Meet Sara Morell, The College of New Jersey
Project Title: Minority Coalitions: LGBTQ+ Representation in Congress
Sara Morell is an assistant professor of political science at The College of New Jersey. Her research addresses questions of political identity and representation in American politics, with an emphasis on gender and sexuality. In this current project, she builds on her experiences as a 2025-2026 APSA Congressional Fellow; to understand how small minority groups form larger coalitions to achieve their policy goals, by looking at the circumstances under which non-LGBTQ+ members of Congress engage in substantive representation of LGBTQ+ Americans. Her research has been published in the British Journal of Political Science, Political Psychology, and Public Opinion Quarterly, among others. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2023 and a B.A. in political science from Swarthmore College in 2015.
About the APSA Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars
The APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants provide support for research that examines political science phenomena affecting historically underserved communities and underrepresented groups and communities. In July 2026, APSA awarded 15 projects for the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grant for Early Career Scholars for a combined total award amount of 30,000.
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