartwick College
AWARD COMMITTEES
Ralph J. Bunche Award Committee
For the best scholarly work in political science published in the previous calendar year which explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Michael Minta, University of Missouri, Chair
Laurie Balfour, University of Virginia
Rene Rocha, University of Iowa
Gladys M. Kammerer Award Committee
For the best political science publication in the previous calendar year in the field of US national policy.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Caroline Tolbert, University of Iowa, Chair
James Garrand, Louisiana State University
Cathy Johnson, Williams College
Victoria Schuck Award Committee
The Victoria Schuck Award is for the best book published in the previous calendar year on women and politics.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame, Chair
Nikol Alexander Floyd, Rutgers University
Beth Reingold, Emory University
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award Committee
For the best book published in the United States during the previous calendar year on government, politics, or international affairs. The award is supported by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Chris Howard, College of William and Mary, Chair
Simone Chambers, University of Toronto
Christina Schneider, University of California, San Diego
John Gaus Lecture Committee
Honors the recipient’s lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration as well as recognizes achievement and encourages scholarship in public administration.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Karen Mossberger, Arizona State University, Chair
Gene Brewer, University of Georgia
Norma Riccucci, Rutgers University
Frank J. Goodnow Award
Recognizes distinguished service to the profession and the Association, but not necessarily a career of scholarship. This service may be by individuals, groups, and public and private organizations who have played a role in the development of the political science profession and the building of APSA.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Susan Tolleson-Rinehart, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chair
Tony Affigne, Providence College
Martha Kumar, Towson University
Hubert H. Humphrey Award Committee
For recognition of notable public service by a political scientist.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Elisabeth Gerber, University of Michigan, Chair
Marion Orr, Brown University
Carmen Sirianni, Brandeis University
James Madison Award Committee
To recognize an American political scientist who has made a distinguished scholarly contribution to political science. The award is given triennially. The next award will be in 2017.
Carey McWilliams Award Committee
Honors a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Marc Landy, Boston College, Chair
Ann Crigler, University of Southern California
Irene Wu, FCC and Georgetown University
Charles Merriam Award Committee
Recognizes a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through social science research.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Pippa Norris, Harvard University, Chair
Larry Dodd, University of Florida
Joan Tronto, University of Minnesota
Distinguished Teaching Award Committee
Honors outstanding contributions to undergraduate and graduate teaching of political science at two- and four-year as well as graduate level institutions. It may recognize a series of contributions spanning several years, an entire career, or a single project of exceptional impact.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Amy Black, Wheaton College, Chair
Tomas Koontz, University of Washington, Tacoma
Michael Leo Owens, Emory University
Gabriel A. Almond Award Committee
For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of comparative politics.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Leslie Anderson, University of Florida, Chair
Hans Peter Schmitz, University of San Diego
J. Nicholas Ziegler, University of California, Berkeley
William Anderson Award Committee
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Melissa Marschall, Rice University, Chair
Kimberly Johnson, Barnard College, Columbia University
Robert Preuhs, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Edward S. Corwin Award Committee
For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of state and local government, federalism, or intergovernmental relations.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Jonathan Simon, University of California, Berkeley, Chair
Sara Benesh, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Ronald Kahn, Oberlin College
Harold D. Lasswell Award Committee
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Peter May, University of Washington, Chair
Hahrie Han, Wellesley College
Andrew Karch, University of Minnesota
Helen Dwight Reid Award Committee
For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of policy studies. The award is supported by the Policy Studies Organization and the APSA Organized Section on Public Policy.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Saadia Pekkanen, University of Washington, Chair
Audie Klotz, Syracuse University
Robert Vitalis, University of Pennsylvania
E. E. Schattschneider Award Committee
For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Lonna Atkeson, University of New Mexico, Chair
Scott McClurg, University of Southern Illinois,
Barbara Norrander, University of Arizona
Leo Strauss Award Committee
For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of political philosophy.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Ruth Abbey, University of Notre Dame, Chair
Elizabeth Cohen, Syracuse University
Xavier Marquez, Victoria University, Wellington
Benjamin E. Lippincott Award
This award recognizes a work of exceptional quality by a living political theorist that is still considered significant after a time span of at least 15 years since the original publication (supported by University of Minnesota). The award is given biennially.
The next award will be in 2015.
Melissa Lane, Princeton University, Chair
Bob Goodin, Australian National University
Robert Gooding-Williams, Columbia University
Leonard D. White Award Committee
For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public administration.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
Leisha DeHart Davis, University of North Carolina, Chair
Kelly LeRoux, University of Illinois, Chicago
Manny Teodoro, Texas A&M University
Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award Committee
For the best paper presented at the previous annual meeting.
Term expiring August 31, 2015
David Canon, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Chair
Jonathan Fox, American University
Anna Law, Brooklyn College
Heinz Eulau Award Committee
For the best article published in the APSR and Perspectives on Politics during the previous calendar year. Two Eulau Awards are made, one for each journal. Committee members are asked to help make the selection from one journal or the other, and the chair is asked to participate in both decisions.
American Political Science Review
Gary Segura, Stanford University, Chair
Nicole Mellow, Williams College
Margit Tavits, Washington University, St. Louis
Perspectives on Politics
Donald P. Haider-Markel, University of Kansas
Mara Sidney, Rutgers University, Newark
