Kathryn Gardner, a University of Notre Dame doctoral student in political science from Loveland, Ohio, has been awarded a 2008-09 Fellowship in American Politics, Foreign Policy and World Politics from the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs.
One of only nine scholars selected from a pool of 180 applicants nationwide, Gardner, who specializes in international relations and comparative politics, will receive a $20,000 grant to complete a dissertation “that explores America’s relationship to the world, public policy questions, 20th century politics or governance in the United States” and will be paired with an academic mentor who is a leading national scholar in her field of study.
Gardner’s application was titled “Politicizing Religion: A Comparative Look at the Origins and Development of Muslim Incorporation Policies in France, Great Britain and the United States, 1945-2008.”
“Fellows are chosen on the basis of their first-rate scholarship and also on their potential contribution to pressing contemporary problems,” said Brian Balogh, associate professor of history at Virginia and co-chair of the Governing America in a Global Era program.
The Miller Center has awarded 83 fellowships since 2000. A majority of the recipients have gone on to tenure-track positions or prestigious post-doctoral fellowships at leading colleges and universities. Others are now in public service or at non-profit organizations.
Founded in 1975, the Miller Center is a leading nonpartisan public policy institution dedicated to studying U.S. national and international policy, with a special emphasis on the central role and history of the American presidency.
Originally published by at newsinfo.nd.edu on June 06, 2008.