American Politics Faculty
 | Allison Anoll Assistant Professor |
Email Website 365 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Behavior; Race and Ethnic Politics; Political Participation; Mass Incarceration |
 | Larry M. Bartels Professor Co-Director, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions May Werthan Shayne Chair of Public Policy and Social Science Office Hours: Monday 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m. and Wednesday 5:00p.m.-6:00p.m. |
Email 615-322-6227 337 Commons Center |
Specializations: Public opinion; Campaigns and elections; Representation; Public policy |
 | Peter Bils Assistant Professor |
Email Website 354 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Economy; American Political Institutions; Formal Theory |
 | Joshua D. Clinton Professor Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair Co-Director, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Executive Board Member, Data Science Institute |
Email Website 615-936-7984 342 Commons Center |
Specializations: Congressional politics; Campaigns and elections; Public opinion; Statistics |
 | John Dearborn Assistant Professor Carolyn T. and Robert M Rogers Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Political Science Office Hours: Thursday 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m. or by appointment |
Email Website 615-343-7486 356 Commons Center |
Specializations: Presidency and Executive Branch, Congress, American Political Development, American Political Thought, Archival Methods |
 | John G. Geer Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair Distinguished Professor of Political Science Co-Director, Vanderbilt Poll |
Email Website 615-936-6366 327 Commons Center |
Specializations: Public Opinion; Campaigns and Elections; Mass Media |
 | Cindy D. Kam Dean of Faculty Affairs, College of Arts & Science Professor William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair Director, Research on Individuals, Politics & Society Lab Professor of Psychology (by courtesy) Professor of Medicine, Health and Society (by courtesy) Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30p.m.-3:00p.m. and by appointment |
Email 615-322-4946 343 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political psychology; Public opinion; Participation |
 | David E. Lewis Professor Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor Professor of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Peabody College of Education Professor of Law (by courtesy) |
Email Website 615-322-6228 333 Commons Center |
Specializations: Presidency; Public Administration; Bureaucracy |
 | Jon Meacham Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in American Presidency |
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 | Leah Rosenstiel Assistant Professor |
Email Website 615-343-2147 334 Commons Center |
Specializations: Congress, American Political Institutions, Public Policy |
 | Edward Rubin University Professor University Professor of Law |
Email 615-322-5620 322 Commons Center and 246 Law School |
Specializations: Law; Administrative Governance; Legal Theory |
 | Carrie Archie Russell Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education, College of Arts & Sciences Principal Senior Lecturer Director of Pre-Law Advising |
Email 615-322-5023 350 Buttrick Hall |
Specializations: Public Law, Identity Politics, Southern Politics |
 | John Sides William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair Professor Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 2:45p.m.-3:45p.m. |
Email 367 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Behavior; Comparative Politics |
 | Sharece Thrower Director of Graduate Studies Associate Professor Office Hours: Friday 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m. |
Email Website 615-322-8024 325 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Institutions; The Presidency and Executive Branch; Separation of Powers; Inter-Branch Policymaking |
 | Alan Wiseman Chair Professor Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair Professor of Law (by courtesy) |
Email Website 615-322-6241 336 Commons Center |
Specializations: American Political Institutions; Formal Theory and Quantitative Methods; Positive Political Economy; Legislative Politics; Bureaucracy and Regulatory Politics |