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Administration

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
Jonathan Hiskey
Associate Chair
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Professor
Professor of Sociology (by courtesy)
Email
615-322-6236
339 Commons Center
Specializations: Democracy; Local development: Migration; Latin America
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
Melissa Combs
Administrative Manager
Email
615-322-2848
355B Commons Center
Shantera Rice
Program Coordinator, Graduate Studies
Email
615-322-6222
355 Commons Center
Riley Ellingson
Program Specialist, Undergraduate Studies
Email
(615) 322-2307
220 Edgehill
Julia Kamasz
Administrative Coordinator, Purchasing
Email
(615) 322-2831
110 Cohen Memorial Hall
Ian Seasholtz
Administrative Specialist, Department Support
Email
(615) 322-2516
304 Cohen Memorial Hall
Shannon Meldon-Corney
CSDI Program Coordinator
Email
875-6954
301F Commons Center