Directory

Faculty by Name

Faculty by Subfield

Adjunct Faculty

Staff

Lisa Argyle

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

Michael Barber

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

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

Ray Christensen

Associate Professor
Comparative Politics
775 KMBL
(801) 422-5133
ray_christensen@byu.edu

Scott Cooper

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

Richard Davis

Professor
American Politics
750 KMBL
(801) 422-7503
richard_davis@byu.edu

Ryan Davis

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

Adam Dynes

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

Daniel Frost

Visiting Professor
Political Philosophy
844 KMBL
(801) 422-9334
dfrost@byu.edu

Jay Goodliffe

Professor
American Politics
734 KMBL
(801) 422-9136
goodliffe@byu.edu

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
Global Politics Fellows: Director

Kirk Hawkins

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

Eric Hyer

Associate Professor
International Relations
780 KMBL / 209 HRCB
(810) 422-4699
eric_hyer@byu.edu
Asian Studies Coordinator

Chris Karpowitz

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

Kerry Kartchner

Visiting Professor
International Relations
744 KMBL
(801) 422-0364
kkartchner@byu.edu

Christopher Krewson

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

Quinn Mecham

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

Quin Monson

Associate Professor
American Politics
840 KMBL
(801) 422-8017
quin.monson@byu.edu
Director of the Office of Civic Engagement

Chad Nelson

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

Dan Nielson

Professor
Comparative Politics
790 KMBL
(801) 422-3417
daniel_nielson@byu.edu

Tyler Pack

Visiting Professor
International Relations
754 KMBL
(801) 422-5237
tyler.pack@byu.edu

Kelly Patterson

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

Jeremy Pope

Professor
American Politics
834 KMBL
(801) 422-1344
jpope@byu.edu
CSED Co-Director

Jessica Preece

Associate Professor
Comparative Politics
732 KMBL
(801) 422-3276
jessica_preece@byu.edu
Associate Chair: Research & Academic Life

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

Lucy Williams

Assistant Professor
Political Philosophy
744 KMBL
(801) 422-2948
lucy_williams@byu.edu
BYUPAS Advisor

Sven Wilson

Professor
American Politics
722 KMBL
(801) 422-9018
sven_wilson@byu.edu
Department Chair

American Politics

Name	Rank	Office	Contact	Position
Argyle, Lisa	Assistant	852 KMBL	Lisa_argyle@byu.edu (801) 422-5022
Barber, Mike	Assistant	724 KMBL	barber@byu.edu (801) 422-7492
Brown, Adam	Associate	772 KMBL	brown@byu.edu (801) 422-2182
Busby, Ethan	Assistant	844 KMBL	ethan.busby@byu.edu (801) 422-2453	Political Science Honors Coordinator
Davis, Richard	Professor	750 KMBL	richard_davis@byu.edu (801) 422-7503
Dynes, Adam	Assistant	784 KMBL	adamdynes@byu.edu (801) 422-2337	BYUPAS & PI Sigma Alpha Advisor
Goodliffe, Jay	Professor	734 KMBL	goodliffe@byu.edu (801) 422-9136	Washington Seminar Faculty Director
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
Monson, Quin	Associate	840 KMBL	quin.monson@byu.edu (801) 422-8017	Civic Engagement Coordinator
Patterson, Kelly	Professor	840 KMBL	kelly_patterson@byu.edu (801) 422-4985
Pope, Jeremy	Associate	834 KMBL	jpope@byu.edu (801) 422-1344	CSEC Co-Director
Wilson, Sven	Professor	722 KMBL	sven_wilson@byu.edu (801) 422- 9018	Department Chair BYU Republicans Advisor

Comparative Politics

Name	Rank	Office	Contact	Position
Christensen, Ray	Associate	775 KMBL	Ray_christensen@byu.edu (801) 422-5133	IR Coordinator
Gubler, Josh	Associate	764 KMBL	jgub@byu.edu (801) 422-2829	Political Review Advisor
Hawkins, Kirk	Professor	782 KMBL	Kirk_hawkins@byu.edu (801) 422-1362	Assoc. Chair Teaching and Curriculum
Mecham, Quinn	Associate	770 KMBL	qmecham@byu.edu (801) 422-5317	Middle East Studies Coordinator
Nielson, Dan	Professor	790 KMBL	Daniel_nielson@byu.edu (801) 422-3417
Preece, Jessica	Associate	732 KMBL	Jessica_preece@byu.edu (801) 422-3276	Assoc. Chair Research and Academic Life
Selway, Joel	Associate	792 KMBL	Joel_selway@byu.edu (801) 422-8607

International Relations

Name	Rank	Office	Contact	Position
Beesley, Celeste	Assistant	730 KMBL	Celeste_beesly@byu.edu (801) 422-7808	WomanStats Representative
Cooper, Scott	Associate	762 KMBL	Scott_cooper@byu.edu (801) 422- 4053	Sigma Advisor
Hawkins, Darren	Professor	832 KMBL	dhawkins@byu.edu (801) 422-5526	Chair, Ad hoc Committee on Writing in the Discipline
Hyer, Eric	Associate	780 KMBL 209 HRCB	Eric_hyer@byu.edu (801) 422-0364	Asian Studies Coordinator
Kartchner, Kerry	Visiting	744 KMBL	kkartchner@byu.edu (801) 422-0364
Nelson, Chad	Assistant	752 KMBL	Chad_nelson@byu.edu (801) 422-3505
Nielson, Dan	Professor	790 KMBL	Daniel_nielson@byu.edu (801) 422-3417
Pack, Tyler	Visiting	754 KMBL	Tyler.pack@byu.edu (801) 422-5237
Stiles, Ken	Professor	760 KMB 215 HRCB	Ken_stiles@byu.edu (801) 422-1352

Political Theory

Name	Rank	Office	Contact	Position
Davis, Ryan	Assistant	740 KMBL	rwdavis@byu.edu (801) 422-9080	Young Scholars Workshop Coordinator
Frost, Daniel	Visiting	844 KMBL	dfrost@byu.edu (801) 422-9334
Hancock, Ralph	Professor	794 KMBL	ralph_hancock@byu.edu (801) 422-3302	Tocqueville Club Advisor
Williams, Lucy	Assistant	774 KMBL	lucy_williams@byu.edu (801) 422-2948	Pi Sigma Alpha/BYUPAS Advisor