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2015 APSA Committees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2015

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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