Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Peter Boumgarden pens op-ed on impact of tariffs uncertainty
Rapid trade policy shifts leave small businesses at a disadvantage.
Weidenbaum Center Newsletter August 2025
August 2025
Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld interviewed on Marketplace
Rosenfeld says this strike is something of a return-to-form for the labor movement nationwide.
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on the paperwork struggles of Medicaid work requirements
Looming Medicaid work requirements could worsen Missouri backlogs in social services
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum on AG's census lawsuit
If states weren’t allowed to change their maps in the middle of the decade, it could create logistical problems.
Table of Contents
- Profile of Weidenbaum Center Graduate Fellow Khoi Ngo
- Featured faculty news
- Join us for two special September events!
- Welcome Weidenbaum Center Graduate Research Affiliate Rose Jordan!
- Multiple Weidenbaum Center faculty receive awards from the American Political Science Association
- Recent Weidenbaum Center Ph.D. recipient Jordan Wong accepts position in Nebraska
About our Center
The Weidenbaum Center is a research institute at Washington University in St. Louis that supports social scientific research in the fields of public policy, economics, political science, and sociology. Led by Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves (pictured), the Center funds faculty research, provides administrative support for research activities, and sponsors a wide range of public affairs programs. In doing so, the Center serves as a bridge between scholars, policymakers, and the general public.
Through unbiased empirical research and events, the Center addresses many of the pressing public policy issues facing America and the world today.
The Weidenbaum Center provides significant research support for faculty in the departments of Economics, Political Science, and Sociology. This support allows a wide array of faculty members to participate in a variety of impactful research, and is of particular importance to our younger faculty who are just starting their research careers. Research efforts contribute to work that addresses key social issues locally, nationally, and globally, and enhances the prominence of Washington University in the academic and policy world. Donations fund our grant programs which support this research. We could not support nearly as much research without this generosity.
Profile of Khoi Ngo, 2025-2026 Weidenbaum Center Graduate Fellow
Khoi Ngo is a third-year PhD student in Sociology at Washington University. His research is guided by fundamental questions about the degree to which certain groups are systematically disadvantaged by institutions of social control and how said groups internalize or subvert such marginalization. In his work, he primarily uses survey, experimental, and computational methods as well as large datasets to study criminal justice. In his current major project, he challenges the commonly presumed value-neutrality of administrative records produced by law enforcement and institutions by analyzing 3+ million traffic stops and millions of voter records. Khoi completed his B.A. in Political Science at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Featured Faculty News
Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipients publish article in Political Science Research and Methods journal
The article investigates whether election results are associated with emotional reactions among voters across democracies and under what conditions these responses are more intense.
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on Centene, pending federal cuts to Medicaid
Out-of-pocket premiums for individuals might increase 40% or more, probably increasing the likelihood of people dropping their plans.
Welcome Weidenbaum Center Graduate Research Affiliate Rose Jordan!
Rose Wellenberger is a third-year Ph.D. student in Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research focuses on race and gender representation in the American judiciary. One of her current projects focuses on gender and partisan differences between women and men judicial candidates in their advertisements for state supreme courts. Rose earned her B.A. at WashU in Political Science in 2023. She is working on a project mapping voter data in St. Louis with Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves.
Weidenbaum Center Faculty Honored with APSA Awards
The American Political Science Association (APSA) has announced their annual Organized Section awards. Multiple Weidenbaum Center faculty members are recipients.
More informationDaniel Butler
Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient CQ Press Award. Best Paper in Legislative Studies. "The Primary Premium: Why Legislators are Incentivized to Side with Primary Voters over General Election Voters." The CQ Press Award is for the best paper on legislative studies presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
Taylor Carlson
Weidenbaum Center Director of Survey Research Robert E. Lane Award. Best Book in Political Psychology. "Through the Grapevine - Socially Transmitted Information and Distorted Democracy." The Robert E. Lane Award is for the best book in political psychology published in the past year.
Taylor Carlson & Benjamin Noble
Weidenbaum Center Director of Survey Research & Weidenbaum Center Former Graduate Affiliate respectively. Best Article in Political Behavior journal Award (Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section). "CueAnon: What QAnon Signals About Congressional Candidates and What it Costs Them." This award is for the best article published in the journal Political Behavior in the previous calendar year. Benjamin Noble is now an assistant professor of Political Science at theUniversity of California, San Diego.
Lucia Motolinia
Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Emerging Scholar Award (Political Organizations and Parties Section). The Emerging Scholars Award is given to a scholar who has received his or her Ph.D. within the last five years and whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise.
Michael Olson
Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Emerging Scholar Award (State Politics and Policy Section). The Emerging Scholars Award is given to a scholar who has received his or her Ph.D. within the last five years and whose career to date demonstrates unusual promise.
Two special September events!
Join us for two important events this September that you don't want to miss! On September 4, Robert Doar, President of the American Enterprise Institute, will join us for a timely conversation on the future of civic education and the vital role universities play in strengthening democracy.
Then, on September 29, don’t miss a landmark discussion featuring the current President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, alongside two former presidents of the Bank. Together, they will explore the Fed’s evolving role in shaping the U.S. economy.