University of Missouri

Elizabeth Dorssom

Sept. 29, 2020

Elizabeth Dorssom, a political science PhD candidate, was recently awarded a Humane Studies Fellowship for the 2020-2021 academic year. The fellowship is awarded through the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University and helps support PhD student research and work toward a career in academia.

Dorssom, whose subfields are in American politics and public policy and administration, is currently focusing her research on the impact of resources on politics and policy. Her research has been supported by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University, the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma, the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri, the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University and the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.