Taylor Carroll is a first-year doctoral student in Cornell’s department of government. Her subfield of study is American politics, and her research investigates the relationships between race, citizenship, and public policy. Before studying at Cornell, she completed a BA in political science at Yale. There she began research to uncover the perceived political and epistemological consequences of restrictions on race-related studies for American democracy. As a doctoral student, Taylor is extending this work to investigate whether and how curtailments of race-conscious education practices (i.e. race-related studies; affirmative action; culturally-responsive pedagogy; diversity, equity, and inclusion) influence the ways that race-marginalized students perceive government, democratic citizenship, state power, and their own political efficacy. Taylor’s work has been published in Cambridge’s Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, and she is a recipient of Cornell’s Dean’s Excellence Award. Currently, Taylor serves as a research assistant to Dr. Jamila Michener and an education ambassador at DuSable Black History Museum. As a graduate student, she is eager to gain expertise in qualitative field methods, scholarly writing, and interdisciplinary approaches. Upon completing her PhD, Taylor hopes to pursue a career in academia or public policy to advance racial equity in education.
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