Political Methodology Faculty
 | 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 |
 | Brett V. Benson Associate Professor Affiliated Faculty, Asian Studies Program |
Email Website 615-322-2702 341 Commons Center |
Specializations: International Relations Theory; Political Economy of Conflict; Formal Methods; East Asian Relations |
 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
 | Andrew J. Coe Associate Professor Director of the ROCCA Lab |
Email Website 615-343-2434 357 Commons Center |
Specializations: Causes and Consequences of War, Nuclear Proliferation and Nonproliferation, Formal Models |
 | Cassy Dorff Associate Professor Faculty Affiliate, Data Science Institute Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays 11:00am-12:00pm (Commons Center 358) and 4:00pm-4:30pm (Rand 308) |
Email Website 615-343-0732 Commons 358 |
Specializations: Political Violence & Conflict; Collective Action; Data Science; Network Analysis |
 | J Andres Gannon Assistant Professor Faculty Affiliate, Data Science Institute Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays 11:00am-12:00pm; Wednesdays 11:15am-12:15pm |
Email 615-343-1768 300 Commons Center |
Specializations: International security, technology of war, military strategy and operations, deterrence, political economy of national security, international cooperation and alliances, foreign policy analysis |
 | Federica Izzo Assistant Professor of Political Science |
Email Website 615-343-5644 357 Commons Center |
Specializations: Formal Theory; Political Economy; Elections; Political Parties; Ideology |
 | 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 |
 | Brenton Kenkel Associate Professor Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays 2:00pm-4:00pm |
Email Website 615-322-6222 326 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Economy of Conflict, International Relations Theory, Game Theory, Statistics |
 | Jennifer M. Larson Associate Professor |
Email Website 615-322-6240 332 Commons Center |
Specializations: Social Networks, Political Economy of Conflict and Cooperation |
 | Emily Hencken Ritter Associate Professor |
Email Website 615-936-9795 338 Commons Center |
Specializations: Human Rights, Repression and Protest, International and Civil Conflict, Comparative Courts, International Organizations, Game Theory |
 | Peter Schram Assistant Professor Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays 12:30pm-1:30pm |
Email Website 615-875-1723 328 Commons Center |
Specializations: International Relations; Political Economy; Political Violence; Political Economy of Development; Applied Microeconomics |
 | Bradley C. Smith Assistant Professor |
Email Website 615-875-1759 324 Commons Center |
Specializations: International Relations Theory, Formal Modeling, Statistics |
 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
 | Elizabeth J. Zechmeister Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science Associate Provost, Office of Research and Innovation Senior Advisor, LAPOP Lab |
Email 615-322-5016 344 Commons Center |
Specializations: Comparative Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Latin American Politics, Survey Methodology, Research Design |