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Paula D. McClain

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Political Science
Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0067
140 Science Drive, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


Ralph Bunche Summer Institute-2019

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2019 - 2025

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Graduate School Award

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · 2017 - 2024

Cienciactive - Steven Chavez - E032 Doctoral Fellowship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cienciactiva · 2017 - 2022

The Effects of Protest Activity on Support for Social Movements

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Political Science Association · 2021 - 2022

Black Voters and Electability in Intraparty Elections

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Political Science Association · 2021 - 2022

SAE Doctoral Engineering Scholarship - Richard Hollenbach

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by SAE International · 2021 - 2022

Facebook Fellowship 2020-2022

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Facebook Inc. · 2020 - 2022

Jack Kent Cooke Fellowship - Jose Balcazar

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation · 2020 - 2022

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - Latifah Maasarani - 2020 - 2022

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation · 2019 - 2021

Horatio Alger Association - Corey Roache

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. · 2018 - 2020

Google LLC - Yuan Deng

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Google Inc. · 2018 - 2020

DOE-Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2016 - 2020

DOE computational Science Graduate Fellowship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2016 - 2020

Coursera Fellowship - Evan Donahue

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Coursera · 2019 - 2020

Women's Philanthropy Institute Award - Hannah Ontiveros

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Indiana University · 2019 - 2019

Launching the PhD Program in Visual and Media Studies

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation · 2013 - 2019

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Council of Learned Societies · 2018 - 2019

ACC - Weaver James Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship - R Blazing

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Atlantic Coast Conference · 2018 - 2019

Blue Waters Fellowship - University of Illinois

FellowshipCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by University of Illinois · 2018 - 2019

BYU Dissertation Grant for Daniel Becerra

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Brigham Young University · 2017 - 2019

Ralph Bunche Summer Institute

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2019

ACLS Mellon - Matthew Omelsky

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Council of Learned Societies · 2017 - 2018

Link Foundation - Dane Sequeira - Stipend Only

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Link Foundation · 2017 - 2018

ACLS Mellon - Magdalena Kolodziej

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Council of Learned Societies · 2017 - 2018

ACLS - Elena Turevon

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Council of Learned Societies · 2017 - 2018

Acoustical Society of America - ASA - M. Villa

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Acoustical Society of America · 2016 - 2018

Duke OPTIONS

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Council of Graduate Schools · 2015 - 2017

NCAA - William Luke Calkins

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2016 - 2017

REU in Political Science: Ralph Bunche Summer Institute

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2013

REU Site: Ralph Bunche Summer Institute

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2000 - 2012

Conference/Workshop on Tenure and Promotion for Political Scientists of Color

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2010 - 2011

Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science: No Way Jose: American Public Opinion and the Politics of Immigration

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2007 - 2009

External Relationships


  • Oxford University Press
  • Oxford University Press (royalties)

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