Mychala Walker is a graduate student in the University of Maryland’s Government and Politics Ph.D. Program. Mychala’s areas of study are comparative politics and political methodology. Specifically, her research interests are in Black Politics and identity politics. She graduated summa cum laude in 2021 from Virginia State University with a B.A. in political science. Prior to her graduate studies, Mychala worked for two years with the U.S. Department of State as a Political Affairs intern in the Bureau of African Affairs.
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