Emily R. Martinez is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specializing in comparative politics with a regional focus on Western Europe. Her research sits at the intersection of religion and politics, examining church-state relations, religious authority, and the politics of secularization in advanced democracies. Her current work develops a comparative study of religious institutions and political influence in the United States and the United Kingdom, investigating how churches retain authority under conditions of secularization. Her broader interests include political theology, public opinion on religion, and comparative church-state relations. Her target population is clergy. After completing her doctorate, Emily intends to pursue a career in academia, contributing to scholarship on the enduring role of religious authority in democratic politics.
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 their first or second year as of Spring 2026. Please join us in congratulating the 2026-2027 class of fellows.
- Learn more about DFP at https://apsanet.org/dfp
- Meet the 2026-2027 class of DFP Fellows
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