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 | 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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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 | (801) 422-0413 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Driscoll, Sean | Visiting Assistant | 755 KMBL | sean.driscoll@byu.edu (801) 422-0937 |
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Hancock, Ralph | Professor | 794 KMBL | ralph_hancock@byu.edu (801) 422-3302 |
Tocqueville Club Advisor |
Administrative Positions, 2023-2024
1. Department Leadership
Chair: Jay GoodliffeAssociate Chair, Teaching and Curriculum: Kirk Hawkins
Associate Chair, Research and Academic Life: Jeremy Pope
2. Department Standing Committees
Department Executive Committee
Chair: Jay GoodliffeMembers: Chad Nelson, Jeremy Pope, Kirk Hawkins, Ryan Davis
Committee Functions: See Department Handbook
Teaching and Curriculum Committee
Chair: Kirk HawkinsMembers: 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 StilesMembers: 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 DynesGPL 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 MonsonUniversity 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 StilesPolitical Behavior editors: Chris Karpowitz, Jessica Preece
Cooperative Election Study co-PI: Jeremy Pope
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
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