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.

Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Taeku Lee, University of California, Berkeley

Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University

Lisa L. Martin, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Laura Katz Olson, Lehigh University

G. Bingham Powell, Jr., University of Rochester, Chair

Kathleen Thelen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Audit Committee

The audit committee supervises 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.

Michael C. Desch, University of Notre Dame, Chair

Dale Rogers Marshall, Wheaton College

Paul Gronke, Reed College

Elections Committee

This committee supervises APSA's elections. Three members are appointed after the election from among newly elected and continuing council members.

Simon Hix, London School of Economics, Chair

Dara Z. Strolovitch, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Stephen M. Walt, Harvard University

Finance Committee

The finance committee examines and interprets the trends in APSA finances and oversees patterns of revenues and expenditures relative to budget.

Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Chair

Anne Norton, University of Pennsylvania

Kathleen Thelen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Rules Committee

The Rules Committee 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. Three members are appointed after the election from among newly elected and continuing council members.

Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts University, Chair

Ange-Marie Hancock, University of Southern California

David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego

Africa Project Steering Committee:

Term expires August 31, 2015:

Catherine Boone, University of Texas, Austin

Michael Brintnall, APSA

Mamadou Diof, Columbia University

Ronald Kassimir, New School University

Ira Katznelson, Columbia University

Leonard Wantchekon, New York University

Committee on the Annual Meeting

The Committee on the Annual Meeting oversees the practices and policies of the APSA Annual Meeting.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Joely Proudfit, California State University, San Bernardino

Christopher Zorn, Pennsylvania State University

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Elisabeth R. Gerber, University of Michigan

Frederick P. Lewis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Nancy Bermeo, Oxford University, Chair

Janelle Wong, University of Southern California

Annual Meeting Program Committee

The committee members organize all panels, plenary sessions, and other aspects of the official program for the annual meeting. Members are appointed by the council after it hears the recommendations of the program chair-designate.

Program Chairs

John Carey, Dartmouth College

Lynn Vavreck, University of California, Los Angeles

Division Chairs

1. 1. Political Thought and Philosophy: Historical Approaches Giulia Sissa, University of California, Los Angeles

2. 2. Foundations of Political Theory R. Claire Snyder-Hall, George Mason University

3. 3. Normative Political Theory Steve Macedo, Princeton University

4. 4. Formal Political Theory Alan Wiseman, Vanderbilt University

5. 5. Political Psychology Matt Levendusky, University of Pennsylvania

6. 6. Political Economy Tarek Masoud, Harvard University

7. 7. Politics and History Nicole Mellow, Williams College Bruce Miroff, University at Albany, SUNY

8. 8. Political Methodology Lonna Atkeson, University of New Mexico

9. 9. Teaching and Learning in Political Science Steve Swindle, Lee University

10. 10. Political Science Education Elizabeth Bennion, Indiana University South Bend

11. 11. Comparative Politics Erin Jenne, Central European University Fabrice Lehoucq, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

12. 12. Comparative Politics of Developing Countries Anibal Perez-Linan, University of Pittsburgh

13. 13. The Politics of Communist and Former Communist Countries Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Stanford University

14. 14. Comparative Politics of Advanced Industrial Societies Gail McElroy, Trinity College Dublin

15. 15. European Politics and Society Sheri Berman, Barnard College

16. 16. International Political Economy Nathan Jensen, Washington University, St. Louis

17. 17. International Collaboration Sarah Brooks, Ohio State University

18. 18. International Security Cameron Thies, Iowa University

19. 19. International Security and Arms Control David H. Sacko, United States Air Force Academy

20. 20. Foreign Policy Jasen Castillo, Texas A&M University

21. 21. Conflict Processes Mark J.C. Crescenzi, University of North Carolina

22. 22. Legislative Studies Gregory Koger, University of Miami Carol Mershon, University of Virginia

23. 23. Presidency Research Dan Ponder, Drury University

24. 24. Public Administration Jared J. Llorens, Louisiana State University

25. 25. Public Policy Andrea Campbell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

26. 26. Law and Courts Brandon Bartels, George Washington University

27. 27. Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence Nina Moore, Colgate University

28. 28. Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Sean Nicholson-Crotty, University of Missouri

29. 29. State Politics and Policy Cherie Maestas, Florida State University

30. 30. Urban Politics Annette Steinacker, Loyola University, Chicago Justin Phillips, Columbia University

31. 31. Women and Politics Lisa Garcia Bedolla, University of California, Berkeley Mala Htun, University of New Mexico

32. 32. Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Andra Gillespie, Emory Universit Ricardo Ramirez, University of Notre Dame

33. 33. Religion and Politics Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University

34. 34. Representation and Electoral Systems Dawn Brancati, Washington University, St. Louis

35. 35. Political Organizations and Parties David Karol, University of Maryland

36. 36. Elections and Voting Behavior Michele Claibourn, University of Virginia

37. 37. Public Opinion Deborah Schildkraut, Tufts University

38. 38. Political Communication Talia Stroud, University of Texas, Austin

39. 39. Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics Manny Teodoro, Colgate University

40. 40. Information Technology and Politics Laura Roselle, Elon University

41. 41. Politics, Literature and Film Carol McNamara, Utah State University

42. 42. New Political Science Daniel O'Connor, California State University, Long Beach

43. 43. International History and Politics Audie Klotz, Syracuse University

44. 44. Comparative Democratization Kurt Weyland, University of Texas, Austin

45. 45. Human Rights Christian Davenport, University of Notre Dame

46. 46. Qualitative Methods David Waldner, University of Virginia

47. 47. Sexuality and Politics Charles Anthony Smith, University of California, Irvine

48. 48. Health Politics and Health Policy Deborah Stone, Dartmouth College

49. 49. Canadian Politics Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia

50. 50. Political Networks Ramiro Berardo, University of Arizona

51. 51. Experimental Research Ken Williams, Michigan 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, 2012:

Drew Altman, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Ruth Berins Collier, University of California, Berkeley

Peter F. Nardulli, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Nancy J. Hirschmann, University of Pennsylvania, Chair

Michael J. Laver, New York University

Laura Stoker, University of California, Berkeley

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Alice M. Jackson, Morgan State University

Stathis N. Kalyvas, Yale University

Daniel N. Posner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Committee on Civic Education

The Committee on Civic Education focuses on the contributions that higher education, and political science 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, 2012:

Hahrie C. Han, Wellesley College

Megan Mullin, Temple University

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Archon Fung, Harvard University

Elizabeth Theiss Smith, University of South Dakota, Chair

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Scott Abernathy, University of Minnesota

Lorraine M. McDonnell, University of California, Santa Barbara

Congressional Fellowship Program Advisory Committee

The Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvisory Committee plays an active role in the direction of the fellowship. Members meet formally once a year to review program finances. They also meet throughout the year to discuss major initiatives.

The committee currently consists of 28 members (including the fellowship director), eight of whom are former fellows. It also includes four sitting members of Congress: a Democratic and Republican senator, and a Democratic and Republican representative. The committee's diverse composition, ranging from academics and journalists to lobbyists and members, is meant to enhance and reflect the fellowship's success.

* Former APSA congressional fellow

Michael Barone, Senior Writer, US News & World Report

Doug Bereuter, Council for Excellence in Government, former president, Asia Foundation; former member, US House of Representatives

Richard Cohen, chief Congress correspondent, National Journal; Senior congressional reporter, Politico

Charles E. Cook, Jr., editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report; political analyst, National Journal Group

*Joan Claybrook, president emeritus, Public Citizen; former administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (CFP 1965-66)

Thomas Daschle, former US senator from South Dakota and former Senate Majority Leader; senior policy adviser, DLA Piper

Robert Dole, retired US senator from Kansas, serving part of that time as Senate Majority Leader; Republican nominee for president, 1996; special counsel, Alston and Bird

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), member, US Senate; Senate Majority Whip

*Ronald D. Elving, senior Washington editor, National Public Radio; former political editor, Congressional Quarterly (CFP 1984-85)

*Eugene Eidenberg, founder and managing director, Granite Ventures, LLC; former executive vice president, MCI; former White House assistant under President Carter (CFP 1964-65)

Vic Fazio, partner, Clark & Weinstock; former member, US House of Representatives; cofounder of the California Journal

Thomas Foley, North American president, Trilateral Commission; former speaker, US House of Representatives; former US ambassador to Japan

Michael Franc, vice president, government relations, the Heritage Foundation.

William Frenzel, visiting scholar, government studies, the Brookings Institution; former member, US House of Representatives

David Gergen, professor of public leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; editor-at-large, US News & World Report

*Robert G. Gilpin, Jr., Eisenhower Professor Emeritus, international affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; former vice president of the APSA (CFP 1959-60)

Lee H. Hamilton, president and director, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars; director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University; former member, US House of Representatives

Albert Hunt, executive Washington editor, Bloomberg News; executive editor, The Wall Street Journal; panelist, CNN's Capital Gang

Gary Hymel, senior vice president, Hill & Knowlton; former chief-of-staff to speaker Thomas P. O'Neill

Charles O. Jones, visiting scholar, the Brookings Institution; APSA former president; professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin

Gerald Kovach, senior vice president, external affairs, NeuStar; former senior vice president, MCI

Ray Lahood, Secretary US Department of Transportation, former member, US House of Representatives

Richard Lugar (R-IN), member, US Senate

Robert Merry, former president and publisher, Congressional Quarterly; former publisher, STRATFOR

*Norman Ornstein, chair, CFP Advisory Committee; resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute; senior advisor, Pew Research Center (CFP 1969-70)

David Price, member, US House of Representatives; former professor of political science and public policy, Duke University

Cokie Roberts, political commentator and former co-anchor of This Week, ABC News; senior news analyst, National Public Radio

*Catherine E. Rudder, associate dean for academic affairs, School of Public Policy, George Mason University; former executive director of the APSA (CFP 1974-75)

*Barbara Sinclair, professor emeritus, American politics, University of California, Los Angeles (CFP 1978-79)

Committee on Departmental Services

The Committee on Departmental Services oversees APSA's Departmental Services Program which provides a forum for political science departments large and small to address common issues, and plan and develop publications and services for chairs, faculty, and students. The program, overseen by the Departmental Services Committee, supports political science teaching, scholarship, and service, and provides resources for department chairs.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Robert M. Eisinger, Savannah College of Art and Design

Marissa Martino Golden, Bryn Mawr College

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Brooke A. Ackerly, Vanderbilt University

Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Chair

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

James Jennings, Tufts University

Patrick J. Sellers, Davidson College

Development Committee

This committee was authorized by the council in 1988 to propose development goals and policies to the council and oversee their eventual implementation.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Larry M. Bartels, Princeton University, Chair

Pradeep Chhibber, University of California, Berkeley

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Jennifer L. Hochschild, Harvard Universty

Michael B. Preston, University of Southern California

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Mark Q. Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles

Sidney Tarrow, Cornell University

Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms

The committee's responsibility is to protect the rights of political scientists and ensure that the ethical policies of the association are followed.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Richard G.C. Johnston, University of British Columbia, Chair

Philip A. Schrodt, Pennsylvania State University

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Michael Lienesch, Chapel Hill

Marion Smiley, Brandeis University

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Sarah Birch, University of Essex

Christian Davenport, University of Notre Dame

Committee on International Political Science

This committee 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, 2012:

Edward Gibson, Northwestern University

Kathryn Hendley, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Terri E. Givens, University of Texas, Austin

Michael R. Tomz, Stanford University

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Michael Bratton, Michigan State University

Gail McElroy, Trinity College, Dublin

Minority Fellows Program Grantee Selection Committee

This committee selects grantees for APSA Minority Fellowship Program.

Term expiring September 8, 2012:

Wendy K. Tam Cho, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Irasema Coronado, University of Texas, El Paso

Eric L. McDaniel, University of Texas, Austin

Nominating Committee

The nominating committee selects one nomination for each elective office to be filled and submits the slate for the next annual business meeting, with a report to the president no later than April 15.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Mary L. Shanley, Vassar College

Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania

Susan L. Woodward, CUNY, Graduate Center

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Fredrick C. Harris, Columbia University

Jeffrey B. Lewis, University of California, Los Angeles

Melanie Frances Manion, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Chair

Committee on Organized Sections

The role of the committee is to help organized sections carry out their work and to oversee 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 email and phone to address issues of compliance with APSA section procedures.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Brandice Canes-Wrone, Princeton University

Suzanna Linn, Pennsylvania State University

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Erik S. Herron, University of Kansas, Chair

Pamela Stricker, California State University, San Marcos

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Steven P. Erie, University of California, San Diego

Nanette S. Levinson, American University

Publications Committee

The 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 June 30, 2012:

Ronald L. Rogowski, University of California, Los Angeles

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Cynthia S. Kaplan, University of California, Santa Barbara

James H. Kuklinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Term expiring May 31, 2015:

Jeffrey C. Isaac, Indiana University, Bloomington

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Albert Peter Weale, University College London

Lisa Wedeen, University of Chicago

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Jan E. Leighley, American University

Kaare Strom, University of California, San Diego, Chair

Term expiring December 31, 2015:

Robert J-P. Hauck, APSA

Siting and Engagement Committee

The committee addresses the application of APSA siting policy for the APSA Annual Meeting, Teaching and Learning Conference, and any other major APSA meetings, and once a site has been selected by APSA, plans for a program of public engagement in the community.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Christine L. Day, University of New Orleans

Rodney E. Hero, University of California, Berkeley

Meredith L. Weiss, University at Albany, SUNY

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Karen Mossberger, University of Illinois, Chicago

Gary M. Segura, Stanford University

Steven Rathgeb Smith, Georgetown University

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Marion Orr, Brown University

Amalia Pallares, University of Illinois, Chicago

Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University, Chair

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, 2012:

Yoshiko M. Herrera, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Cara Wong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Claire Jean Kim, University of California, Irvine, Chair

Paul Y. Watanabe, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Wendy K. Tam Cho, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Chair

Sarah Song, University of California, Berkeley

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, 2012:

Claudine Gay, Harvard University

Eric L. McDaniel, University of Texas, Austin, Chair

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Russell Benjamin, Northeastern University

Ange-Marie Hancock, University of Southern California

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Christopher S. Parker, University of Washington

Melynda J. Price, University of Kentucky, Chair

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 Latinos within the discipline.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Leonardo R. Arriola, University of California, Berkeley, Chair

Sharon Ann Navarro, University of Texas, San Antonio

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Irasema Coronado, University of Texas, El Paso, Chair

Louis DeSipio, University of California, Irvine

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Jose E. Cruz, SUNY, University at Albany

Sonia R. Garcia, St. Mary's University

Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and the Profession

This committee assesses the status of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered 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, 2012:

Jyl Josephson, Rutgers University, Newark, Chair

Sean M. Theriault, University of Texas, Austin

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Roddrick Colvin, John Jay College

Beth Kiyoko Jamieson, Princeton University

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Steve Sanders

Sahar Shafqat, St. Mary's College of Maryland

Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession

The committee 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, 2012:

Lily Gardner Feldman, Georgetown University

Valerie Sperling, Clark University, Chair

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Jane H. Bayes, California State University, Northridge

Pippa Norris, Harvard University

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Nikol G. Alexander-Floyd, Rutgers University

Miki Caul Kittilson, Arizona State University

Committee on Teaching and Learning

The APSA Committee on Teaching and Learning in Political Science develops and promotes activities within APSA and the political science community regarding political science and the practices and policies of higher education, including undergraduate, graduate, professional, and life-long education.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Patricia J. Campbell, American Public University

Russell Mayer, Merrimack College

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Craig Leonard Brians, Virginia Tech

Emily Hauptmann, Western Michigan University

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Michelle D. Deardorff, Jackson State University, Chair

Peter L. Francia, East Carolina University

Teaching Conference Organizers

The program committee for the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference sets the themes for the meeting and oversees the formation of the conference tracks.

Term expiring April 30, 2012:

Derrick L. Cogburn, American University-SIS

Jeffrey S. Lantis, College of Wooster

Deborah E. Ward, Rutgers University, Newark

Term expiring April 30, 2013:

Michelle D. Deardorff, Jackson State University

Tressa E. Tabares, American River College

Candace C. Young, Truman State University, Chair

Trust and Development Board of Trustees

The APSA Trust and Development Board is charged by the APSA constitution to oversee association assets and reports from time to time on association investment practices. The Trust and Development Board of Trustees consists of the treasurer of the association, who serves ex-officio as chair, and six other trustees who direct the investment of the fund's resources.

Term expiring December 31, 2012:

Henry S. Bienen, Northwestern University

David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Chair

Term expiring December 31, 2013:

John A. Garcia, University of Arizona

Dale Rogers Marshall, Wheaton College

Term expiring December 31, 2014:

Frances McCall Rosenbluth, Yale University

Peter J. Steinberger, Reed College

Task Force on Democracy Audits and Governmental Indicators

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Henry E. Brady, University of California, Berkeley

Michael Bratton, Michigan State University

David Collier, University of California, Berkeley

Michael J. Coppedge, University of Notre Dame, Chair

Christian Davenport, University of Notre Dame

Simon D. Jackman, Stanford University

Philip Keefer, The World Bank

Stephen D. Krasner, Stanford University

David D. Laitin, Stanford University

Walter R. Mebane, Jr., University of Michigan

Leonardo A. Morlino, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane

Pippa Norris, Harvard University

Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University

Michael L. Ross, University of California, Los Angeles

Task Force on Democracy, Economic Security, and Social Justice in a Volatile World

Term expiring August 7, 2014:

Varun Gauri, World Bank Group

Term expiring August 30, 2014

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, New School University

Archon Fung, Harvard University

Siri Gloppen, University of Bergen

Michael Goodhart, University of Pittsburgh, Chair

Louise Haagh, University of York

Patrick Heller, Brown University

Stephen N. Ndegwa, The World Bank

Carole Pateman, University of California, Los Angeles

Enrique Peruzzotti, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

Thomas Pogge, Columbia University

Shahra Razavi, UNIRISD

Anja Rudiger, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative

Hans Peter Schmitz, Syracuse University

Guy Standing, University of Bath

Peter Uvin, Tufts University

Brian Wampler, Boise State University

Susanna D. Wing, Haverford College

Task Force on Electoral Rules and Democratic Governance: Context and Consequences

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

John M. Carey, Dartmouth College

David M. Farrell, University College Dublin

Karen E. Ferree, University of California, San Diego

Simon Hix, London School of Economics

Mala N. Htun, University of New Mexico, Chair

Mona Lena Krook, Washington University, St. Louis

Robert G. Moser, University of Texas, Austin

Shaheen Mozaffar, Bridgewater State University

G. Bingham Powell, Jr., University of Rochester, Chair

Andrew Rehfeld, Washington University, St. Louis

Andrew S. Reynolds, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Ethan Scheiner, University of California, Davis

Matthew Shugart, University of California, San Diego

Ad Hoc Committee on the Public Understanding of Political Science

Term expiring April 30, 2012:

Q. Whitfield Ayres, Ayres, McHenry & Associates, Inc.

Bruce J. Bueno de Mesquita, New York University/Stanford University

Bruce E. Cain, University of California, Berkeley, Chair

William A. Galston, Brookings Institution

Paul Gronke, Reed College

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania

John M. Sides, George Washington University

Lynn Vavreck, University of California, Los Angeles, Chair

Ad Hoc Committee On Workable Solutions to Advance Women in the Profession

Term expiring February 22, 2012:

Martha A. Ackelsberg, Smith College

Angela K. Lewis, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Kristen Renwick Monroe, University of California, Irvine, Chair

Carole Pateman, University of California, Los Angeles

Donna E. Shalala, University of Miami

Michele L. Swers, Georgetown University

Gabriel A. Almond Award Committee

The Gabriel A. Almond Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of comparative politics.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Orit Kedar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Amie Kreppel, University of Florida

Michael F. Thies, University of California, Los Angeles, Chair

William Anderson Award Committee

The William Anderson Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of state and local government, federalism, or intergovernmental relations.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

John Kincaid, Lafayette College

J. Eric Oliver, University of Chicago

Joseph F. Zimmerman, SUNY, University at Albany, Chair

Ralph J. Bunche Award Committee

The Ralph J. Bunche Award is 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, 2012:

Matt A. Barreto, University of Washington

Pei-te Lien, University of California, Santa Barbara

Melissa J. Marschall, Rice University, Chair

Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award Committee

The Franklin L. Burdette Pi Sigma Alpha Award is for the best paper presented at the previous annual meeting.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Christopher J. Anderson, Cornell University, Chair

Paul S. Herrnson, University of Maryland

Kelly M. Kadera, University of Iowa

Edward S. Corwin Award Committee

The Edward S. Corwin Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public law.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University, Chair

Jeffrey A. Segal, Stony Brook University

Georg Vanberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Heinz Eulau Award Committee

The Heinz Eulau Award is 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.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Leslie E. Anderson, University of Florida

Ernesto F. Calvo, University of Maryland

Robert E. Goodin, Australian National University

David J. Samuels, University of Minnesota, Chair

Branislav L. Slantchev, University of California, San Diego

John Gaus Lecture Committee

The John Gaus Lecture is to honor the recipient's lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration and to recognize achievement and encourage scholarship in public administration. The purpose of the John Gaus Lecture is to “further cooperation between and encourage scholarship in the fields of political science and public administration. The APSA council decided that the most appropriate way to accomplish this objective was a special lecture to be given at the Annual Meeting of the association by a scholar who best embodies the joint tradition of political science and public administration. More generally, the lecture is intended to recognize achievement, to simulate interest, and to encourage scholarship in public administration.”

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Daniel P. Carpenter, Harvard University

Lael R. Keiser, University of Missouri, Columbia

Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois, Chicago, , Chair

Frank J. Goodnow Award Committee

The Frank Johnson Goodnow Award was created by the APSA council in 1996 to honor service to the community of teachers, researchers, and public servants who work in the many fields of politics. Frank J. Goodnow, the first president of APSA, a pioneer in the development of judicial politics, and former president of Johns Hopkins University is an exemplar of the public service and volunteerism that this award recognizes.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Kerry L. Haynie, Duke University

Lawrence R. Jacobs, University of Minnesota

Diana C. Mutz, University of Pennsylvania, Chair

Hubert H. Humphrey Award Committee

The Hubert H. Humphrey Award is in recognition of notable public service by a political scientist.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

James L. Gibson, Washington University, St. Louis

Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University

Melissa Nobles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair

Gladys M. Kammerer Award Committee

The Gladys M. Kammerer Award is for the best political science publication in the previous calendar year in the field of US national policy.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Sunshine Hillygus, Duke University

Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego, Chair

Reuel R. Rogers, Northwestern University

Harold D. Lasswell Award Committee

The Harold D. Lasswell Award is 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, Public Policy.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Frank R. Baumgartner, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Paul J. Quirk, University of British Columbia, Chair

B. Dan Wood, Texas A&M University

Carey McWilliams Award Committee

The Carey McWilliams Award is to honor a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Sarah Binder, George Washington University, Chair

Marion R. Just, Wellesley College

Regina G. Lawrence, University of Texas, Austin

Helen Dwight Reid Award Committee

The Helen Dwight Reid Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of international relations, law and politics.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Nathan Jensen, Washington University, St. Louis

Anne E. Sartori, Northwestern University

Barbara F. Walter, University of California, San Diego, Chair

E. E. Schattschneider Award Committee

The E. E. Schattschneider Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Ted Brader, University of Michigan

Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley

Wendy J. Schiller, Brown University, Chair

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, 2012:

Marian Sawer, Australian National University

Anna Marie Smith, Cornell University

Kristen Williams, Clark University, Chair

Leo Strauss Award Committee

The Leo Strauss Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of political philosophy.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Stephen T. Leonard, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Annabelle Lever, University of Geneva

Stephen Macedo, Princeton University, Chair

Distinguished Teaching Award

The APSA's first discipline-wide award for teaching, the APSA Distinguished Teaching Award, honors outstanding contributions to undergraduate and graduate teaching of political science at two- and four-year, and graduate level, institutions. It recognizes a series of contributions spanning several years or an entire career, although it may also recognize a single project of exceptional impact.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University,Corpus Christi

Anita J. Isaacs, Haverford College

Kay Lehman Schlozman, Boston College, Chair

Leonard D. White Award Committee

The Leonard D. White Award is for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public administration.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Jerrell D. Coggburn, North Carolina State University, Chair

Sally Coleman Selden, Lynchburg College

Vicky Wilkins, University of Georgia

Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award Committee

The Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award is for the best book published in the U.S. during the previous calendar year on government, politics, or international affairs, The award is supported by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.

Term expiring August 31, 2012:

Robert S. Erikson, Columbia University

Margit Tavits, Washington University, Chair

Leslie Paul Thiele, University of Florida

American Political Science Review

Perspectives on Politics

PS: Political Science and Politics

Liaison to Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Term expiring August 31, 2014:

Joshua A. Tucker, New York University

Liaison to Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)

Term expiring December 31, 2012:

William R. Keech, Duke University

Liaison to US Department of State Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic

Term expiring August 31, 2013:

James McAllister, Williams College