Noteworthy
"Noteworthy" is a monthly compilation of important awards, achievements and grants received by Columbian College faculty, students and alumni. Articles published in academic journals are also included among these recognitions.
Recent Recognition
Brandon L. Bartels (Political Science) wrote the analysis “Public Opinion on Term Limits and Other Supreme Court Reforms” for the Brennan Center for Justice.
Robert Blaemire, BA ’71, (Political Science ) MA ’75, (Legislative Affairs) authored the book The Athlete (Austin Macauley Publishers, 2026).
Jamie Cohen-Cole (American Studies) launched and co-edited the journal History of Social Science, which examines the transformation of the social sciences since the early 20th century.
Jeffrey Ding (Political Science) was awarded a $227,000 grant from Open Philanthropy for a project on standardized U.S.-China AI cooperation.
Finn Dobkin (Regulatory Studies) wrote the article “Managing Uncertainty in Benefit-Cost Analysis” for The Regulatory Review.
Emily Dufton, MA ’10, PhD ’14, (American Studies) authored Addiction, Inc.: Medication-Assisted Treatment and America’s Forgotten War on Drugs (University of Chicago Press, 2026).
Eli Kintisch (SMPA) published the feature “The Education of Mouna Maroun” in Science magazine.
Michael LaForest-Tucker (TSPPPA) published a paper in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management titled “Can Crime Be Deterred at Low Cost? Evidence From a Randomized Experiment in New York.”
Marc Lynch (Political Science) authored the articles “The United States Could Lose the Gulf” and “On the Iran War, a Deep Disconnect Between Experts and Policymakers” for Foreign Policy.
Dan Malouff (Geography) wrote the articles “A brief history of the DC Streetcar”; “How DC’s mayor and council chair thwarted every effort to better the streetcar”; and “To the death of a dream: RIP DC Streetcar” for Greater Greater Washington.
Justin Mann, PhD ’18, (American Studies) authored Breaking the World: Black Insecurity and the Horizons of Speculative Fiction (Duke University Press, 2026).
James McMaster (American Studies) published the book Racial Care: On Asian American Suffering and Survival (Duke University Press, 2025).
Danika Paige Myers (University Writing) was featured in the Poetry.com article “What Sparks Poetry: Object Lessons.”
Isaiah Pickens, BA ’05, (Psychology) authored the book Trauma-Informed and Culturally Responsive Practices in Schools (Guilford Press, 2026).
Steven Roberts (SMPA) wrote the article “What Did You Vote For?” for Shoreline Media Group.
Johnette Ruffner-Ceaser (Graduate Administration) executed a new initiative called the Professional Branding Bootcamp that included JCPenney Philanthropy, GW alumni, CAPS, Alumni Relations, Constituent Engagement, CCAS Graduate Student Services and CCAS Graduate Studies.
Becky Sloviter, BA ’99, (Psychology) interviewed alumna Hilary Winston on her podcast “General Meeting.”
Lucas Thevenard (Regulatory Studies) was cited in The Regulatory Review article “Week in Review.”
Cheryl W. Thompson (SMPA) was named a Society of Professional Journalists Hall of Fame inductee for 2026.
Silvio Waisbord (SMPA) presented his book Introduction to Journalism: Thinking Globally (Polity, 2025) at universities in Edinburgh, Liverpool, London and Cardiff in the United Kingdom.
Gayle Wald (American Studies) authored the book This Is Rhythm: Ella Jenkins, Children’s Music, and the Long Civil Rights Movement (University of Chicago Press, 2025).
Graduate student Deborah Wroblewski (Interior Architecture) was named one of the 2026 METROPOLIS Future100 top graduating architecture and interior design students.
Amber N. Wiley, PhD ’11, (American Studies) authored Model Schools in the Model City: Race, Planning, and Education in the Nation’s Capital (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2026).
Ning Yu and Heather Stebbins (Music) released their album SPIRALS through Carrier Records.