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Public Policy Studies Faculty

Brooke A. Ackerly
Professor of Political Science
Professor of Human and Organizational Development (by courtesy)
Professor of Law (by courtesy)
Professor of Philosophy (by courtesy)              
Affiliated Faculty, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email
Website
615-322-6231
366 Commons Center
Specializations: Human Rights; Global Justice; Feminism; Climate and Environmental Justice; Methodology; Epistemic Justice; Grounded and Engaged Normatice Theory
Brian Beach
Associate Professor of Economics
Office Hours: Thursdays 1-3pm
Email
Website
306 Calhoun Hall
Katherine Blue Carroll
Associate Professor of Political Science (non-tenure track)
Director of Undergraduate Studies (Public Policy Studies and National Security)
Immersion Faculty Fellow
Office Hours:  by appointment 
Email
615-322-6789
360 Commons Center
Specializations: Middle East Politics, the War in Iraq, Comparative Politics, the U.S. Military
Kirsty Clark
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society
Office Hours: Mondays; 11:00-12:00pm Wednesdays; 11:00-12:00pm
Email
Buttrick Hall 339
Gilbert Gonzales
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society
Office Hours: Mondays, 4-5 pm
Email
Website
Buttrick Hall 334
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
Analisa Packham
Associate Professor of Economics
Office Hours: By apppointment only
Email
Website
301C Calhoun Hall
Bill Purcell
Adjunct Professor of Public Policy
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Website
Mario Rewers
Senior Lecturer in Culture, Advocacy, and Leadership
Office Hours: By appointment  
Email
Buttrick 138
Leah Rosenstiel
Assistant Professor
Email
Website
615-343-2147
334 Commons Center
Specializations: Congress, American Political Institutions, Public Policy
Sharece Thrower
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor
Office Hours: Mondays 9:00am-11:00am
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 of Political Science
Director of Public Policy Studies
Email
Website
615-343-1996
363A Commons Center
Katherine Wen
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society
C. Family Dean's Faculty Fellow in Economics
Office Hours: On leave AY 2025-26
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Website
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