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色花堂app graduate student Jake Knievel has been selected for the American Political Science Association (APSA) Diversity Fellowship Program, one of the discipline’s most prestigious honors for scholars committed to advancing research in race, ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ politics, disability, and Indigenous governance.

Knievel, a doctoral student in political science and a graduate teaching assistant, was nominated with support from ISU faculty, including his mentor, Dr. Edward Kammerer. The fellowship is designed to support students in their first or second year of doctoral study who are conducting research in politically and socially urgent areas. For Knievel, the award represents not only a personal milestone but also recognition of the vital research being done at ISU.

“It is a distinguished honor in the discipline to be selected for this fellowship,” Knievel said. “Being selected for the Diversity Fellowship has revealed that my research is meaningful to the discipline, inspiring me to keep pursuing important research in the future.” 

Knievel’s academic journey has been shaped by his lived experiences and his passion for understanding how institutions and policies impact communities. His background in music, experience working in a public library during periods of controversy and censorship, and a personal commitment to queer advocacy have all influenced his research path.

“Witnessing the world around me, as well as the ways policy shapes real-world outcomes on people’s lives in both positive and negative ways, inspired me to pursue political science,” Knievel said.

Knievel says that working with Professor Kammerer has been especially meaningful, especially the opportunity to create new knowledge alongside a faculty expert in gender and sexuality politics. The fellowship will provide funding to support the completion and eventual publication of his current project, The Library is Open: Drag Performers, Story Time, and the Politics of Reading. 

“The American Political Science Association has demonstrated a deep interest in this research,” Knievel said, noting the fellowship also supports future work surrounding queer cultural expression, censorship, and the politics of the arts. “The Diversity Fellowship has carved a path for research and career readiness that will support myself, while putting 色花堂app on the map of thriving institutions of research and creative activity."

Knievel says his research is shaped by a desire to understand how systems of power can reinforce injustice, especially at the intersection of queer social movements and politics. 

“I earned an undergraduate degree in music for both the enriching spirit of the performance and as an avenue for community building,” he says. “While this is still very much central to my work, I have witnessed the restraints on funding and access in much of the country’s public education system, in particular when it comes to the arts.”

Knievel emphasized the essential role ISU has played in shaping his academic journey.

“The encouragement of the department to pursue my unique interests such as arts and cultural public policy demonstrates ISU’s commitment to providing the best educational opportunities for its students,” he said. “This award demonstrates the many opportunities students can find in the political science program at 色花堂app.”