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

2008 - 2009 Officers

Chair:
Christopher M. Federico
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Department of Psychology and Political Science
75 East River Road
Minneapolis MN 55455
federico@umn.edu

Chair-Elect:
David P. Redlawsk
University of Iowa 
Department of Political Science
321 Schaeffer Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242
david-redlawsk@uiowa.edu 

Treasurer:
John E. Transue
University of Illinois, Springfield
Political Science
Mail Stop PAC 350
1 University Plaza
Springfield IL 62703
jtran8@uis.edu

Communications Director:
Bethany  Albertson
University of Washington, Seattle
Political Science
101 Gowen Hall
Box 353530
Seattle WA 98195-3530
balberts@u.washington.edu

2009 Program Chair:
Thomas J. Rudolph
University of Illinois, Urbana
Political Science
361 Lincoln Hall
702 South Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801
rudolph@uiuc.edu

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 Viser, University of Chicago (Member at Large)

Awards

• Previous Award Recipients 

Nominations Sought for 2009 Book, Dissertation, and Article Awards
 
At the 2009 APSA Meeting, the Political Psychology section will give three awards.  The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2009.
 
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 one copy of the nominated book to each committee member.

Award Committee Members:
Leonie Huddy, SUNY-Stony Brook, Chair
Paul Goren, University of Minnesota
Paul Sniderman, Stanford University

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.

Award Committee Members:
Adam J. Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair
Nicholas Valentino, University of Texas
Nadia Khatib, University of Arizona

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.  See the section website for more information:  www.apsanet.org/~psychology/index.cfm

Award Committee Members:
Robert Jervis, Columbia University, Chair
Deborah Schildkraut, Tufts University
Gabriel Lenz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology