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Letter from the Director of Undergraduate Studies - Summer 2025

10.10.25

Jacob Montgomery Co-Authors New Article with Former WashU Post-Doc

10.1.25

The article, published in Political Science Research and Methods, contributes to the growing literature advocating for transparency and rigor in applying machine learning methods within computational social sciences.

Shiran Victoria Shen Receives 2025 World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance

9.17.25

The award recognizes research that assesses pathways to achieve measurable but as-yet unrealized gains in overall environmental performance, in particular to reduce consumption and waste.

Jacob Montgomery Co-Authors New Article for Journal of Experimental Political Science

9.17.25

The article looks at how the public perceives digital political ads and how policymakers and social platforms can work to regulate such ads.

Daniel Butler Receives NSF Grant for State Politics Project

9.15.25

The project looks to create a first of its kind database of US governor State of the State addresses.

Letter from the Associate Chair - Summer '25

9.10.25

Letter from the Director of Graduate Studies - Summer '25

9.10.25

Timm Betz Publishes New Article in International Organization

9.9.25

The article looks at how corporations can receive more governmental privileges by developing stronger links to the domestic economy.

Jaclyn Kaslovsky Co-Authors New Article in Legislative Studies Quarterly

9.3.25

The article investigates how senators discuss Supreme Court nominations with their constituents, focusing on one common rhetorical strategy: highlighting the descriptive traits of nominees.

Dan Butler Co-Authors New Article in American Politics Research

8.27.25

The article looks at a political candidates sources of funding and how those sources affect perceptions of the candidate and campaign.

Michael Strawbridge Publishes Article with the London School of Economics

8.25.25

Strawbridge's article highlights his research into Black political socialization earlier published in Politics, Groups and Identities.

The intersection of technology and politics

8.12.25 | The Source

Covering everything from social media to bitcoin to AI, a timely and all-too-topical political science graduate course challenges students to think differently.