WPSA Committees

The WPSA is only able to succeed because of the large number of members who are willing to volunteer their time. One good way to become involved is by serving on a committee. If you are interested in helping, you can find a committee application form in the Membership drop-down menu above. Service on the awards committees is for one year. Status committees have three-year terms. The terms of other committees vary.


Administrative Committees Committee on Nominations
Equity and Access Taskforce
Social Media Committee
Virtual Community Program Committee
WPSA Climate Action Committee
The Western Newsletter

Status Committees Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans
Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession
Committee on the Status of Latinas/os in the Profession
Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
Community College Committee
First Generation Scholars Committee
Queer Status Committee

Award Committees Asian Pacific Americans and Politics Best Paper Award Committee
Betty Moulds Lifetime Service Award
Betty Nesvold Women and Politics Award Committee
Blacks and Politics Best Paper Award Committee
Charles Redd Politics of the American West Award Committee
Clay Morgan Award Committee
Dissertation Award Committee
Don Nakanishi Award Committee
Environmental Political Theory Award Comittee
Latino/Latina Politics Best Paper Award Comittee
PGI Award Comittee
WPSA Best Paper Award Committee
PRQ Award Committee
William E. Connolly Award Committee

 

Committee on Nominations
Chair:
Yalidy Matos 2024-2026
Rutgers University
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Members:
Michelle Ramirez (2024-2026)
Texas A&M University Kingsville
[email protected]
Natasha Altema-McNeely (2025-2027)
University of North Texas
[email protected]
Loren Collingwood (2025-2027)
University of New Mexico
[email protected]
Kouslaa Kessler-Mata (2025-2027)
University of San Francisco
[email protected]
Equity and Access Taskforce
Chair:
Debra Thompson (2025-2026)
McGill University
Members:
Paru Shah
Rutgers University
Tiffany Willoughby-Herard
University of California-Irvine
Ivy Cargile
Califronia State University-Bakersville
Jeff Feng
Northwestern University
Grace Howard
San José State University
Jordie Davies
University of California-Irvine
Rogelio Garcia
East Los Angeles College
La Della Levy
College of Southern Nevada
Isabel Felix Gonzales
University of Virginia
Social Media Committee
Chair:
Eraldo Souza dos Santos (2025-2028)
University of California-Irvine
[email protected]
Members:
Mario Guerrero
Cal Poly Pomona
ADVISOR
Desiree Melonas
Cal State University-San Bernardino
ADVISOR
Virtual Community Program Committee
Chair:
Amit Ron
Arizona State University
[email protected]
Members:
Maria Struble
Western Colorado University
[email protected]
Eraldo Souza dos Santos
University of California-Irvine
[email protected]
Climate Action Committee
Chair:
Michaele Ferguson (2025-2028)
University of Colorado Boulder
[email protected]
Members:
Paasha Mahdavi (2025-2028)
University of California, Santa Barbara
[email protected]
Desiree Melonas (2025-2028)
University of California, Riverside
[email protected]
Juliet Carlisle (2024-2027)
University of Utah
[email protected]
Meherun Nesa (2025-2028)
Loyola University Chicago
[email protected]
The Western Newsletter
Michael Artime
Pacific Lutheran University
[email protected]
Benjamin Gonzalez O'Brien
San Diego State University
[email protected]
Chase Porter
California Baptist University
[email protected]
Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans
Chair:
Paru Shah
Rutgers University
[email protected]
2025-2028
Members:
Yeaji Kim
Cal State Dominguez Hills
[email protected]
2023-2026
Nhat-Dang Do
Trinity College
[email protected]
2023-2026
Nathan Chan
Loyola Marymount University
[email protected]
2024-2027
Tanika Raychaudari
Rice University
[email protected]
2024-2027
Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession
Chair:
Tiffany Willoughby-Herard (2025-2028)
University of California-Irvine
[email protected]
Members:
Christopher Paul Harris (2025-2027)
Univeristy of California-Irvine
[email protected]
Christine Slaughter (2023-2026)
Boston University
[email protected]
Chaya Crowder (2024-2027)
Loyola Marymount University
[email protected]
Maruice Mangum (2024-2027)
Jackson State University
[email protected]
Committee on the Status of Latinas/os in the Profession
Chair:
Ivy Cargile (2025-2028)
California State University-Bakersville
[email protected]
Members:
Alejandra Campos (2024-2027)
University of Arkansas
[email protected]
Sam Acuña (2024-2027)
Occidental College
[email protected]
Marcel Roman (2023-2026)
Harvard University
[email protected]
Angie Bautista-Chavez (2024-2027)
Johns Hopkins University
[email protected]
Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
Chair:
Jordie Davies (2024-2027)
University of California-Irvine
[email protected]
Members:
Joyce Ejukonemu (2023-2026)
Federal College of Education
[email protected]
Verónica Zebadúa-Yañez (2025-2028)
Spelman College
[email protected]
Sara Angevine (2023-2026)
Whittier College
[email protected]
Rebeca Castañeda Leffler (2025-2028)
University of Florida
[email protected]
Community College Committee
Co-Chair:
Rogelio Garcia (2023-2026)
East Los Angeles College
[email protected]
Co-Chair:
La Della Levy (2023-2026)
College of Southern Nevada
[email protected]
Members:
Erin Richards (2025-2028)
Cascadia College
College
Tony Wohlers (2023-2026)
SUNY Corning Community College
[email protected]
Michael Lim (2024-2027)
East Los Angeles College
[email protected]
 
First Generation Scholars Committee
Chair:
Grace Howard (2023-2026)
San José State University
[email protected]
Members:
Tye Rush (2024-2027)
University of California, San Diego
[email protected]
Ian Hartshorn (2025-2028)
University of Nevada-Reno
[email protected]
Joyce Nguy (2025-2028)
University of California, Los Angeles
[email protected]
Ana Oaxaca (2024-2027)
University of Texas, Austin
[email protected]
Queer Status Committee
Co-Chair:
Jeff Feng
(2024-2027)
Northwestern University
[email protected]
Co-Chair:
Isabel Felix Gonzales (2024-2027)
University of Virginia
[email protected]
Members:
Maya Fitch (2025-2028)
University of Houston
[email protected]
Mzilikazi Koné (2025-2028)
College of the Desert
[email protected]
Asian Pacific Americans and Politics Best Paper Award

For an outstanding paper discussing issues and problems that concern
Asian Pacific Americans. ($250 award)

Chair:
Paru Shah
Rutgers University
[email protected]
2025-2028
Members:
Yeaji Kim
Cal State Domingues Hills
[email protected]
2023-2026
Nhat-Dang Do
Trinity College
[email protected]
2023-2026
Nathan Chan
Loyola Marymount University
[email protected]
2024-2027
Tanika Raychaudari
Rice University
[email protected]
2024-2027
Betty Moulds Lifetime Service Award
Chair:
Ricardo Ramirez (2025-2026)
University of Notre Dame
[email protected]
Members:
Lorrie Frasure (2025-2026)
University of California-Los Angeles
[email protected]
Lisa Magaña
Arizona State University
[email protected]
Betty Nesvold Women and Politics Award:
Chair:
Jordie Davies (2024-2027)
University of California-Irvine
[email protected]
Members:
Joyce Ejukonemu (2023-2026)
Federal College of Education
[email protected]
Verónica Zebadúa-Yañez (2025-2028)
Spelman College
[email protected]
Sara Angevine (2023-2026)
Whittier College
[email protected]
Rebeca Castañeda Leffler (2025-2028)
University of Florida
[email protected]
Blacks and Politics Best Paper Award:
Chair:
Tiffany Willoughby-Herard (2025-2028)
University of California-Irvine
[email protected]
Members:
Christopher Paul Harris (2025-2027)
Univeristy of California-Irvine
[email protected]
Christine Slaughter (2023-2026)
University of Washington
[email protected]
Chaya Crowder (2024-2027)
Loyola Marymount University
[email protected]
Maurice Mangum (2024-2027)
Jackson State University
[email protected]
Charles Redd Politics of the American West Award
Chair:
Christina Bejarano (2025-2026)
Texas Women's University
[email protected]
Members:
Jennifer Lynn Robinson (2025-2026)
University of Utah
[email protected]
Brent Steel (2025-2026)
Oregon State University
[email protected]
Clay Morgan Award
Chair:
Sharon Krause (2025-2026)
Brown University
[email protected]
Members:
Jessica Croteau (2025-2026)
Haverford College
[email protected]
June Ann Jones
University of Texas at Dallas
[email protected]
Dissertation Award
Chair:
Brian Lovato (2025-2026)
California State University-Fullerton
[email protected]
Members:
Gary Johnson (2025-2026)
Weber State University
[email protected]
Jenn Jackson (2025-2026)
Syracuse University
[email protected]
Don Nakanishi Award Committee
Chair:
Claire Jean Kim (2025-2026)
University of California-Irvine
[email protected]
Members:
Loan Le (2025-2026)
San Francisco State University
[email protected]
James Lai (2025-2026)
Santa Clara University
[email protected]
Environmental Political Theory Award
Chair:
Christine Winter (2025-2026)
University of Otago
[email protected]
Members:
Matt Harvey (2025-2026)
Princeton University
[email protected]
Rudy Leal McCormack (2025-2026)
Sam Houston State University
[email protected]
Latino/Latina Politics Best Paper Award
Chair:
Ivy Cargile (2025-2028)
California State University-Bakersville
[email protected]
Members:
Alejandra Campos (2024-2027)
University of Arkansas
[email protected]
Sam Acuna (2024-2027)
Occidental College
[email protected]
Marcel Roman (2023-2026)
Harvard University
[email protected]
Angie Bautista-Chavez (2024-2027)
Johns Hopkins University
[email protected]
WPSA Best Paper Award
Chair:
Elli Menounou (2025-2026)
California Polytechnic-Pomona
[email protected]
Members:
Martin Adamian (2025-2026)
California State University-Los Angeles
[email protected]
Kiku Huckle
California Lutheran University
[email protected]
PRQ Award
Chair: 
Ange-Marie Hancock (2025-2026)
Ohio State University
[email protected]
Members:
Alex Keena
Virginia Commonwealth University
[email protected]
Michael Latner
California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
[email protected]
PGI Award
Chair:

Valeria Sinclair-Chapman (2025-2026)
Purdue University
[email protected]

Members:
Valerie Martinez-Ebers
University of North Texas
[email protected]
Richard C. Witmer
Creigton University
[email protected]
William E. Connolly Award (Political Theory)
Chair:
Derefe Kimarley Chevannes (2025-2026)
University of Toronto
[email protected]
Members:
Heather N. Pool (2025-2026)
Denison University
[email protected]
Ferris Lupino (2025-2026)
New York University
[email protected]

 

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