Distinguished Senior Scholars

At each conference, we invite two distinguished scholars to each give an autobiographical talk. The purpose of these talks is to give other scholars insight into their particular path to success.

Jennifer Merolla

UC Riverside
| VIM 2022

Layna Mosley

University of North Carolina
| VIM 2019

Amber E. Boydstun

UC Davis
| VIM 2019

Judith D. Singer

Harvard University
| VIM 2018

Jennifer N. Victor

George Mason University
| VIM 2018

Catherine Eckel

Texas A&M
| VIM 2017

Elizabeth Zechmeister

Vanderbilt University
| VIM 2017

Jenna Bednar

University of Michigan
| VIM 2016

Ashley Leeds

Rice University
| VIM 2016

Diana Mutz

University of Pennsylvania
| VIM 2015

Heather Stoll

UC Santa Barbara
| VIM 2015

Elisabeth Gidengil

McGill University
| VIM 2014

Saundra Schneider

Michigan State University
| VIM 2014

D. Sunshine Hillygus

Duke University
| VIM 2013

Rose McDermott

Brown University
| VIM 2013

Vera Troeger

University of Warwick
| VIM 2012

Susan Welch

Pennsylvania State University
| VIM 2012

Nancy Burns

University of Michigan
| VIM 2011

Caroline Tolbert

University of Iowa
| VIM 2011, 2022

Janet Box-Steffensmeier

The Ohio State University
| VIM 2010

Marianne Stewart

University of Texas at Dallas
| VIM 2010

Elizabeth Gerber

University of Michigan
| VIM 2008

Sara Mitchell

University of Iowa
| VIM 2008