Administration
 | Alan Wiseman Chair Professor Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair Professor of Law (by courtesy) Office Hours: Fall 2019: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00am - 11:00am and by appointment |
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 |
 | Jonathan Hiskey Associate Chair Associate Professor Associate Professor of Sociology (by courtesy) Office Hours: Fall 2019: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00am - 12:00pm and by appointment |
Email 615-322-6236 339 Commons Center |
Specializations: Democracy; Local development: Migration; Latin America |
 | Emily Hencken Ritter Director of Graduate Studies Director of the ROCCA Lab Associate Professor Office Hours: Fall 2019: Wednesdays 3:00pm - 4:30pm or by appointment |
Email Website 615-936-9795 338 Commons Center |
Specializations: Human Rights, Repression and Protest, International and Civil Conflict, Comparative Courts, International Organizations, Game Theory |
 | Carrie Archie Russell Director of Undergraduate Studies Senior Lecturer Director of Pre-Law Advising Office Hours: Fall 2019: Mondays 9:00am - 11:00am and Fridays 10:30am - 12:30pm. Students interested in pre-law advising office hours should contact Professor Russell via email. |
Email 615-322-5023 359 Commons Center |
Specializations: Public Law, Identity Politics, Southern Politics |
 | Tariq Thachil Placement Director Associate Professor Affiliated Faculty, Asian Studies Program Office Hours: Fall 2019: By appointment with 48 hours notice (email: tariq.thachil@vanderbilt.edu) |
Email Website 615-936-7983 354 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Parties; Political Behavior; Ethnic Politics; South Asia |
 | Melissa VandeWater Administrative Manager |
Email 615-322-2848 355B Commons Center |
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 | Tonya Mills Program Manager - Grants and Finance (LAPOP) |
Email 615-322-6242 304F Commons Center |
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 | Darlene Davidson Graduate Coordinator |
Email 615-322-6781 355 Commons Center |
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 | Maggie Jarrett Administrative Assistant |
Email 615-322-6222 355 Commons Center |