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Rachel Myrick

Douglas and Ellen Lowey Assistant Professor of Political Science
Political Science
140 Science Drive, 204A Gross Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors


John McCain Dissertation Award

International Munich Security Conference · 2022 More about this award

Robert O. Keohane Award

Scholarly Society International Organization · 2021 The Robert O. Keohane Award acknowledges Keohane’s years of service to International Organization and support of junior scholars. It is given annually to an untenured scholar published in IO. More about this award

Patricia Weitsman Award (Honorable Mention)

Scholarly Society International Studies Association (International Security Studies Section) · 2021 Awarded an honorable mention for 2021 Patricia Weitsman Award for the paper "Do External Threats Unite or Divide?" presented at the 2020 International Studies Association Conference. The award recognizes the best graduate student paper on any aspect of security studies.

Aspen Strategy Group Rising Leaders Program

National The Aspen Institute · 2021 More about this award

Best Paper in the Foreign Policy Section of APSA

Scholarly Society American Political Science Association · 2021 Awarded for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the 2019 or 2020 APSA Conference More about this award

Best Research Article on US Foreign Policy & Grand Strategy (runner-up)

Scholarly Society America in the World Consortium · 2020 Awarded for the article “Why So Secretive? Unpacking Public Attitudes toward Secrecy and Success in US Foreign Policy” appearing in the Journal of Politics More about this award

Stuart Bremer Award

Scholarly Society Peace Science Society International · 2019 Awarded to the best graduate student paper delivered at each year’s Peace Science Society meeting. 2019 award for "Do Security Threats Unite or Divide?" by Rachel Myrick (Stanford University). More about this award

Kenneth E. Boulding Award (runner-up)

Scholarly Society International Studies Association (Peace Studies Section) · 2018 Awarded to the best graduate student paper relevant to the field of peace studies presented at the annual International Studies Association conference. 2018 runner-up awarded to "To Pardon or To Prosecute? Attitudes towards Post-Conflict Justice in Eastern Ukraine" by Ala' Alrababa'h and Rachel Myrick. More about this award

Alexander George Award

Scholarly Society International Studies Association (Foreign Policy Analysis Section) · 2018 This award was established in 1990 to recognize an outstanding graduate student paper presented on a Foreign Policy Analysis Section panel at the ISA Annual Convention. Awarded in 2018 to "Why So Secretive? Unpacking Public Attitudes Towards Secrecy and Success in US Foreign Policy" by Rachel Myrick (Stanford). More about this award