Kelsey Osborne-Garth is a native of Nashville, TN, and joined the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University in the Fall of 2022. At Michigan State, she studies American politics, emphasizing race and ethnicity politics. She is particularly interested in the study of American identity, attachment to national symbols, and how these affect political behavior and public attitudes. Kelsey is particularly dedicated to racial justice and considers herself an activist scholar. In the summer of 2020, she began a petition that amassed over 11,000 signatures to remove a confederate monument across the street from her university’s admissions building. This encounter has inspired much of Kelsey’s work to date. She hopes to continue this career by teaching the next generation in the classroom. You can find out more about Kelsey and her research at kelseyosbornegarth.com.
The APSA Diversity Fellowship Program (DFP), 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. Since its inception, the DFP has designated more than 600 fellows and contributed to the successful completion of doctoral political science programs for over 100 individuals. APSA has once again awarded a new cycle to provide support for PhD students currently in their first or second year as of Spring 2024. Please join us in congratulating the 2024-2025 class of fellows.
- Learn more about DFP at https://apsanet.org/dfp