2023 Kaitlin Sanders
2022 Isha Vial
2021 Alexandra (Allie) George
2020 Kate Kirkpatrick and Fiqir Taye
2019 Joseph Curran
2018 Nathan George and Katherine Meyer
2017 Sophie Meyer
2016 William Hardy and Sean Werkema
2015 Ramsey Fisher, Caitlin Massey, and Patrick McDonell
2014 Jesse Caemmerer
2023
Award Winner | Category and Title of Work |
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Andrew Johnson |
American Politics: “Religious Liberty and the Roberts Court" |
Melanie Corral |
American Politics: "Eisenhower’s Impact on Executive Power: Examining the Expansion of Executive Privilege and Covert Operations" |
Donna Taheri |
Comparative Politics: “The Case of Identity Politics in Catalonia and Spain" |
Michaela Gallo |
International Relations: “The Environment: A Pawn in U.S. Foreign Policy" |
Maile Hee-Seon Belnap |
AQM: “Asian American Economic Disparity and Political Polarization" |
Quinn Gilman |
Political Philosophy: "Comparing Alfredo Rocco and Nietzsche" |
Naomi Watson |
Sustainability and Environmental Justice: “The Richmond, CA Chevron Oil Refinery and the Transition to Sustainable Energy: An Application of Historical Institutionalism" |
2022
Award Winner | Category and Title of Work |
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Lilly Evans-Riera |
American Politics: “Analysis of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" |
Mariella Beaurpere |
Comparative Politics: “Women in Afghanistan” |
Estefany Meza |
International Relations: “US-Mexico Relations and Modern Capitalism" |
Katie Sanders |
AQM: “An Exploration of What Affects Americans’ Attitudes about Abortion" |
Sofia Russell |
Political Philosophy: "Opposite Ends of the Spectrum: Using Locke's Letter on Toleration to assess Nietzsche's Religion Chapter" |
Michaela Gallo |
Sustainability & Environmental Justice: “Implementing Green Wall Technology" |
2021
Award Winner | Category and Title of Work |
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Benjamin Grundy |
American Politics: “From Neutral to Partisan: The Evolution of Originalism” |
Haley Howard |
American Politics: “Reimagining Criminal Justice Reform with Excarceration” |
Katherine Popeo |
Comparative Politics: “The Reunification of Germany” |
Maria Gregg |
International Relations: “Uncle Sam is an Irishman: Irish American Cosmopolitanism and U.S. Foreign Policy in Ireland” |
Naomi Watson |
AQM: “Female Representation in Government” |
Sydney Freeman |
Political Philosophy: “Foucault and Tolentino on Social Divisiveness” |
Maria Parker |
Political Philosophy: “Mandragola: Compromising Machiavellian Dichotomies of Goods” |
Ava Gleicher |
Sustainability & Environmental Justice: “Idealist Environmentalism” |
2020
Award Winner | Category and Title of Work |
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Robbie Nunes |
American Politics: "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: A Public Solution to a Healthcare Problem" |
Chang Woo (Hansung) Lee |
Comparative Politics: "The Legacy of Praetoriansm: Guatemala's Fialure to Reform a Consolidated Democracy" |
Lydia Dadd |
AQM:"The Determinants of Individuals' Environmental Concern" |
Tanvi Antoo |
Political Philosophy: "Ideology and Transcendence" |
Avery Rissling |
Political Philosophy:"MeToo, Humane Vitae, and the Will to Power" |
2019
Award Winner | Category and Title of Work |
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Audrey Danciger |
American Politics: "A Warning Sign: What Kavanaugh Taught Us about the Supreme Court Confirmation Process" |
Steven Marten |
Comparative Politics: "The Legacy of Praetoriansm: Guatemala's Fialure to Reform a Consolidated Democracy" |
Nick Nagy |
International Relations: "The Influence of Islam in Iranian Foreign Policy" |
Mackenzie Tobin |
AQM: "The Mystery of Political Participation in America Explained" |
Madison House-Tuck |
Political Philosophy: "The Montage: Beyond What Meets the Eye" |
Hassan Said |
Political Philosophy: "An Examination of Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil, The Gay Science, and The Antichrist" |
2018
Award Winner | Category and Title of Work |
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Christine Abrahamians |
American Politics: "The First Amendment Jurisprudence of Justice Antonin Scalia." |
Paul Becker |
Comparative Politics: "Group Rights, Repression, and Assimiliation: The Role of Changing Institutions in the Destruction of the Volga German Identity." |
Katherine Meyer |
Applied Quantitative Methods: "Confidence in the Police: A Cross-National Study of Africa." |
Aly Motzel |
International Relations: "Consequences ofa Welcoming State: The Rise of the Radical Right-Wing in Refugee Era Germany." |
Anand Purohit |
Political Philosophy: "History Doesn't Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes: How Rap Escaped the Modernist's Trap." |
2017
Award Winner | Category and Title of Work |
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Tyler Downing |
"That Damn Cowboy: Roosevelt's Precedent of a Powerful Presidency." |
Alexandra Hoffmann |
"Predicting Pro-Environmental Activity: An Exploration of Variation in Support for the Environmental Agenda." |
Jake Belding |
"Taking the Road Less Traveled by Sustainable Development: Prospects for One Belt, One Road." |
Julia Wood |
"David Foster Wallace's This Is Water: A Philosophy of the Future?" |
Yesenia Veamatahau |
"Nietzsche's Three C's: Creature, Creator, and Cruelty." |
2016
Award Winner | Category and Title of Work |
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Ashley Pascale |
Comparative: "The Longevity of Post-Asian Financial Crisis Economic Reforms in South Korea's Developmental State" |
William Swanson |
International Relations: "The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Investor State Dispute Settlement" |
Ryan Khojasteh |
American: "Does Originalism Work: Assessing the Practicality of this Constitutional Interpretive Theory" |
Sean Werkema |
American: "Ron Wyden: A Study of Interest Group Influencne on Legislative Action" |
Ashraf Hammad |
AQM: "Opposition to Affirmative Action: Racism or Reasonable Objection?" |
Daniel "Roscoe" Escobar |
Political Philosophy: "The Bonobo, the Fox, and the Lion: A Machiavellian Criticism of Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil" |
Andrew McCarty |
Political Philosophy: "Preludes to a Philosophy of the Future: Nietsche's Condemnations and Challenges in Beyond Good and Evil and On the Genealogy of Morality" |
2015
Award Winner | Category and Title of Work |
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Ramsey Fisher |
Ineffective Assistance of COunsel: The Causes and Remedies of a Constitutional Problem |
Randall Scarlett |
Camp David Accords: Structuring Communication and Building Trust in Negotiations of International Conflicts. |
Luke Koslosky |
The Implemtation of the Dayton Peace Accords and its Lasting Failure |
Daniel Hunt |
All Company is Bad Company: A Nietzscheian Analysis of Costa Bradatan's Wistom of the Exile |
William Portnof |
Political Participation and Group Membership: Brothers-in-Arms? |
Jake Beldling |
Urban Development Policy and Sustainable Growth |
2023 Jordan Tachibana, Andrew Johnson
2022 Abigail (Abby) Alvarez
2021 Ciara Moezidis
2020 Mariana Perera
2019 Beau Scott
2018 Athena Nguyen and Elena Radding
2017 Lidia Diaz-Fong
2016 Anthony Gill
2015 Stephanie K. Goodman
2014 Jose Lujano