Project Title: Indigenous Representatives and Representation in the American States
Rick Witmer, 2022 Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics Recipient
Rick Witmer is the Rev. John P. Schlegel, SJ, Distinguished Professor in politics and government in the department of political science and international relations at Creighton University. His teaching and research interests focus on the intersection of American Indian politics and policy, intergovernmental relations, and American politics. He has published research in numerous political science journals including the Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, Social Science Quarterly, Politics, Groups, and Identities, Indigenous Policy Journal, and Human Rights Review. He is co-author of Forced Federalism: Contemporary Challenges to Indigenous Nationhood, University of Oklahoma Press.
Project Collaborator: Eric Hansen
Eric Hansen is an assistant professor in the department of political science at Loyola University Chicago. His research focuses on legislative politics and representation. He has written about the occupational backgrounds of lawmakers, minority and constituency representation, policy diffusion, and the relationship between education and voting. His work has appeared in the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, and Political Behavior. He teaches courses on U.S. political institutions and research methods.
About the APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics Recipients
The APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants provide support for the advancement of scholars from historically racial and ethnic underrepresented groups and for research that examines political science phenomena affecting historically underserved communities and underrepresented groups and communities. In December 2022, APSA also awarded six projects for the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics for a combined amount of $12,000. Read about the funded projects.