Political Science
Faculty Distinction 2021/22
Allison Carnegie
Associate Professor of Political Science
APSA’s International Collaboration Best Book Award
Allison Carnegie
Associate Professor of Political Science
APSA’s International Collaboration Best Book Award
Allison Carnegie
Associate Professor of Political Science
APSA’s International Collaboration Best Book Award
Jean Cohen
Nell and Herbert M. Singer Professor of Contemporary Civilization in the Core Curriculum
Senior Fernand Braudel Visiting Scholar Fellowship, European University Institute in Florence, Renewed
Jean Cohen
Nell and Herbert M. Singer Professor of Contemporary Civilization in the Core Curriculum
Senior Fernand Braudel Visiting Scholar Fellowship, European University Institute in Florence, Renewed
Jean Cohen
Nell and Herbert M. Singer Professor of Contemporary Civilization in the Core Curriculum
Senior Fernand Braudel Visiting Scholar Fellowship, European University Institute in Florence, Renewed
Kevin Funk
Lecturer in the Discipline of Political Science
A. Leroy Bennett Award, International Studies Association-Northeast
Kevin Funk
Lecturer in the Discipline of Political Science
A. Leroy Bennett Award, International Studies Association-Northeast
Kevin Funk
Lecturer in the Discipline of Political Science
A. Leroy Bennett Award, International Studies Association-Northeast
Nikhar Gaikwad
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Fiona McGillivray Award for Best Paper in Political Economy, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Sage Paper Award for Best Paper in Comparative Politics, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Best Paper Award, Democracy and Autocracy Section, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Provost’s Innovative Course Design Grant
Earth Networks Working Group Grant
Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy Seed Grant
Nikhar Gaikwad
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Fiona McGillivray Award for Best Paper in Political Economy, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Sage Paper Award for Best Paper in Comparative Politics, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Best Paper Award, Democracy and Autocracy Section, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Provost’s Innovative Course Design Grant
Earth Networks Working Group Grant
Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy Seed Grant
Nikhar Gaikwad
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Fiona McGillivray Award for Best Paper in Political Economy, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Sage Paper Award for Best Paper in Comparative Politics, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Best Paper Award, Democracy and Autocracy Section, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Provost’s Innovative Course Design Grant
Earth Networks Working Group Grant
Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy Seed Grant
Junyan Jiang
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Evan Ringquist Award, MPSA
Junyan Jiang
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Evan Ringquist Award, MPSA
Junyan Jiang
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Evan Ringquist Award, MPSA
Ira Katznelson
Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History; Deputy Director, Columbia World Projects
D.B. Hardeman Prize, LBJ Foundation
Olivia Sage Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation
Ira Katznelson
Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History; Deputy Director, Columbia World Projects
D.B. Hardeman Prize, LBJ Foundation
Olivia Sage Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation
Ira Katznelson
Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History; Deputy Director, Columbia World Projects
D.B. Hardeman Prize, LBJ Foundation
Olivia Sage Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation
Eunji Kim
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Best Article in Political Behavior Award, American Political Science Association
Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Grant
Columbia University Office of the Provost Junior Faculty Grant
Eunji Kim
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Best Article in Political Behavior Award, American Political Science Association
Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Grant
Columbia University Office of the Provost Junior Faculty Grant
Eunji Kim
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Best Article in Political Behavior Award, American Political Science Association
Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Grant
Columbia University Office of the Provost Junior Faculty Grant
Jennifer Lee
Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences
AAPI Data Grant from California to combat anti-Asian hate
Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study
Fellow, Center for the Study of Economy & Society, Cornell University
Distinguished Contribution to the Field Award, American Sociological Association, Asia and Asian American Section
Elected to the Board of Trustees, the Russell Sage Foundation
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Lee
Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences
AAPI Data Grant from California to combat anti-Asian hate
Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study
Fellow, Center for the Study of Economy & Society, Cornell University
Distinguished Contribution to the Field Award, American Sociological Association, Asia and Asian American Section
Elected to the Board of Trustees, the Russell Sage Foundation
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Lee
Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences
AAPI Data Grant from California to combat anti-Asian hate
Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study
Fellow, Center for the Study of Economy & Society, Cornell University
Distinguished Contribution to the Field Award, American Sociological Association, Asia and Asian American Section
Elected to the Board of Trustees, the Russell Sage Foundation
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Maria Victoria Murillo
Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs
SIPA Teaching Award Spring
Maria Victoria Murillo
Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs
SIPA Teaching Award Spring
Maria Victoria Murillo
Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs
SIPA Teaching Award Spring
Andrew Nathan
Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science
V.P. Dutt Memorial Lecture, Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi, India
Andrew Nathan
Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science
V.P. Dutt Memorial Lecture, Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi, India
Andrew Nathan
Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science
V.P. Dutt Memorial Lecture, Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi, India
Michael Parrott
Lecturer in the Discipline of Political Science
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant
Michael Parrott
Lecturer in the Discipline of Political Science
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant
Michael Parrott
Lecturer in the Discipline of Political Science
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant
Tsveta Petrova
Lecturer in the Discipline of Political Science
Institute for Humane Studies Discourse Initiative Research Grant
Tsveta Petrova
Lecturer in the Discipline of Political Science
Institute for Humane Studies Discourse Initiative Research Grant
Tsveta Petrova
Lecturer in the Discipline of Political Science
Institute for Humane Studies Discourse Initiative Research Grant
Daniel M. Smith
Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy
Kenneth A. Shepsle Prize
Daniel M. Smith
Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy
Kenneth A. Shepsle Prize
Daniel M. Smith
Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy
Kenneth A. Shepsle Prize
Yamil Velez
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Provost’s Junior Faculty Grant
Yamil Velez
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Provost’s Junior Faculty Grant
Yamil Velez
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Provost’s Junior Faculty Grant
The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.
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