Regular 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, Women’s and Gender Studies Program |
Email Website 615-322-6231 366 Commons Center |
Specializations: Human Rights; Global Justice; Feminism; Environment; Methodology; Epistemic Justice |
 | Samar S. Ali Research Professor of Political Science and Law |
Specializations: Law and Government; International Legal Studies Program | |
 | Allison Anoll Assistant Professor |
Email Website 365 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Behavior; Race and Ethnic Politics; Political Participation; Mass Incarceration |
 | Larry M. Bartels Professor Co-Director, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions May Werthan Shayne Chair of Public Policy and Social Science |
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 330 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 |
 | W. James Booth Professor Professor of Philosophy |
Email 615-343-2491 341 Commons Center |
Specializations: Memory, identity, justice; History of political philosophy |
 | Katherine Blue Carroll Associate Professor (non-tenure track) Associate Director of Public Policy Studies |
Email 615-322-6789 360 Commons Center |
Specializations: Middle East Politics; Terrorism; U.S. military |
 | Amanda B. Clayton Assistant Professor |
Email Website 615-875-7934 327 Commons Center |
Specializations: Comparative Political Economy, Political Institutions, Gender and Politics, Experimental Methods, African Politics |
 | Joshua D. Clinton Professor Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair Co-Director, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Editor in Chief, Quarterly Journal of Political Science Executive Board Member, Data Science Institute |
Email Website 615-936-7984 334 Commons Center |
Specializations: Congressional politics; Campaigns and elections; Public opinion; Statistics |
 | Andrew J. Coe Assistant 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 |
 | Daniel Diermeier Chancellor University Distinguished Professor of Political Science University Distinguished Professor, Owen Graduate School of Management |
Email Website 615-322-1813 211 Kirkland Hall |
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 | Cassy Dorff Assistant Professor Faculty Affiliate, Data Science Institute |
Email Website 615-343-0732 Commons 358 |
Specializations: Political Violence & Conflict; Collective Action; Data Science; Network Analysis |
 | John G. Geer Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science Professor of Political Science Professor of Public Policy and Education Co-Director, Vanderbilt Poll |
Email Website 615-936-6366 404 Buttrick Hall |
Specializations: Public Opinion; Campaigns and Elections; Mass Media |
 | Jonathan Hiskey Professor Professor of Sociology (by courtesy) |
Email 615-322-6236 339 Commons Center |
Specializations: Democracy; Local development: Migration; Latin America |
 | Cindy D. Kam 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 Assistant Professor |
Email Website 615-322-6222 324 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Economy of Conflict, International Relations Theory, Game Theory, Statistics |
 | Eunji Kim Assistant Professor |
Email Website Commons 353 |
Specializations: Public Opinion; Political Communication; Political Psychology |
 | Jennifer M. Larson Associate Chair Director of Undergraduate Studies Associate Professor |
Email Website 615-322-6240 332 Commons Center |
Specializations: Social Networks, Political Economy of Conflict and Cooperation |
 | 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 |
 | Noam Lupu Associate Professor Associate Director, Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) |
Email Website 615-875-9181 340 Commons Center |
Specializations: Representation; Latin American Politics; Political Behavior; Political Parties |
 | Jon Meacham Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in American Presidency |
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 | Eli Merritt Research Assistant Professor |
Email Website |
Specializations: American Revolution; American Politics; Demagogues & Democracy |
 | Kristin Michelitch Assistant Professor |
Email Website 615-322-1562 326 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Economy of Development, Political Behavior, Experimental Methods, Public Policy, African Politics |
 | Emily Hencken Ritter Director of Graduate Studies 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 |
 | Edward Rubin University Professor University Professor of Law |
Email 615-322-5620 356 Commons Center and 246 Law School |
Specializations: Law; Administrative Governance; Legal Theory |
 | Carrie Archie Russell Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education, College of Arts & Sciences Senior Lecturer Director of Pre-Law Advising |
Email 615-322-5023 359 Commons Center |
Specializations: Public Law, Identity Politics, Southern Politics |
 | Peter Schram Assistant Professor |
Email Website 615-875-1723 328 Commons Center |
Specializations: International Relations; Political Economy; Political Violence; Political Economy of Development; Applied Microeconomics |
 | John Sides William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair Professor |
Email 367 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Behavior; Comparative Politics |
 | Bradley C. Smith Assistant Professor |
Email Website 615-875-1759 329 Commons Center |
Specializations: International Relations Theory, Formal Modeling, Statistics |
 | Sharece Thrower Associate Professor |
Email Website 615-322-8024 329 Commons Center |
Specializations: Political Institutions; The Presidency and Executive Branch; Separation of Powers; Inter-Branch Policymaking |
 | Guillermo Toral Assistant Professor |
Email Website 359 Commons Center |
Specializations: Comparative Politics and Political Economy of Development; Governance; Corruption; Bureaucracies; Public Service Delivery |
 | Keith Weghorst Assistant Professor (non-tenure track) |
Email Website 615-875-8150 351 Commons Center |
Specializations: Democratization; Political Parties; Legislative Candidacy; African Politics; Survey Methodology |
 | Alan Wiseman Chair Professor Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair 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 |
 | Erin York Assistant Professor (joining faculty in fall 2021) |
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 | Elizabeth J. Zechmeister Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science Director, Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) |
Email 615-322-5016 344 Commons Center |
Specializations: Comparative Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Latin American Politics, Survey Methodology, Research Design |
 | Nicholas S. Zeppos Chancellor Emeritus University Distinguished Professor of Law and Political Science University Distinguished Professor and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chancellor Emeritus Chair |
Email Website (615) 322-7888 401 Kirkland Hall |
Specializations: Civil procedure, administrative law, sports law, higher education, and health care |