Directory

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/3^rd 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