Political Science Faculty & Staff
Staff Members
| Corinne Foutz | Administrative Director; 801-587-9899 |
| Maddy Mitkus | Administrative Officer; 801-581-7031 |
| Jen Wozab | Graduate Advisor; 801-581-8608 |
| Vanessa Vicente | Undergraduate Advisor; 801-581-3241 |
Active Faculty
All faculty members are located in Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons, Suite 3345 (unless
otherwise noted).
Please contact faculty members via email.
Areas of Expertise
- International currency markets
- Environmental policy, esp. environmental markets in emerging economies
- Varieties of capitalism
Areas of Expertise
- Mega Events
- Public Opinion
- Urban Politics
Areas of Expertise
- Comparative political economy
- Political behavior
- Ethnic politics
- Western Europe
Areas of Expertise
- American Politics
- Energy and environmental politics
- Public opinion
- Political socialization
Areas of Expertise
- International security
- Conflict resolution
- Political psychology
- Survey and field experiments
Areas of Expertise
- International organizations, esp. regional organizations
- International relations in Africa
- Foreign policy and security politics in autocracies
Areas of Expertise
- Congress
- Leadership
- Political parties
Areas of Expertise
- Ethnic and identity politics
- Inequality
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Latin America
Areas of Expertise
- American political and constitutional development
- Public law and courts
- Politics of the U.S. Supreme Court
Areas of Expertise
- Race
- Ethnicity
- American politics
Areas of Expertise
- Immigration
- Political participation
- Social movements
Areas of Expertise
- Democratic theory
- Contemporary political theory Modern political theory
- Politics and film
- Patriotism
- Tragedy
- Monuments and memorials
Areas of Expertise
- Urban and racial politics
- Voting
- Elections
Areas of Expertise
- International security
- Foreign policy
- Political economy
- The Middle East
Areas of Expertise
- Computational social science
- Econometrics
- Lobbying
- Congress
- Media and politics
- Political economy
Areas of Expertise
- Citizen participation
- Economic inequality
- Race
- Gender and politics
Areas of Expertise
- Authoritarian regimes
- Gender & politics
- Public opinion & survey research
- Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Areas of Expertise
- American Politics
- Health politics and policy
- Public health
- Medicaid
Areas of Expertise
- Security
- International relations
- Ethics and just war
Areas of Expertise
- Contemporary political theory
- History of political thought
- Environmental political theory
- Critical international relations theory
- Sound and politics
- Elemental media studies
Areas of Expertise
- Transnational Islamic networks
- Ethnic/religious conflict
- Turkey
- The Middle East
Asia Campus Faculty
Porter Morgan
Comparative Politics
Assistant Professor Lecturer
Email: porter.morgan@utah.edu
Areas of Expertise: Security, International Relations, and Comparative Politics in East Asia
Career-Line Faculty
America
n Politics
Associate Professor Lecturer
Email: steve.nelson@utah.edu
Areas of Expertise: Law and public policy, American politics
Research Faculty
Areas of Expertise:
- Deliberative democracy
- Civic education
- Political ethics
- Suicide
Areas of Expertise:
- Public lands
- Public health
- Western Europe
- North America
Areas of Expertise:
- Public management
- Emotional labor
- Workplace diversity
- Public service
Visiting Faculty
Dave Buhler
American Politics, Public Administration
Regents Professor
Email: dave.buhler@utah.edu
Teaching Interests: American politics and public administration
Tyler Pack
International Relations
Assistant Professor
Email: tyler.pack@utah.edu
Teaching Interests: Civil wars, American foreign policy, international security, international intervention
Auxiliary Faculty
| Morgan Lyon Cotti | Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Leslie Francis | Adjunct Professor |
| Kenneth Holland | Adjunct Professor |
| Annabelle Hutchinson | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Sandra J Pershing | Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Marian Rice | Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Jennifer Seelig | Adjunct Associate Instructor |
| Howard Lehman | Professor Emeritus |
| Rick Green | Professor Emeritus |
| Yanqi Tong | Professor Emeritus |
| Peri Schwartz-Shea | Professor Emeritus |
| Jim Gosling | Professor Emeritus |
| Lauren Holland | Professor Emeritus |
| Ronald Hrebenar | Professor Emeritus |
| Robert Huefner | Professor Emeritus |
| Steven Ott | Professor Emeritus |
| Dan McCool | Professor Emeritus |
| Susan Olson | Professor Emeritus |