Political Science Faculty & Staff
Staff Members
| Corinne Foutz | Administrative Director; 801-587-9899 | Gardner Commons, 3326 |
| Maddy Mitkus | Administrative Officer; 801-581-7031 | Garnder Commons, 3346 |
| Jen Wozab | Graduate Advisor; 801-581-8608 | Gardner Commons, 3347 |
| Vanessa Vicente | Undergraduate Advisor; 801-581-3241 | Gardner Commons, Suite 2245 & 3350 |
Active Faculty
All faculty members are located in Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons, Suite 3345 (unless otherwise noted).
Please contact faculty members via email.
Tabitha Benney
International Relations
Associate Professor
tabitha.benney@poli-sci.utah.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment Only
Areas of Expertise
- International currency markets
- Environmental policy, esp. environmental markets in emerging economies
- Varieties of capitalism
Areas of Expertise
- Mega Events
- Public Opinion
- Urban Politics
Areas of Expertise
- Comparative political economy
- Political behavior
- Ethnic politics
- Western Europe
Areas of Expertise
- American Politics
- Energy and environmental politics
- Public opinion
- Political socialization
Areas of Expertise
- International security
- Conflict resolution
- Political psychology
- Survey and field experiments
Christina Cottiero
International Relations
Assistant Professor
Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 12:10-1:10
Areas of Expertise
- International organizations, esp. regional organizations
- International relations in Africa
- Foreign policy and security politics in autocracies
Areas of Expertise
- Congress
- Leadership
- Political parties
Areas of Expertise
- Ethnic and identity politics
- Inequality
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Latin America
Areas of Expertise
- American political and constitutional development
- Public law and courts
- Politics of the U.S. Supreme Court
Edmund Fong
American Politics
Associate Professor & Director of Ethnic Studies
Office Hours: By Appointment Only
Areas of Expertise
- Race
- Ethnicity
- American politics
Claudio Holzner
Comparative Politics
Department Chair & Professor
claudio.holzner@poli-sci.utah.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 1:00-2:00
Areas of Expertise
- Immigration
- Political participation
- Social movements
Areas of Expertise
- Democratic theory
- Contemporary political theory Modern political theory
- Politics and film
- Patriotism
- Tragedy
- Monuments and memorials
Baodong Liu
American Politics
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Office Hours: Thursday 3:30-5:30
Areas of Expertise
- Urban and racial politics
- Voting
- Elections
Steven Lobell
International Relations
Professor
steven.lobell@poli-sci.utah.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 9:45-10:45
Areas of Expertise
- International security
- Foreign policy
- Political economy
- The Middle East
Areas of Expertise
- Computational social science
- Econometrics
- Lobbying
- Congress
- Media and politics
- Political economy
Areas of Expertise
- Citizen participation
- Economic inequality
- Race
- Gender and politics
Areas of Expertise
- Authoritarian regimes
- Gender & politics
- Public opinion & survey research
- Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Phillip Singer
American Politics
Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies
phillip.singer@poli-sci.utah.edu
Office Hours: Thursday 2:00-4:00
Areas of Expertise
- American Politics
- Health politics and policy
- Public health
- Medicaid
Brent Steele
International Relations
Professor & Wormuth Presidential Chair
Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 12:30-1:30
Areas of Expertise
- Security
- International relations
- Ethics and just war
Areas of Expertise
- Contemporary political theory
- History of political thought
- Environmental political theory
- Critical international relations theory
- Sound and politics
- Elemental media studies
Areas of Expertise
- Transnational Islamic networks
- Ethnic/religious conflict
- Turkey
- The Middle East
Asia Campus Faculty
Porter Morgan
Comparative Politics
Assistant Professor Lecturer
Email: porter.morgan@utah.edu
Areas of Expertise: Security, International Relations, and Comparative Politics in East Asia
Career-Line Faculty
America
n Politics
Associate Professor Lecturer
Email: steve.nelson@utah.edu
Areas of Expertise: Law and public policy, American politics
Research Faculty
Areas of Expertise:
- Deliberative democracy
- Civic education
- Political ethics
- Suicide
Areas of Expertise:
- Public lands
- Public health
- Western Europe
- North America
Areas of Expertise:
- Public management
- Emotional labor
- Workplace diversity
- Public service
Visiting Faculty
Dave Buhler
American Politics, Public Administration
Regents Professor
Email: dave.buhler@utah.edu
Teaching Interests: American politics and public administration
Tyler Pack
International Relations
Assistant Professor
Email: tyler.pack@utah.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00-12:00
Teaching Interests: Civil wars, American foreign policy, international security, international intervention
Auxiliary Faculty
| Morgan Lyon Cotti | Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Leslie Francis | Adjunct Professor |
| Kenneth Holland | Adjunct Professor |
| Annabelle Hutchinson | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Sandra J Pershing | Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Marian Rice | Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Jennifer Seelig | Adjunct Associate Instructor |
| Howard Lehman | Professor Emeritus |
| Rick Green | Professor Emeritus |
| Yanqi Tong | Professor Emeritus |
| Peri Schwartz-Shea | Professor Emeritus |
| Jim Gosling | Professor Emeritus |
| Lauren Holland | Professor Emeritus |
| Ronald Hrebenar | Professor Emeritus |
| Robert Huefner | Professor Emeritus |
| Steven Ott | Professor Emeritus |
| Dan McCool | Professor Emeritus |
| Susan Olson | Professor Emeritus |