American Politics Faculty

	Allison Anoll Associate Professor	Email Website 365 Commons Center	Specializations: Political Behavior; Race and Ethnic Politics; Political Participation; Mass Incarceration
	Larry M. Bartels Professor University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law May Werthan Shayne Chair of Public Policy and Social Science Co-Director, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions	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
	James Bisbee Assistant Professor Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00am-12:00pm	Email Website 615-343-8430 353 Commons Center
	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	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
	Carolyn Heinrich Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education University Distinguished Professor of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, LPO Dept. University Distinguished Professor of Political Science in the College of Arts and Science Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Secondary Appointment as Professor of Health Policy	Email Website (615) 322-1169 Payne Hall 202D	Specializations: Public Administration
	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)	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) Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays 4:00pm-5:30pm; Thursdays 4:15pm-5:30pm	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
	Eli Merritt Research Assistant Professor	Email Website	Specializations: American Revolution; American Politics; Demagogues & Democracy
	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 Principal Senior Lecturer Director of Pre-Law Advising	Email 615-322-5023 362 Commons Center	Specializations: Public Law, Identity Politics, Southern Politics
	John Sides Chair William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair Professor Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays 1:00pm-2:30pm	Email 615-343-0530 367 Commons Center	Specializations: Political Behavior; Comparative Politics
	Wendy K. Tam Professor of Political Science Professor of Computer Science Professor of Law Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine	Email Website 615-343-1972 329 Commons Center
	Sharece Thrower Director of Graduate Studies Associate Professor Office Hours: Fall 2024: Fridays 1:30pm-3:00pm	Email Website 615-322-8024 325 Commons Center	Specializations: Political Institutions; The Presidency and Executive Branch; Separation of Powers; Inter-Branch Policymaking
	Jessica Trounstine Professor	Email Website 615-343-1996 363A Commons Center
	Alan Wiseman Professor Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair Associate Provost Office of Faculty Affairs & Professional Education 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