Pharrell Allen is a first year PhD student and Cota Robles Fellowship recipient at the University of California, Irvine in the department of political science. His subfields are American politics and race, ethnicity, and politics. Pharrell’s research interests include race, gender, public opinion, and elections. His current work analyzes the voting behavior of white voters to examine how their racial attitudes and sexism affect races for statewide offices. After completing his doctoral degree, Pharrell hopes to pursue a career in academia where he can conduct research, teach, and inspire future scholars to approach political science through an intersectional lens that incorporates various aspects of identities to paint a fuller picture of American politics and public opinion.
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 2025. Please join us in congratulating the 2025-2026 class of fellows.
- Learn more about DFP at https://apsanet.org/dfp
- Meet the 2025-2026 class of DFP Fellows