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Professor Andrew Reeves and Former PhD Student David Miller Published in The Conversation

6.16.21

Professor Andrew Reeves and 2020 PhD Graduate, David Miller, published an article about how a public commission on the Supreme Court will affect public opinion in The Conversation.

Prof. Ted Enamorado Wins PolMeth's Statistical Software Award

6.16.21

Congratulations to Professor Ted Enamorado for winning this PolMeth award!

Professor Jacob Montgomery Published in PNAS

6.2.21

Professor Jacob Montgomery and co-authors published their article, "Overconfidence in news judgments is associated with false news susceptibility," in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).

Prof. William Nomikos to be Published with The Journal of Politics

5.26.21

Professor William Nomikos' article, "Peacekeeping and the Enforcement of Intergroup Cooperation: Evidence from Mali," has been accepted at The Journal of Politics.

Professors Gabel and Spriggs published in Washington Post

5.13.21

Professors Matt Gabel and Jim Spriggs' article "We compared the Supreme Court with other democracies’ high courts. More justices would improve its work." was published on The Washington Post.

U.S. News Ranks Graduate Program #12

3.30.21

U.S. News and World Report has ranked Washington University in St. Louis' political science graduate program #12 in the country.

PhD Graduate, Jeff Ziegler, has accepted a position Trinity College-Dublin!

3.30.21

Congratulations to Jeff Ziegler, a 2019 PhD graduate!  He recently accepted an Assistant Professor position at Trinity College-Dublin. 

U.S. News Ranks Graduate Program #26 in International Relations

3.30.21

U.S. News ranked Washington University in St. Louis' political science graduate program #26 in the country for their international relations sub-field.

Professor Matt Gabel Researches How the Widening Political Rift in the U.S. Impacts Medical Research

3.30.21

Professor Matt Gabel along with John C Morris & Catherine M. Roe have been researching to find why some people were more inclined to participate in medical research than others. Their study finds conservatives are less willing than liberals to participate in research.

Professor Deniz Aksoy's Paper Accepted for Publication at Journal of Peace Research

3.16.21

Congratulations to Professor Deniz Aksoy and her co-author, David Carlson, on their paper "Electoral Support and Militants' Targeting Strategies" being accepted for publication at Journal of Peace Research.

Professor Chris Lucas Published in American Political Science Review

3.10.21

Congratulations to Professor Chris Lucas for publishing his article "A Dynamic Model of Speech for the Social Sciences" with co-author, Dean Knox, in American Political Science Review.

Professor Andrew Reeves's New Course, "The Business of Elections"

3.2.21

Professor Andrew Reeves co-teaches a new course, "The Business of Elections", with Steven Malter, Senior Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and Strategic Programs in the Olin Business School.