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