Sara Wallace Goodman, political science assistant professor, has been awarded a 2013-14 Hellman Fellowship. Awarded by UCI’s Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, the honor recognizes outstanding assistant professors for research excellence. The $10,000 award will support Goodman’s research on the effects of citizenship education on a naturalizing immigrant’s perception of belonging and American identity. Goodman joined the UCI faculty in 2009 and is an expert on citizenship politics. She was recently awarded the Social Sciences Assistant Professor Research Award, also for research excellence. Goodman received her bachelor’s in political science from Miami University (Ohio) and her doctorate in government from Georgetown University.