Honor Students and Their Theses

Charlotte Blatt, "Why We Can't Seem to Get It Right: US Pre-War Assessments of Conflict from Truman to Obama"

Milan Chuttani, "Identity and Resettlement: Evaluating Ethnic Associations among Maryland's Congolese Refugees"

Katherine Clayton, "The Moderating Influence of Social Contact on Perceptions of Immigrants in France."

Jase Davis, "Looking Up to Crowded Skies: Measuring American Opinions on International Military Drone Use"

Ryan Divers, "China, the United States, and the Impact of Competition in Foreign Aid Markets"

Kelsey Flower, "Preceding the Collapse: Identifying Triggers of Major Human Rights Crises"

Alyssa Heinze, "Is gender all that matters? The impact of women leaders' intersectional identities on political performance in India"

Rachael Jones, "The Lessons of History: Bush, Truman, and the Use of Historical Analogies in Decisions for War"

Jessica Lu, "Dissonance Among Democrats: Understanding Why Partisans Defect on Voter Fraud and Voter ID"

Chiemeka Njoku, "Democracy and Universal Education: On the Road to Reduced Ethnic Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa"

Rachel Scholz-Bright, "Science Fact and Political Fiction: Why Climate Change is Particularly Vulnerable to Political Polarization"

Honors Program Faculty Directors: Michelle Clarke, Benjamin Valentino

2018 Honors Prizes and Awards

Bennett Essay Prize in Political Theory and Public Law - Jessica X. Lu 

Pressman Prize in American Government - Rachel A. Scholz-Bright

Rockefeller Prize in Comparative Politics - Milan Chuttani & Katherine Clayton

Rockefeller Prize in Intl. Relations - Charlotte F. Blatt & Rachael E. Jones

The James Fairbanks Colby Government Prize - Jase A. Davis & Kathryn A Fuhs

The Fowler Family Prize in Democratic Politics - Charlotte F. Blatt

Rockefeller Memorial Postgraduate Fellowship - Bryan M. Bliek & Katherine P. Clayton