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Faculty by Name
Faculty by Subfield
Faculty Assignments
Adjunct Faculty
Emeriti Faculty
Staff

Alejandra Aldridge

Assistant Professor
American Politics
842 KMBL
(801) 422-4375
alejandra.aldridge@byu.edu

Lisa Argyle

Assistant Professor
American Politics
852 KMBL
(801) 422-5022
lisa_argyle@byu.edu

Douglas Atkinson

Assistant Professor
International Politics
734 KMBL
(801) 422-0413
atkinsond@byu.edu

Michael Barber

Associate Professor
American Politics
724 KMBL
(801) 422-7492
barber@byu.edu

Celeste Beesley

Assistant Professor
International Relations
730 KMBL
(801) 422-7807
celeste_beesley@byu.edu

Adam Brown

Associate Professor
American Politics
772 KMBL
(801) 422-2182
brown@byu.edu

Ethan Busby

Assistant Professor
American Politics
844 KMBL
(801) 422-2453
ethan.busby@byu.edu

Scott Cooper

Associate Professor
International Relations
762 KMBL
(801) 422-4053
scott_cooper@byu.edu

Ryan Davis

Associate Professor
Political Philosophy
740 KMBL
(801) 422-9080
rwdavis@byu.edu

Sean Driscoll

Visiting Assistant Professor
Political Theory
755 KMBL
(801) 422-0937
sean.driscoll@byu.edu

Rebecca Dudley

Assistant Professor
International Politics
754 KMBL
(801) 422-3705
rebecca.dudley@byu.edu

Adam Dynes

Associate Professor
American Politics
784 KMBL
(801) 422-2337
adamdynes@byu.edu

Jay Goodliffe

Professor
American Politics
722 KMBL
(801) 422-9136
goodliffe@byu.edu
Department Chair

Josh Gubler

Associate Professor
Comparative Politics
764 KMBL
(801) 422-2829
jgub@byu.edu

Ralph Hancock

Professor
Political Philosophy
794 KMBL
(801) 422-3302
ralph_hancock@byu.edu

Darren Hawkins

Professor
International Relations
832 KMBL
(801) 422-5526
dhawkins@byu.edu

Kirk Hawkins

Professor
Comparative Politics
782 KMBL
(801) 422-1362
kirk_hawkins@byu.edu
Associate Chair: Teaching & Curriculum

Chris Karpowitz

Professor
American Politics
850 KMBL
(801) 422-2788
chris_karpowitz@byu.edu

Christopher Krewson

Assistant Professor
American Politics
742 KMBL
(801) 422-7265
chris_krewson@byu.edu

Elizabeth McGuire

Assistant Professor
Comparative Politics
780 KMBL
(801) 422-1866
elizabeth.mcguire@byu.edu

Quinn Mecham

Associate Professor
Comparative Politics
770 KMBL
(801) 422-5317
qmecham@byu.edu

Quin Monson

Professor
American Politics
840 KMBL
(801) 422-8017
quin.monson@byu.edu

Chad Nelson

Assistant Professor
International Relations
752 KMBL
(801) 422-3505
chad_nelson@byu.edu

Kelly Patterson

Professor
American Politics
830 KMBL
(801) 422-4985
kelly_patterson@byu.edu

Jeremy Pope

Professor
American Politics
834 KMBL
(801) 422-1344
jpope@byu.edu
Associate Chair: Research and Academic Life

Jessica Preece

Associate Professor
Comparative Politics
732 KMBL
(801) 422-3276
jessica_preece@byu.edu

David Romney

Assistant Professor
Comparative Politics
774 KMBL
(801) 422-0364
david.romney@byu.edu

Darin Self

Assistant Professor
Comparative Politics
790 KMBL
(801) 422-4424
darin_self@byu.edu

Joel Selway

Associate Professor
Comparative Politics
792 KMBL
(801) 422-8607
joel_selway@byu.edu

Ken Stiles

Professor
International Relations
760 KMBL
(801) 422-1352
ken_stiles@byu.edu

Ricardo Vernet

Visiting Assistant Professor
Comparative Politics
781 KMBL
(801) 422-0918
ricardo.vernet@byu.edu

Sven Wilson

Professor
American Politics
750 KMBL
(801) 422-9018
sven_wilson@byu.edu

American Politics

Name Rank Office Contact Position
Aldridge, Alejandra Assistant 842
KMBL
alejandra.aldridge@byu.edu
(801) 422-4375
College Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Argyle, Lisa Assistant 852
KMBL
Lisa_argyle@byu.edu
(801) 422-5022
Barber, Mike Associate 724
KMBL
barber@byu.edu
(801) 422-7492
CSED Co-Director
Brown, Adam Associate 772
KMBL
brown@byu.edu
(801) 422-2182
Busby, Ethan Assistant 844
KMBL
ethan.busby@byu.edu
(801) 422-2453
Dynes, Adam Associate 784
KMBL
adamdynes@byu.edu
(801) 422-2337
BYUPAS & PI Sigma Alpha
Advisor
Goodliffe, Jay Professor 722
KMBL
goodliffe@byu.edu
(801) 422-9136
Department Chair
Karpowitz, Chris Professor 850
KMBL
chris_karpowitz@byu.edu
(801) 422-2788
University IRB Rep,
CSED Co-Director
Krewson, Chris Assistant 742
KMBL
chris_kreswson@byu.edu
(801) 422-7265
IRB Scientific Merit
Monson, Quin Professor 840
KMBL
quin.monson@byu.edu
(801) 422-8017
Civic Engagement Coordinator, BYU College Republicans
Patterson, Kelly Professor 830
KMBL
kelly_patterson@byu.edu
(801) 422-4985
University General Education Advanced Writing
Pope, Jeremy Professor 834
KMBL
jpope@byu.edu
(801) 422-1344
Assoc. Chair: Research & Academic Life, CSED Co-Director
Wilson, Sven Professor 750
KMBL
sven_wilson@byu.edu
(801) 422- 9018
BYU Republicans Advisor

Comparative Politics

Name Rank Office Contact Position
Gubler, Josh Associate 764
KMBL
jgub@byu.edu
(801) 422-2829
Middle East Studies Coordinator
Hawkins, Kirk Professor 782
KMBL
Kirk_hawkins@byu.edu
(801) 422-1362
Assoc. Chair: Teaching and Curriculum
McGuire, Liz Assistant 780
KMBL
elizabeth.mcguire@byu.edu
(801) 422-1866
BYUPAS Advisor
Mecham, Quinn Associate 770
KMBL
qmecham@byu.edu
(801) 422-5317
Associate Director over Academic Programs & Research
Preece, Jessica Associate 732
KMBL
Jessica_preece@byu.edu
(801) 422-3276
Assoc. Chair,
Research and Academic Life
Romney, David Assistant 774
KMBL
david.romney@byu.edu
(801) 422-0364
Political Review Advisor
Self, Darin Assistant 790
KMBL
darin_self@byu.edu
(801) 422-4424
Honors Thesis Advisor
Selway, Joel Associate 792
KMBL
Joel_selway@byu.edu
(801) 422-8607
Vernet, Ricardo Visiting Assistant 781 KMBL ricardo.vernet@byu.edu
(801) 422-0918

International Relations

Name Rank Office Contact Position
Atkinson, Doug Assistant 734 KMBL

atkinsond@byu.edu

(801) 422-0413

Beesley, Celeste Assistant 730
KMBL
Celeste_beesly@byu.edu
(801) 422-7808
WomanStats Rep.
Cooper, Scott Associate 762
KMBL
Scott_cooper@byu.edu
(801) 422- 4053
Sigma Advisor
Dudley, Rebecca Assistant 754 KMBL rebecca.dudley@byu.edu
(801) 422-3705
Hawkins, Darren Professor 832
KMBL
dhawkins@byu.edu
(801) 422-5526
D. Rank & Status Chair, GPL Director, BYU Democrats
Nelson, Chad Assistant 752
KMBL
Chad_nelson@byu.edu
(801) 422-3505
Stiles, Ken Professor 760 KMBL
215 HRCB
Ken_stiles@byu.edu
(801) 422-1352
Utah Debate Commission

Political Theory

Name Rank Office Contact Position
Davis, Ryan Associate 740
KMBL
rwdavis@byu.edu
(801) 422-9080
Young Scholars Workshop Coordinator, Thursday Group Coordinator
Driscoll, Sean Visiting Assistant 755 KMBL sean.driscoll@byu.edu
(801) 422-0937
Hancock, Ralph Professor 794 KMBL ralph_hancock@byu.edu
(801) 422-3302
Tocqueville Club Advisor

Administrative Positions, 2023-2024


1. Department Leadership

Chair: Jay Goodliffe
Associate Chair, Teaching and Curriculum: Kirk Hawkins
Associate Chair, Research and Academic Life: Jeremy Pope

2.   Department Standing Committees


Department Executive Committee

Chair: Jay Goodliffe
Members: Chad Nelson, Jeremy Pope, Kirk Hawkins, Ryan Davis
Committee Functions: See Department Handbook

Teaching and Curriculum Committee

Chair: Kirk Hawkins
Members: Adam Brown, Chad Nelson, David Romney, Lisa Argyle, Ralph Hancock

Committee Functions

Course Scheduling:
o American Politics/Public Policy: Adam Brown
o Comparative Politics: David Romney
o International Relations: Chad Nelson
o Political Theory: Ralph Hancock
· Writing Advocate: Lisa Argyle
· Representative on College Curriculum Committee: Kirk Hawkins
· Student Appeals/Requests: Kirk Hawkins
· Washington Seminar Oversight Committee: Kirk Hawkins
C. Research and Academic Life Committee Chair: Jeremy Pope
Members: Celeste Beesley, Chris Krewson, Darin Self, Ethan Busby, Rebecca Dudley

Committee Functions

· Faculty Hiring
· Award Nominations
· Department Research Grants
· Visiting Scholars
· Durham Lecture
· National Advisory Council
· Redd Center
· Thursday Group Coordinator: Ethan Busby
· Representative on College Research Committee: Jeremy Pope
· Representative on College Awards Committee: Jeremy Pope

Rank & Status Committee

Chair: Ken Stiles
Members: Adam Dynes, Darren Hawkins, Mike Barber, Jessica Preece (fall semester/CFS review), Chris Karpowitz (winter semester/3rd year review)
Committee Functions: See Department Handbook

3. Other Department Committees & Positions  

CSED Director: Mike Barber, Associate Director: Adam Dynes
GPL Director: Darren Hawkins
LDS Young Scholars Workshop Coordinator: Adam Brown
Pi Sigma Alpha/BYUPAS Advisors: Liz McGuire, Ryan Davis
Honors Thesis Advisor: Darin Self
Sigma Advisor: Doug Atkinson
Political Review Advisor: David Romney
IRB Scientific Merit: Chris Krewson
Lead Poster Judge: Rebecca Dudley
BYU College Democrats: Darren Hawkins
BYU College Republicans: Quin Monson
National Security Student Association: Chad Nelson
Tocqueville Club: Ralph Hancock

4. College and University Assignments  

Wheatley Institute Fellows: Jeremy Pope, Quin Monson
University IRB Representative: Joel Selway
University General Education Advanced Writing: Kelly Patterson
University Constitution Day Committee: Chris Krewson, Alejandra Aldridge
Civic Engagement Director: Quin Monson
College Rank and Status Committee: Sven Wilson (fall), Kelly Patterson (winter)
College Diversity & Inclusion Committee: Alejandra Aldridge
KC Associate Director over Academic Programs and Research: Quinn Mecham
KC International Relations Coordinator: Scott Cooper
KC Middle East Studies/Arabic Coordinator: Josh Gubler
KC International Development Coordinator: Darren Hawkins
WomanStats Representative: Celeste Beesley
Utah Debate Commission: Ken Stiles

5. External Responsibilities

Global Governance editor: Ken Stiles
Political Behavior editors: Chris Karpowitz, Jessica Preece
Cooperative Election Study co-PI: Jeremy Pope

Brad Bruton

Adjunct Faculty
bradfordbruton@gmail.com
POLI 379R: Introduction to Open Source Intelligence

Mark Clawson

Adjunct Faculty
markc@diamondevent.com
POLI 364: Jurisprudence

Kerry Kartchner

Adjunct Faculty
kkartchner@byu.edu
POLI 470: Research Project: International Relations "The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation"

Robert Griffiths

Adjunct Faculty
robert_griffiths@byu.edu
POLI 353 Chinese Politics

David Bohn

Donna Lee Bowen

781 KMBL
(801) 422-3409
richard_davis@byu.edu

Richard Davis

richard_davis@byu.edu

Lee Farnsworth

Earl Fry

David B Galbraith

David Magleby

1135 KMBL
(801) 422-5462

Louis C Midgley

Noel Reynolds

Lamond Tullis

STAFF

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Krista Mortensen

Department Office Manager
744 KMBL
(801) 422-3422
krista.mortensen@byu.edu
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J. Matthew Clarke

Academic Support Coordinator
783 KMBL
(801) 422-3982
matthew_clarke@byu.edu

Landon Tooke

Academic Advisor
1041 JFSB
801-422-3541
landon_tooke@byu.edu

STUDENT OFFICE STAFF

Hadley Garff

Office Assistant

Jane Hansen

Office Assistant

Abby Housley

Accountant

Mariele Stockman

Office Assistant

Rachel Tebbs

Office Assistant

745 KMBL | (801) 422-3423 | polysec@byu.edu