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
CSED Co-Director
American Politics
834 KMBL
(801) 422-1344
jpope@byu.edu
Associate Chair: Research and Academic Life
CSED Co-Director
American Politics
Name | Rank | Office | Contact | Position |
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 |
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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 |
Honors Thesis Advisor |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
University General Education Advanced Writing |
Pope, Jeremy | Professor | 834 KMBL |
jpope@byu.edu (801) 422-1344 |
Assoc. Chair: Research & Academic Life, CSEC 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, BYU Republicans |
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 |
Nielson, Dan | Professor | 790 KMBL |
Daniel_nielson@byu.edu (801) 422-3417 |
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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 | Political Review 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 |
Hyer, Eric | Associate | 780 KMBL 209 HRCB |
Eric_hyer@byu.edu (801) 422-0364 |
Asian Studies Coordinator |
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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Nielson, Dan | Professor | 790 KMBL |
Daniel_nielson@byu.edu (801) 422-3417 |
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Pack, Tyler | Visiting | 754 KMBL |
Tyler.pack@byu.edu (801) 422-5237 |
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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, 2021-2022
1. Department Leadership
Chair: Jay Goodliffe
Associate Chair, Research and Academic Life: Jeremy Pope
Associate Chair, Teaching and Curriculum: Kirk Hawkins
2. Department Standing Committees
Department Executive Committee
Chair: Jay Goodliffe
Members: Adam Brown, Kirk Hawkins, Jeremy Pope, Jessica Preece
Teaching and Curriculum Committee
Chair: Kirk Hawkins
Course Scheduling:
- American Politics/Public Policy: Adam Brown
- Comparative Politics: Joel Selway
- International Relations: Chad Nelson
- Political Theory: Ralph Hancock
Writing Coordinator: Lisa Argyle
Fall Poster Conference: Joel Selway
Representative on College Curriculum Committee: Kirk Hawkins
Student Appeals/Requests: Kirk Hawkins
Washington Seminar Oversight Committee: Kirk Hawkins
Research and Academic Life Committee
Chair: Jeremy Pope
Members: Ethan Busby, Ryan Davis, Chris Krewson, Jessica Preece, Mike Barber
Rank & Status Committee
Chair: Darren Hawkins
Members: Ralph Hancock, Chris Karpowitz, Kelly Patterson, Ken Stiles
3. Other Department Committees & Positions
Pi Sigma Alpha/BYUPAS Advisors: Adam Dynes, Liz McGuire
Sigma Advisor: Scott Cooper
Political Review Advisor: Ryan Davis
Honors Thesis Advisor: Ethan Busby
CSED Co-Directors: Chris Karpowitz and Jeremy Pope
GPL Director: Darren Hawkins
BYU Democrats: Darren Hawkins
BYU Republicans: Ray Christensen
BYU Utah United: Ken Stiles
Tocqueville Club: Ralph Hancock
4. College and University Assignments
University IRB Representative: Chris Karpowitz
University General Education Advanced Writing: Kelly Patterson
University Constitution Day Committee: Eric Hyer, Chris Krewson
College Rank and Status Committee: Sven Wilson
College Diversity & Inclusion Committee: Liz McGuire, Jessica Preece, Joel Selway
Civic Engagement Coordinator: Quin Monson
KC Associate Director over Academic Programs and Research: Quinn Mecham
KC International Relations Coordinator: Eric Hyer
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
Lee Farnsworth
Earl Fry
David B Galbraith
David Magleby
1135 KMBL
(801) 422-5462
(801) 422-5462
Louis C Midgley
Noel Reynolds
Stanley Taylor
Lamond Tullis
STAFF

Krista Mortensen

J. Matthew Clarke

Andrew Roberts
STUDENT OFFICE STAFF

Drew Jezek
Office Assistant

Elizabeth Bessey
Office Assistant
Brianna Gee
Office Assistant
Whitney Davis
Office Assistant

Abby Housley
Accountant
745 KMBL | (801) 422-3423 | polysec@byu.edu