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Yiqing Xu
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Dr. Xu's primary research covers political methodology, Chinese politics, and their intersection. He received a PhD in Political Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2016), an MA in Economics from China Center for Economic Research at Peking University (2010) and a BA in Economics from Fudan University (2007).
His work has appeared in leading political science journals, including American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Political Analysis.
He has won several professional awards, including the John T. Williams Dissertation Prize from the Society for Political Methodology, the Best Article Award from American Journal of Political Science in 2016, and the Miller Prize (2018, 2020) for the best work appearing in Political Analysis the preceding year.
In 2024, he was honored with the Emerging Scholar Award from the Society of Political Methodology and received an honorable mention for the Becky Morton and Tom Carsey Excellence in Mentoring Award. That same year, interflex, R and Stata packages he developed with his team, won the Society’s Best Statistical Software Award.
His work has appeared in leading political science journals, including American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Political Analysis.
He has won several professional awards, including the John T. Williams Dissertation Prize from the Society for Political Methodology, the Best Article Award from American Journal of Political Science in 2016, and the Miller Prize (2018, 2020) for the best work appearing in Political Analysis the preceding year.
In 2024, he was honored with the Emerging Scholar Award from the Society of Political Methodology and received an honorable mention for the Becky Morton and Tom Carsey Excellence in Mentoring Award. That same year, interflex, R and Stata packages he developed with his team, won the Society’s Best Statistical Software Award.