Samara M Klar

Degrees

• Ph.D. Political Science
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
• "The Influence of Identities on Political Preferences"
• M.A. Political Science
• Columbia University, New York, New York
• B.A. Political Science and Sociology
• McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

Awards

• Juliette and Alexander George Book Award, International Society of Political Psychology
• Spring 2025
• Longlist Finalist, Edwards Book Award (Rodel Institute).
• Spring 2025
• Scholar of the Year. University of Arizona, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences.
• Spring 2025
• Melody S. Robidoux Fund, Faculty Fellowship
• Fall 2024
• Fall 2021
• Fall 2020
• Best Article with a Pre-Registration Published in Journal of Experimental Political Science in 2021
• APSA, Spring 2022
• Philip E. Converse Award
• APSA, Spring 2021
• APSA Special Projects Grant ($25,000).
• American Political Science Association, Spring 2020
• Best Paper Published in the "American Journal of Political Science"
• American Political Science Association, Spring 2019
• Emerging Scholar Award
• American Political Science Association (Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section), Spring 2018
• American Political Science (Political Organizations and Parties Section_, Fall 2016
• Best Book Award in Experimental Political Science
• American Political Science Association, Fall 2017
• Robert E. Lane Award for Best Book
• American Political Science Association, Fall 2017
• Jane Mansbridge Award
• American Political Science Association (Women's Caucus), Fall 2016
• Best Paper in Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior
• American Political Science Association, Fall 2015
• Best Dissertation Award, Experimental Research Section
• American Political Science Association, Fall 2014
• Best Dissertation Award, Political Psychology Section
• American Political Science Association, Fall 2014
• Distinguished Junior Scholar, Political Psychology Section
• American Political Science Association, Fall 2014
• Burns Roper Fellowship
• American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Spring 2014
• American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Travel Grant
• American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Spring 2013
• Best Student Paper Award. Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research
• Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, Fall 2012
• Northwestern University Graduate Research Grant
• Northwestern University, Fall 2012
• RTI International Survey Research Grant.
• RTI International, Fall 2012
• Canadian Political Science Association Travel Grant
• Canadian Political Science Association, Spring 2012
• National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
• National Science Foundation, Spring 2012