Savannah Plaskon is a second year Ph.D. student at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Political Science. Her subfields are American politics and race, ethnicity, and politics. She is also a member of UC Irvine’s Graduate Feminist Emphasis Program. Savannah’s research interests include race, gender, representation, elections, and campaign finance. Her current work analyzes how constituents’ perceptions of members of Congress are shaped by race and gender. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, her interest in political science was sparked by her parents’ engagement in grassroots political organizing. Savannah’s research has been funded by UC Irvine’s Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy and American University’s New Perspectives in American Governance Program. After completing her doctoral degree, Savanah hopes to pursue a career in academia where she can conduct research, teach, and inspire a new wave of scholars to approach political science through diverse array of methodologies.
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