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Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Elina Rodriguez, University of California, Berkeley Elina Rodriguez is a second-year PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Political Science, studying American politics. Her research interests pertain to the study of state violence, the…

Join APSA at Fenway Park! APSA invites #APSA2026 Annual Meeting attendees to a classic #Boston tradition for the Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners baseball game. 📍 Fenway Park Wednesday, Sept. 2 @ 4:10 PM Limited tickets available! Purchase your tickets by August 6th.

Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Briana Garcia, University of Michigan Briana Garcia is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan and serves as a Board Representative for Rackham Student Government. Her work in American politics examines psychological,…

Deadline Extended! Apply by 6/15! Submit full-panel proposals for the International Conference Panel #TravelGrant! APSA members are invited to utilize panel allocations at conferences of select national political science associations. View eligible conferences & submit your proposals now!

Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Cameron Thomas-Shah, Johns Hopkins University Cameron Thomas-Shah is a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His research focuses on the impact of foreign malign influence on social movements within the United States.…

Participate in APSA 2026 Council Elections! This year’s Council and officer elections balloting opens July 16th! 📩 Make sure your membership is active as of June 25th to participate! Learn more about the election process on the APSA website: buff.ly/PiLISXB #APSACouncilElections

Elina Rodriguez is a second-year PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Political Science, studying American politics. Her research interests pertain to the study of state violence, the administrative state, and American political development. Prior to starting her PhD, Elina graduated from New York University with a BA in political science and history and received an MA in political science from Columbia University.

Connecting Campaign Finance Scholars and Reformers: Building a Research Agenda Half Day Short Course | Register here 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition -- Boston, MA 9:00 am – 1:00 pm One of the original rationales for the organization of the Campaign Finance Research Group (CFRG) was to bring together campaign finance scholars, reform advocates, and policy makers “in order to inform the policy debates on campaign finance issues.” As the authors of CFRG’s 2001 application for Related Group status wrote, “the CFRG will help shrink the often wide gap between the work of scholars and that of policy makers and help make the results of research done by political scientists more relevant for lawmakers, government officials and citizens.” With this purpose in mind, we propose here a short course that brings together scholars, policy makers, and reform advocates to discuss public funding programs and proposals for small-dollar financing of American political campaigns.

Cameron Thomas-Shah is a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His research focuses on the impact of foreign malign influence on social movements within the United States. Building on a decade of foreign policy experience, Cameron’s dissertation examines the motivations behind malign influence operations and how these dynamics can inform democratic strategies for building more resilient and discerning information environments while protecting fundamental freedoms.

Causal Inference with Observational Data Half Day Short Course | Register here 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition -- Boston, MA 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Estimating treatment effects when the data are observational rather than experimental presents a challenge in many research areas. This course provides an introduction into the problems of causal inference that arise in the context of observational data, and presents an overview of statistical methods and techniques to overcome these challenges.

APSA invites annual meeting attendees to a classic Boston tradition for the Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners baseball game on Wednesday, September 2nd at 4:10 PM, located at the iconic Fenway Park.

Briana Garcia is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan and serves as a Board Representative for Rackham Student Government. Her work in American politics examines psychological, behavioral, and identity-based dynamics, with a focus on how racial and religious identities shape political behavior and public opinion. More specifically, she analyzes differences in political behavior and public opinion among Jewish and Hispanic voters relative to White and Black Americans.

Collecting Online Activity Data Using the National Internet Observatory Half Day Short Course | Register here 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition -- Boston, MA 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm The Internet serves as a vital platform for information access and global connectivity. Individuals are increasingly spending a significant portion of their lives online. From online deliberation to communication between elected representatives and constituents, the Internet has also had a significant relationship with democracy since its inception.