The Expansions Initiative

The Expansions Initiative aims to diversify the pipeline of future political methodologists through undergraduate training and mentorship. Underrepresented minority students are chosen to become Expansions Initiative Fellows. Participants attend in online methodology training through the ICPSR Summer Program at the University of Michigan. In the fall, students are paired with a faculty mentor, and paid to participate in a research project as research assistants.

American Political Science Association Special Projects Fund Grant

Principal Investigator

Clayton M. Webb, associate professor of political science 

Co-Principal Investigator

Betsy Sinclair, professor of political science, Washington University in St. Louis

Project Dates

July 2022 – June 2023


Funding Agency