Kepra Young has recently graduated from the University of Florida with a master’s degree in political science and a graduate certificate in political campaigning. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Spelman College. Her research interest includes using a lens of intersectionality to investigate whether Black women’s racial and gender identities impact voters’ evaluations, resulting in disadvantages to their candidacies. She is specifically interested in using survey experiments to test whether voters use prejudiced appearance heuristics when evaluating Black women as political candidates. Kepra intends to enter a Ph.D. program where she can develop research that supports existing gender and race theories with empirical evidence. She hopes that her research can ultimately be used to aid Black women in running successful campaigns that increase racial and gender equity among elected officials.
The APSA Diversity Fellowship Program, formerly the Minority Fellowship Program, was established in 1969 as a fellowship competition to diversify the political science profession. The DFP provides support to students applying to, or in the early stages of, a PhD program in political science. APSA has once again awarded a new cycle to provide support for students currently in the process of applying to political science PhD programs for Fall 2026. Please join us in congratulating the 2026-2027 class of fellows.
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