Scholarly SocietyInternational Studies Association (International Security Studies Section) · 2021Awarded 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.
Best Paper in the Foreign Policy Section of APSA
Scholarly SocietyAmerican Political Science Association · 2021Awarded for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the 2019 or 2020 APSA ConferenceMore about this award
Robert O. Keohane Award
Scholarly SocietyInternational Organization · 2021The 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
Best Research Article on US Foreign Policy & Grand Strategy (runner-up)
Scholarly SocietyAmerica in the World Consortium · 2020Awarded for the article “Why So Secretive? Unpacking Public Attitudes toward Secrecy and Success in US Foreign Policy” appearing in the Journal of PoliticsMore about this award
Stuart Bremer Award
Scholarly SocietyPeace Science Society International · 2019Awarded 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
Alexander George Award
Scholarly SocietyInternational Studies Association (Foreign Policy Analysis Section) · 2018This 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
Kenneth E. Boulding Award (runner-up)
Scholarly SocietyInternational Studies Association (Peace Studies Section) · 2018Awarded 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
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