Diversity Fellowship Program

Nia Atkins is a first-year PhD student in Princeton University’s Politics Department. Her subfields are race and ethnic politics and American politics. Her research interests consist mainly of Black American political attitudes, communication, and behavior. […]

Mirena A. Munich is a first-year PhD student in political science at the University of California, Riverside. Her research explores institutional trust among Latino immigrant communities in the United States, particularly emphasizing healthcare access, political […]

Maria Isabel Mosquera is a PhD student in government at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in American politics and methodology. Her research centers on race and ethnic politics, with a focus on Latine […]

Lisette Gallarzo Guerrero is a second-year PhD student in the department of political science at the University of California, San Diego. Before pursuing her doctorate, Lisette earned her BA in government from Cornell University, where […]

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing is a PhD student in the department of government at Cornell University and a 2024 recipient of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. He studies comparative politics with a […]

Kennedy Lighty is a first-year PhD student in political science at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she specializes in race and ethnic politics, Black politics, and public policy. She is a proud graduate […]

Jake Knievel is a doctoral student and graduate teaching assistant in the department of political science at Idaho State University. His subfields are American politics and public administration. Inspired by his background as a library […]

Hailey Stepp, is a graduate student in American politics and research methods at the University of Arizona, where she is completing her PhD with a focus on racial and ethnic political psychology. Specifically, her research […]