Each year, APPAM recognizes exceptional contributions to public policy and honors the legacies of individuals who have made a lasting impact.
We want to congratulate the 2025 award recipients:
APPAM & JCPA/ICPA Best Comparative Paper Award
David N. Kershaw Award
Zachary Parolin
Professor of Social Policy, Inequality, and Opportunity at the University of Oxford
Undergraduate Fellowship Recipients:
Marilu Aguilar, New York University
Isabella Castro, University of Florida
Tanay Dhuldhoya, Georgia State University
Vanya Funez, Williams College
Akhenaton Lazarre, University at Albany
Professional Fellowship Recipients:
Ishara Casellas Connors, Texas A&M University
Daman Chhikara, University of California, Irvine
Stella Chong, NYC Commission on Racial Equity
Ángel Gonzalez, Fresno State University
Hojung Lee, Rice University
Student Fellowship Recipients:
Benedicta Agyare-Aggrey, University of Delaware
Mariam Al-khafaji, Virginia Commonwealth University
Mario Alberto Arce Acosta, University of California, Davis
Elijah Bell-Clarke, California Baptist University
Noelle Broughton, University of Kansas
Allysha Bryant, Yeshiva University
Sarah Buckmaster, Emory University
Patricia Burgess, Seattle University
Nike Campbell, Florida State University
Tipeng Chen, Arizona State University
Tong Chen, Rutgers University
Juan Camilo Cristancho, University of California, Irvine
Apu Deb, Florida International University
Nikita Dhingra, Georgia State University
Sky Duke, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Zachariah Emmanuel, Georgia State University
S. Mohsen Fatemi, University of Kansas
Maribel Fernandez, New York University
Morgan Gilmer, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Anwesha Guha, University of Oregon
Odia Kaba, The George Washington University
Taehyun Kim, Ohio State University
Sage Kime, University of California, Irvine
Youngbin Lee, University of Missouri - Columbia
Kejda Llana, University of Delaware
Alagammai Meyyappan, The Pennsylvania State University
Carlos Morales, Northwestern University
Portia Nartey, Washington University in St. Louis
Patricia Ng'ethe, Clemson University
Seth Nwosu, Pepperdine University
Sandra Okonofua, Yale University
Nabila Parijat, University of Texas at Dallas
Bilal Raza, University of Delaware
Josefina Senese, Boston University
Mohammad Newaz Sharif, University of Central Florida
Prachi Shukla, Duke University
Sheila Sjolseth, Auburn University
Christian Sotomayor, University of California, Berkeley
Ann Swanson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Olanrewaju Yusuff, Georgia State University
PhD Dissertation Award
Raheem Chaudhry
University of California, Berkeley
Waiting for Tiebout: Essays on Policy, Place, and Opportunity
Honorable Mentions:
Sarah Strochak
New York University
Essays on the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Victoria Gibney
American University
Three Essays on Antipoverty Policy in the United States
Policy Field Distinguished Contribution Award
Douglas N. Harris
Tunlane University
Raymond Vernon Memorial Award
Pilar Garcia‐Gomez, Pierre Koning, Owen O'Donnell, & Carlos Riumalló‐Herl
Selective Exercise of Discretion in Disability Insurance Awards (Volume 44, Issue 3)
William Spriggs Memorial Award
Raphael Bostic
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance
Shiran Victoria Shen
Washington University at St. Louis