Directory
Faculty by Name
Faculty by Subfield
Faculty Assignments
Adjunct Faculty
Emeriti Faculty
Staff
Kirk Hawkins
Professor
Comparative Politics
782 KMBL
(801) 422-1362
kirk_hawkins@byu.edu
Associate Chair: Teaching & Curriculum
Comparative Politics
782 KMBL
(801) 422-1362
kirk_hawkins@byu.edu
Associate Chair: Teaching & Curriculum
Jeremy Pope
Professor
American Politics
834 KMBL
(801) 422-1344
jpope@byu.edu
Associate Chair: Research and Academic Life
American Politics
834 KMBL
(801) 422-1344
jpope@byu.edu
Associate Chair: Research and Academic Life
American Politics
Name | Rank | Office | Contact | Position |
Aldridge, Alejandra | Assistant | 754 KMBL |
alejandra.aldridge@byu.edu (801) 422-4375 |
College Diversity & Inclusion Committee |
Argyle, Lisa | Assistant | 852 KMBL |
Lisa_argyle@byu.edu (801) 422-5022 |
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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 |
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Busby, Ethan | Assistant | 844 KMBL |
ethan.busby@byu.edu (801) 422-2453 |
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Dynes, Adam | Associate | 784 KMBL |
adamdynes@byu.edu (801) 422-2337 |
BYUPAS & PI Sigma Alpha Advisor |
Goodliffe, Jay | Professor | 734 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 | 840 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 | 722 KMBL |
sven_wilson@byu.edu (801) 422- 9018 |
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 |
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 | 734 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 |
International Relations
Name | Rank | Office | Contact | Position |
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 |
Hawkins, Darren | Professor | 832 KMBL |
dhawkins@byu.edu (801) 422-5526 |
D. Rank & Status Chair, GPL Director, BYU Democrats |
Jenkins, Gentry | Visiting | 774 KMBL | gentry.jenkins@byu.edu (801) 422-5894 |
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Nelson, Chad | Assistant | 752 KMBL |
Chad_nelson@byu.edu (801) 422-3505 |
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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 |
Hancock, Ralph | Professor | 794 KMBL | ralph_hancock@byu.edu (801) 422-3302 |
Tocqueville Club Advisor |
Administrative Positions, 2022-2023
1. Department Leadership
Chair: Jay GoodliffeAssociate Chair, Research and Academic Life: Jeremy Pope
Associate Chair, Teaching and Curriculum: Kirk Hawkins
2. Department Standing Committees
Department Executive Committee
Chair: Jay GoodliffeMembers: Kirk Hawkins, Jeremy Pope, Darren Hawkins, Adam Dynes
Committee Functions: See Department Handbook
Teaching and Curriculum Committee
Chair: Kirk HawkinsMembers: Lisa Argyle, Adam Brown, Ralph Hancock, Chad Nelson, Joel Selway
Committee Functions
· Course Scheduling:o American Politics/Public Policy: Adam Brown
o Comparative Politics: Joel Selway
o International Relations: Chad Nelson
o Political Theory: Ralph Hancock
· Writing Coordinator: 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: Quinn Mecham, Darin Self, Chris Krewson, Celeste Beesley
Committee Functions
· Faculty Hiring· Award Nominations
· Department Research Grants
· Visiting Scholars
· National Advisory Council
· Thursday Group Coordinator: Ethan Busby
· Representative on College Research Committee: Jeremy Pope
· Representative on College Awards Committee: Jeremy Pope
D. Rank & Status Committee
Kelly Patterson (chair), Ken Stiles, Mike Barber, Darren Hawkins, Jessica Preece
3. Other Department Committees & Positions
Pi Sigma Alpha/BYUPAS Advisors: Adam Brown, Liz McGuireSigma Advisor: Scott Cooper (On leave Fall Semester)
Political Review Advisor: David Romney
Young Scholars Workshop Coordinator:
Honors Thesis Advisor: Darin Self
CSED Director Fall: Chris Karpowitz, Associate Director: Mike Barber
CSED Director Winter: Mike Barber, Associate Director: Adam Dynes
GPL Director: Darren Hawkins
IRB Scientific Merit: Chris Krewson
BYU College Democrats: Darren Hawkins
BYU College Republicans: Quin Monson
BYU College Utah United: Ken Stiles
Tocqueville Club: Ralph Hancock
Global Governance co-editor: Ken Stiles
Political Behavior co-editors: Chris Karpowitz and Jessica Preece (Winter)
4. College and University Assignments
University IRB Representative: Fall-Chris Karpowitz, Winter-Joel SelwayUniversity General Education Advanced Writing: Kelly Patterson
University Constitution Day Committee: Chris Krewson, Alejandra Aldridge
College Rank and Status Committee: Sven Wilson
College Diversity & Inclusion Committee: Alejandra Aldridge
Civic Engagement Director: Quin Monson
KC Associate Director over Academic Programs and Research: Quinn Mecham
KC International Relations Coordinator: Ray Christensen
KC Middle East Studies/Arabic Coordinator: Josh Gubler
Wheatley Institute Faculty Fellow: Ralph Hancock
WomanStats Representative: Celeste Beesley
Utah Debate Commission: Ken Stiles
Kerry Kartchner
Adjunct Faculty
kkartchner@byu.edu
POLI 470: Research Project: International Relations "The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation"
kkartchner@byu.edu
POLI 470: Research Project: International Relations "The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation"
David Bohn
Donna Lee Bowen
781 KMBL
(801) 422-3409
(801) 422-3409
Richard Davis
richard_davis@byu.edu
Lee Farnsworth
Earl Fry
David B Galbraith
Eric Hyer
129 HRCB
eric_hyer@byu.edu
eric_hyer@byu.edu
David Magleby
1135 KMBL
(801) 422-5462
(801) 422-5462
Louis C Midgley
Noel Reynolds
Lamond Tullis
STAFF

Krista Mortensen

J. Matthew Clarke
Landon Tooke
STUDENT OFFICE STAFF

Danielle Smith
Office Assistant

Abby Housley
Accountant

Rachel Tebbs
Office Assistant
Mariele Stockman
Office Assistant
745 KMBL | (801) 422-3423 | polysec@byu.edu