Josearmando Torres is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in political science with honors and a minor in survey research and data analytics. His senior thesis, “Competition, Color-Blindness, or Coalition?” examines how perceived competition with African Americans and race-neutral attitudes shape Latino support for Black-led movements and policies. As a 2024 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Scholar, he studied how expressing an American identity relates to anti-immigration attitudes among Latinos. He is a coauthor of an article on sampling bias and Black voters in online opt-in polls in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. He is currently a Predoctoral Researcher at the Stanford Institute for Excellence in Survey Research and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in political science to study American politics, race and ethnic politics, political behavior, and survey research.
The APSA Diversity Fellowship Program, formerly the Minority Fellowship Program, was established in 1969 as a fellowship competition to diversify the political science profession. The DFP provides support to students applying to, or in the early stages of, a PhD program in political science. APSA has once again awarded a new cycle to provide support for students currently in the process of applying to political science PhD programs for Fall 2026. Please join us in congratulating the 2026-2027 class of fellows.
