PhD in Political Science, 2004. Associate Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law, University of Richmond.
A recognized community leader on poverty reduction efforts in Richmond, Thad Williamson served as the first director of the city's Office of Community Wealth Building while on leave from the University during the 2014-16 academic years.
Recipient of the Jepson Servant Leader Award from the Class of 2019 for his work to effect change in Richmond, Virginia, 2019.
PhD in Political Science, 2016. Silverman Family Career Development Associate Professor of Political Science, MIT.
Heinz I. Eulau Award for best article published in American Political Science Review (“What Do I Need to Vote?”), American Political Science Association, 2016.
Robert Noxon Toppan prize for best dissertation in political science, Harvard University, 2016.
PhD in Political Science, 2019. Postdoctoral Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Brown University, 2019-2021. Postdoctoral Fellow, William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, Brown University, 2019-2021.
LSE Fellow in Public Policy and Administration, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2018-2019.
PhD in Political Science, 2016. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Program in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE), Hebrew University.
Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance Fellow, Princeton University, 2017-2018.
Awarded Alon Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers, The Israeli Council for Higher Education, 2019-2022.
Winner of the Kellogg/Notre Dame Award for best paper in comparative politics (with co-authors James Adams and Will Horne), Midwest Political Science Association, 2019.
Awarded Harvard University's Edward M. Chase Prize for the best dissertation in international politics, 2016.
PhD in Political Science, 2019. Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.
Patrick J. Fett Award for the best paper on the scientific study of Congress and the presidency presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2020.
Evan Ringquist Award for the best paper on political institutions presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2020.
PhD in Government, November 2020. Postdoctoral Research Scholar, School of Politics and Global Studies and Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research, Arizona State University (2020-2021). Assistant Professor, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University (beginning 2021).