Congratulations, Professor Charles Shipan, for being selected as the recipient of the APSA Public Policy Section's Excellence in Mentoring Award!
Founded in 1903, the American Political Science Association (APSA) is the leading professional organization for the study of political science. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments, and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe to deepen our understanding of politics, democracy, and citizenship throughout the world.
Charles R. Shipan is the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Professor of Social Science at the University of Michigan. He is a professor in the Department of Political Science and a professor (by courtesy) at the Ford School of Public Policy. Prior to joining the faculty at Michigan, Shipan served on the faculty at the University of Iowa. He has also held positions as a research fellow at the Brookings Institution and as a visiting scholar at Trinity College in Dublin, the U.S. Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the Australian National University. Currently, he is a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Copenhagen.
He is the author or co-author of Why Bad Policies Spread (and Good Ones Don't), Deliberate Discretion?, Designing Judicial Review, and The U.S. Congress. In addition, he has published dozens of articles and book chapters on political institutions and public policy. For his research, he has received the Herbert Simon Award, the Deil Wright Award, the Richard Fenno Prize, the William Riker Award, and several other honors. In addition, he has received numerous awards for his teaching and his mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students.
