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Betsy Sinclair (Washington University)
Selection committee: Lonna Atkeson (New Mexico, Chair), Walter Mebane (Michigan) and Jeff Gill (American)
Citation:
Betsy Sinclair's work explores the influence of social networks, technology and information on political behavior. In particular, her work on the social foundations of political behavior breaks new ground in understanding how social context and political networks shape individual political choices. She has a vast methodological toolbox that she relies on to cleverly test her substantive areas of interest and has made a number of methodological contributions using randomized field and survey experiments and network analysis to identify causal mechanisms. She has been a key player in revitalizing the political network community in political science over the last decade. In addition to her important methodological and substantive contributions to the Society and the discipline Betsy has an outstanding record of public service to our community. Overall, her scholarly record, methodological contributions, and service demonstrate that she is an emerging scholar whose work we look forward to seeing for years and years to come.