The Department of Political Studies is pleased to share that Assistant Professor Dr. Quinn Albaugh and Assistant Professor Dr. Elizabeth Baisley, were recently awarded an Insight Development Grant for their projects.

Insight Development Grants support research in its preliminary stages, allowing researchers to develop new research questions and explore new methods, theoretical approaches, or ideas. These grants are awarded over two years.

Dr. Albaugh's project, The Overlooked Rainbow Vote: Analyzing When, How, and Why 2SLGBTQ+ Voters Support 2SLGBTQ+ Candidates, received $70 675, and Dr. Baisley's project, Reversing Declining Support for Trans Rights: Developing and Testing Cognitive Interventions Using Information and Frames, received $68 029.

"$8.3M to advance Queen's research exploring social, economic, and societal challenges" (The Queen's Gazette, July 24, 2026).

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