Political Psychology

Membership

Section List

The purpose of this section is to facilitate communication, across subfields and disciplinary boundaries, among individuals interested in the relationship between political and psychological processes.

Website: /~psychology

2009 - 2010 Officers

Chair:
David P. Redlawsk
Rutgers University
Political Science
Eagleton Institute of Politics
Ryders Lane
New Brunswick NJ 08903

Chair-Elect:
Rose McDermott
Brown University
Political Science
36 Prospect St.
Providence RI 02912

Treasurer:
John E. Transue
University of Illinois, Springfield
Political Science
Mail Stop PAC 350
1 University Plaza
Springfield IL 62703

Communications Director:
Bethany Albertson
University of Texas, Austin
Government
1 University Station A1800
Austin TX 78712-5121

2010 Program Chair:
Jeffrey A. Karp
University of Exeter
Politics Department
Amory Building, Rennes Drive
Exeter UK EX4 4RJ United Kingdom

Executive Council:
Howard Lavine, SUNY-Stony Brook
Christopher Federico, University of Minnesota
David Redlawsk, University of Iowa
Bethany Albertson, University of Washington, Seattle
John Transue, University of Illinois, Springfield
Thomas Rudolph, University of Illinois, Urbana
Penny Visser, University of Chicago (Member at Large)

Awards

Previous Award Recipients

Best Book Award (Robert E. Lane Award)
The Robert E. Lane Award is given for the best book in political psychology published in 2008. Self nominations are accepted. Please send a hard copy of the nominated book to each committee member by March 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Kristen Renwick Monroe
University of California, Irvine
Political Science
Social Science Plaza A
Irvine CA 92697-5100

Award Committee Members:
Michael Morrell
University of Connecticut

Joanne Miller
University of Minnesota

Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is awarded to the authors of a paper in the area of Political Psychology that was presented during the 2008 APSA Annual Meeting. The paper did not have to be presented on a Political Psychology panel to qualify. Self nominations are accepted. Please send a hard copy of the nominated paper to each committee member by March 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Tom Rudolph
University of Illinois
Political Science
IGPA/1007 W. Nevada St.
Urbana IL 61801

Award Committee Members:
Eric Groenendyk
University of Memphis

Andy Civettini
Knox College

Best Dissertation Award
The Best Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation in political psychology filed during 2008. Self-nominations are accepted. All nominations should include a letter of support from the chair of the dissertation committee that addresses the contribution of the dissertation to the field of political psychology. Please send a hard copy of the nominated dissertation to each committee member by March 1, 2010. See the section website for more information: www.apsanet.org/~psychology/index.cfm

Award Committee Chair:
Jason Barabas
Florida State University
Political Science
531 Bellamy Building
Tallahassee FL 32306-2230

Award Committee Members:
Paul Brewer
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Dona-Gene Mitchell
University of Nebraska