IPSA President Dianne Pinderhughes Selected as Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

We are proud to announce that IPSA President Dianne Pinderhughes has been named the Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) for the 2023 academic year. Prof. Pinderhughes is one of six scholars selected for this prestigious fellowship in 2023.

IPSA President Pinderhughes was recognized for her work as a political scientist whose research addresses inequality with a focus on ethnic, racial and gender politics in the Americas. The AAPSS also highlighted that Prof. Pinderhughes explores the creation of American institutions of civil society in the 20th century and their influence on the formation of voting rights policy. 

Prof. Pinderhughes is currently on sabbatical at Stanford University, where she was named to the 2022-23 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. 

“I am honored to have been named a fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science for 2023,” Prof. Pinderhughes said. “I am also excited to have been designated the 2023 Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow. I look forward to interacting with this group of scholars in such challenging times.” 

IPSA congratulates Prof. Pinderhughes on this well-deserved honour and looks forward to her continued leadership and contributions to the discipline. 

American Academy of Political and Social Science

The American Academy of Political and Social Science promotes the use of social science in the public domain and in policymaking. Its flagship journal, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, brings together public officials and scholars from across social science disciplines to address issues such as the transition to adulthood in developing countries, the current and future impact of the Great Recession, enhanced government regulation, and the influence of the criminal justice system on American civic life.

For more information about Prof. Pinderhughes and the fellowship, please visit the University of Notre Dame website.