83rd Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference
Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26, 2026
Hybrid Format: In Person at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, IL or Online

All Panels/Paper Sessions, Roundtables, Lightning Talks and Working Groups will Feature a Hybrid Format (for In-Person or Virtual Participation). Undergraduate Poster Sessions will be In Person Only.

Conference Program Co-Chairs:
Bethany Lacina, University of Rochester
Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, University of California-Berkeley

Learn more about the conference.

Please check back later for more information on the executive committee office hours at the 2026 conference.

Office Hours with the MPSA Executive Committee During the MPSA Annual Conference

The MPSA Executive Committee (President, Christina Wolbrecht and President-elect, Rikhil Bhavnani) will hold office hours with attendees on Thursday, April 3rd from 3:30–5:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 5th from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Harvard Room on the 3rd floor. Attendees are welcome to drop-in without an appointment or may schedule time to meet with the Executive Committee through this link. Appointments are available in 10-minute intervals; if you need a longer appointment time, please book up to two consecutive 10-minute time slots or email the Executive Committee (ExecutiveCommittee@mpsanet.org) if you would like to set up meeting that you anticipate may go over twenty minutes.

President

Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame

President-elect

Rikhil Bhavnani, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Immediate Past President

Eleanor Neff Powell, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Executive Director

Meegan Isenhour, CAE, MPSA