Political science doctoral student awarded fellowship | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Political science doctoral student awarded fellowship Political science doctoral student awarded fellowship Published: June 05, 2008 Author: Shannon Roddel 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 Virginias 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 dissertationthat explores Americas relationship to the world, public policy questions, 20th century politics or governance in the United Statesand will be paired with an academic mentor who is a leading national scholar in her field of study. Gardners application was titledPoliticizing 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. TopicID: 28207 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn