Rob Oldham has received two APSA Legislative Studies Section Awards for two different research projects completed while a graduate student in the department. 

• 2025 Carl Albert Award for the best dissertation in legislative studies
• 2025 Jewell-Loewenberg Prize in Subnational Politics for the best article published in Legislative Studies Quarterly in the previous year

Oldham will be celebrated at the APSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver in September.