Directory

Faculty by Name

Faculty by Subfield

Adjunct Faculty

Emeriti Faculty

Staff

Alejandra Aldridge

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

Douglas Atkinson

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

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Michael Barber

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

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Celeste Beesley

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

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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

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Ryan Davis

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

Rebecca Dudley

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

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Adam Dynes

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

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Jay Goodliffe

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

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Josh Gubler

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

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Ralph Hancock

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

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Darren Hawkins

Professor
International Relations
832 KMBL
(801) 422-5526
dhawkins@byu.edu
Associate Professor: Teaching & Mentoring

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Kirk Hawkins

Professor
Comparative Politics
782 KMBL
(801) 422-1362
kirk_hawkins@byu.edu

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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

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Quinn Mecham

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

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Daniel Milton

Visiting Professor
International Relations
852 KMBL
(801) 422-8939
daniel.milton@byu.edu

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Quin Monson

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

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Chad Nelson

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

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Kelly Patterson

Professor
American Politics
830 KMBL
(801) 422-4985
kelly_patterson@byu.edu
Associate Chair: Research and Academic Life

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Jeremy Pope

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

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Jessica Preece

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

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Reed Rasband

Visiting Professor
Comparative Politics
734 KMBL
(801) 422-6728
reed.rasband@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

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Joel Selway

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

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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

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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, BYU PAS & Pi Sigma Alpha Advisor}
Barber, Mike	Associate	724 KMBL	barber@byu.edu (801) 422-7492	_{CSED Director, Rank & Status Committee Member, University Review Committee}
Brown, Adam	Associate	772 KMBL	brown@byu.edu (801) 422-2182	Teaching & Mentoring Committee Member, LDS Scholars Conference
Busby, Ethan	Assistant	844 KMBL	ethan.busby@byu.edu (801) 422-2453	Research & Academic Life Committee Member
Dynes, Adam	Associate	784 KMBL	adamdynes@byu.edu (801) 422-2337	^{Rank & Status Committee Member, CSED Associate Director, BYU College Republicans Advisor}
Goodliffe, Jay	Professor	722 KMBL	goodliffe@byu.edu (801) 422-9136	^{Department Chair, Department Executive Committee Chair}
Karpowitz, Chris	Professor	850 KMBL	chris_karpowitz@byu.edu (801) 422-2788	^{Department Executive Committee Member}
Krewson, Chris	Assistant	742 KMBL	chris_kreswson@byu.edu (801) 422-7265	_{Mock Trial Adviser, Constitution Day Committee Chair}
Monson, Quin	Professor	840 KMBL	quin.monson@byu.edu (801) 422-8017	^{Research & Academic Life Committee Member, Wheatley Institute Fellow}
Patterson, Kelly	Professor	830 KMBL	kelly_patterson@byu.edu (801) 422-4985	^{Department Associate Chair, Department Executive Committee Member, Research & Academic Life Committee Chair}
Pope, Jeremy	Professor	834 KMBL	jpope@byu.edu (801) 422-1344	^{Rank & Status Committee Chair, Wheatley Institute Fellow, Redd Center Committee Member}
Wilson, Sven	Professor	750 KMBL	sven_wilson@byu.edu (801) 422- 9018	^{College Rank & Status Committee Member, Constitution Day Committee}

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	^{Department Executive Committee Member, Initiative on Peacemaking Director, Peacemaker Project Adviser}
Mecham, Quinn	Associate	770 KMBL	qmecham@byu.edu (801) 422-5317	^{Teaching & Mentoring Committee Member, University Study Abroad Committee Member, College Belonging Committee Member}
Preece, Jessica	Associate	732 KMBL	Jessica_preece@byu.edu (801) 422-3276	^{College Communications Committee Member}
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	^{Research & Academic Life Committee Member, IRB Scientific Merit, BYU College Democrats Advisor}
Selway, Joel	Associate	792 KMBL	Joel_selway@byu.edu (801) 422-8607	University IRB Representative
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	Honors Coordinator, Sigma Advisor
Beesley, Celeste	Assistant	730 KMBL	Celeste_beesly@byu.edu (801) 422-7808	^{WomanStats Rep., Rank & Status Committee Member}
Cooper, Scott	Associate	762 KMBL	Scott_cooper@byu.edu (801) 422- 4053	International Relations Coordinator
Dudley, Rebecca	Assistant	754 KMBL	rebecca.dudley@byu.edu (801) 422-3705	Research & Academic Life Committee Member, Lead Poster Judge, National Security Student Association Advisor
Hawkins, Darren	Professor	832 KMBL	dhawkins@byu.edu (801) 422-5526	^{Department Associate Chair, Teaching & Mentoring Committee Chair, Department Executive Committee Member, GPL Director}
Nelson, Chad	Assistant	752 KMBL	Chad_nelson@byu.edu (801) 422-3505	Rank & Status Committee Member
Stiles, Ken	Professor	760 KMBL 215 HRCB	Ken_stiles@byu.edu (801) 422-1352	^{Teaching & Mentoring Committee Member, IR Honors Coordinator}

Political Theory

Name	Rank	Office	Contact	Position
Davis, Ryan	Associate	740 KMBL	rwdavis@byu.edu (801) 422-9080	^{Research & Academic Life Committee Member, BYUPAS/Pi Sigma Alpha Advisor, College Career Committee}
Hancock, Ralph	Professor	794 KMBL	ralph_hancock@byu.edu (801) 422-3302	^{Tocqueville Club Advisor, Teaching & Mentoring Committee Member}