Graduate Students
International RelationsChris Bigaj
Comparative Politics
Email: chrisbigaj@gmail.com
Research Focus: Comparative politics with a regional emphasis on Eastern Europe.
Michael Dillman
Public Administration
Jordan Ernstsen
International Relations
Email: jordan.ernstsen@utah.edu
Research Focus: Alliance politics, international security, grand strategy, U.S. foreign policy, and American military basing abroad.
Jordan Giese
International Relations
Email: jordan.giese@utah.edu
Research Focus: Nuclear energy, waste and the continuing impact of production sites
Twitter: @Gordanjeise
Alexander Hall
International Relations
Christopher Jensen
Comparative Politics
Charlotte Jones
International Relations & Political Theory
Email: cmj.charlotte.jones@gmail.com
Research Focus: Just War and how we assign moral identity to conflict actors
Stephanie Sookyung Kim
Public Administration
Email: sookyung.kim@utah.edu
Research Focus: Non-profit organization and public policy
Nadia Mahallati
Public Administration
Email: nadia.mahallati@gmail.com
Research Focus: Paid parental leave policy at the state level and gender
Ala Mohsen
International Relations
Email: ala.mohsen@utah.edu
Research Focus: Conflict dynamics and its impact on state (re)formation and international security with a focus on the Middle East region
Twitter: @algahafy
Jamie Nelson
American Politics
Ted Peterson
Public Administration
Phil Quinlan
International Relations
Zachary Stickney
Political Theory
Email: z.stickney@utah.edu
Research Focus: Ethics of Emerging Technologies, and Technology and Activism
Website: zstickney.com
Twitter: @zstickney
Charles Turner
American Politics
Email: c.m.turner@utah.edu
Reseach Focus: Ways in which Muslim-Americans engage with the Democratic and Republican Parties
Website: charlesmturner.com
Twitter: @turnercm5
American PoliticsSeth Wright
Public Administration
Email: srw.pols.pa@gmail.com
Research Focus: Local government, municipal transparency mechanisms, methodology, democratization
Website: sethrobertwright.com
American PoliticsErin Cox
International Relations
Shatarupa Dey
Public Administration
Email: shatarupadey95@gmail.com
Research Focus: Public Health, Health Policy, Comparative Public Administration, and International Relations
Dylan Doty
International Relations
Email: dylan.b.doty@utah.edu
Research Focus: International security and American foreign policy
Cameron Fontaine
Political Theory
Georgina Griffith-Yates
Public Administration
Email: georgina.griffith@utah.edu
Research Focus: Social influence in the nonprofit sector
Twitter: @georgina_flo
Daniel Hermansen
Public Administration
Email: danielthomashermansen@gmail.com
Research Focus: Public Administration with a focus on Public Sector Management
Alisha Jensen
Comparative Politics
Suheyl Kemali
International Relations
Email: soheil.kamali@gmail.com
Research Focus: Analyzing obstacles towards democratization in Middle Eastern countries, with special attention towards the case of Iran.
Robert Kohutek
Public Administration
American PoliticsBrett Miller
International Relations
Scott Mourtgos
Public Administration
Email: scott.mourtgos@utah.edu
Research Focus: Policing and criminal justice policy
Twitter: @mourtgos
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Scott_Mourtgos
Sabah Panhwar
Public Administration
Email: sp3796@columbia.edu
Research Focus: Collaboration between public and non-profit organizations
Anne Peterson
International Relations
Jessica Pilling Loayza
Public Administration
Sarah Rodden
International Relations
Olivia Spencer
Public Administration
Email: olivia.spencer@hsc.utah.edu
Research Focus: Public Policy and American Government
Jerry Stott
Public Administration
Email: jerry.stott@utah.edu
Research Focus: Environmental Political Behavior, Public Lands Policy, and Environmental Justice
Zachary Taylor
Public Administration
Research Focus: The intersection of public administration and pop culture
Andrew Wellhouse
American Politics
Email: andrewwelhouse@gmail.com
Reseach Focus: Legislatures, Campaigns, and more