Graduate Student Spotlights

Our graduate students in the Northwestern Political Science Department show a commitment to learning through research with independent and collaborative efforts. These spotlights emphasize their innovative research interests, teaching experiences, dissertations, fellowships, publications and overall excellence of the graduate students during their time at Northwestern University. Through their intellectual persistence, the graduate students model exemplary leadership in their pursuits to solve and analyze the problems and phenomena within the realm of political science. 

 2021-2022

• Matt Nelsen discusses youth education’s influence on civic activities, upcoming book
• Andrene Wright and Michelle Bueno Vásquez Discuss CAWP-awarded Project and Non-Electoral Politics

2020-2021

• Ely Orrego-Torres discusses religious freedom and ecofeminism through an interdisciplinary lens

• Issrar Chamekh discusses women’s rights and activism in North Africa

• Rana Khoury discusses humanitarianism, activism, and the impact of policy

• Michelle Bueno Vásquez discusses transnational racial ideologies and academic representation
• Nicolette Alayon discusses political psychology and the propagation of conspiracy theories

• Arturo Chang discusses pushing the boundaries of political theory and empowering academics of color

• Justin Zimmerman discusses the importance of magnifying marginalized voices in politics and academia

• Kumar Ramanathan discusses teaching and researching U.S. civil rights and racial inequalities

Archives

• Amanda D'Urso presents "Strategic Failure? The Impact of Failed Legislation on Enacted Legislation" at CAB 2018
• Adam Howat discusses "The Role of Value Perceptions in Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation" at CAB 2018
• Matthew Nelson presents "Teaching Citizenship: Race and the Behavioral Effects of American Civic Education" at CAB 2018 
• Julia Valdes discusses "Do Individuals Prefer to Lobby Businesses?" at CAB 2018