 
Isaac Farhadian
      
            2024
      
            High School Teacher
      
            MA, Political Science
      
            Turlock, CA
      
  Isaac got IRB approval to survey seniors at the high school where he teaches about their views on the death penalty. He also content analyzed DNC and RNC platforms throughout all of U.S. history and analyzed GSS data pertaining to the death penalty. Based on the UIS website, Isaac is the first political science student to win this award since 2000.
Dr. Geras chaired the thesis committee.