Autumn Perkey
Autumn Perkey is a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. She specializes in the intersection between political psychology, conflict processes, and foreign policy. Her dissertation focuses on the relationship between identity and emotions impacting attitudes during conflict. Before attending the University of Maryland, she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from the Ohio State University. She has worked as a research assistant for the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security, the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, and the RAND Corporation.
International Relations and American Politics, focusing on political psychology, conflict processes, and foreign policy.
Awards
-Distinguished Junior Scholar Award, American Political Science Association Political Psychology Section, 2024
-Adele Stamp Memorial Award, University of Maryland, Spring 2024
-McVicker Scholarship Award, P.E.O. International AF Chapter, Spring 2024
-Finalist, UMD Outstanding Graduate Student Distinguished Service Award, University of Maryland, College Park, 2024
-Finalist, UMD Outstanding Graduate Student Distinguished Service Award, University of Maryland, College Park, 2022
-Adele's Circle of Women Leadership Scholarship, University of Maryland, College Park, 2022
-Junior Research Process Award, Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University, 2018
Fellowships
-Fellowship, Frederic Bastiat Fellowship, The Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 24-25
-Fellowship, Do Good Fellowship, The Do Good Instittue, Summer 24
-Fellowship, Do Good Fellowship, The Do Good Institute, Spring 24
-Fellowship, NextGen Foreign Policy Initiative, Foreign Policy for America, Spring 24
-Fellowship, LEAD Fellowship, America's Future, Spring 24
-Fellowship, Do Good Fellowship, The Do Good Institute, Spring 24
-Fellowship, Do Good Fellowship, The Do Good Institute, Fall 23
-Fellowship, Public Voices Fellowship, The Op-Ed Project, Equality Now Summer 23
-Fellowship, Americas Futures Art of Wonky Writing Seminar, Summer 23
-Fellowship, United Nations Associations National Capital Area Graduate Fellow, Spring 23
-Fellowship, Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship, The Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 22-23
-Future Strategy Forum Fellow, hosted by CSIS, the Kissinger Center, Bridging the Gap, and the MIT Security Studies Program, June 2020 and June 2021
-Summer Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park, 2020, 2021, 2022
M.A., University of Maryland, College Park
B.A., The Ohio State University
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