Jack McGovern
Program Area(s): Methods; American Politics
Dissertation Title:
"Restrictionist Consolidation: The Republican Party and the Politics of Immigration Policy, 1965-2016"
Dissertation Committee: Daniel Galvin (chair), Chloe Thurston, Anthony Chen, Laurel Harbridge-Yong
Research Interests: political parties, immigration law and policy, Congress, the presidency, American political development, and mixed-methods research
Conference Presentations:
- American Political Science Association (2025, 2026)
- Midwest Political Science Association (2025, 2026)
- Conference on American Political Development (2025, 2026)
- Southern Political Science Association (2026)
- American Political History Conference (2026)
Honors & Awards:
- 2024 Harry Middleton Fellowship in Presidential Studies ($5,000)
- 2024 Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections Research Fellow ($4,000)
- 2024 Abba P. Schwartz Research Fellowship ($1,350)
- 2024 Peter and Edith O’Donnell Endowment Grant Program ($1,800)
- 2024 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Research Travel Grant ($1,500)
- 2025 Short Term Scholar Award: Jacob K. Javits Collection ($2,500)