Our People

Deniz Aksoy

Associate Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: denizaksoy@wustl.edu

Zoe Ang

ABD Status

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E-mail: zoeang@wustl.edu

Lisa Argyle

Visiting Assistant Professor
In September 2022, Lisa will be joining the Department of Political Science.

Alex Avery

First Year Graduate Student

E-mail: a.d.avery@wustl.edu

Peter Bachman

First Year Graduate Students

E-mail: bachman.p@wustl.edu

Afiq Bin Oslan

Fourth Year Graduate Student

Seigle 254

E-mail: afiq.binoslan@wustl.edu

Lucas Boschelli

Fourth Year Graduate Student

Seigle 257

E-mail: boschellil@wustl.edu

Zachary Bowersox

Lecturer in Political Science

Seigle Hall 273

E-mail: bowersox@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5810

Daniel Butler

Professor of Political Science

Seigle Hall 287

E-mail: daniel.butler@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5810

Jeremy Caddel

Political Science Lecturer

E-mail: jcaddel@wustl.edu

Randall Calvert

Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science

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E-mail: calvert@wustl.edu

Michael Cannon

Professor of the Practice

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E-mail: mrcannon@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5152

Taylor Carlson

Assistant Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: tncarlson@wustl.edu

David Carter

Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science

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E-mail: davidcarter@wustl.edu

Amaan Charaniya

Second Year Graduate Student

E-mail: a.charaniya@wustl.edu

Dino Christenson

Associate Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: dinopc@wustl.edu

Brian Crisp

Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: crisp@wustl.edu

Patrick Cunha Silva

ABD Status
Primary Field: Comparative Politics Dissertation Chair: Brian Crisp

Seigle 255

E-mail: pcunhasilva@wustl.edu

Cassandra Custis

First Year Graduate Student

E-mail: cacustis@wustl.edu

Taylor Damann

Third Year Graduate Student

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E-mail: tjdamann@wustl.edu

Alfred Darnell

Political Science Lecturer

Seigle 250

E-mail: adarnell@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5856

Weiye Deng

Second Year Graduate Student

E-mail: weiye.deng@wustl.edu

Berta Diaz Martinez

First Year Graduate Student

E-mail: b.diazmartinez@wustl.edu

Jessica Droege

Administrative Coordinator for Political Science
Seigle Hall Shared Services Administrative Coordinator

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E-mail: jdroege@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5810

JBrandon Duck-Mayr

ABD Status
Primary Field: American Politics Dissertation Chair: Jim Spriggs

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E-mail: j.duck-mayr@wustl.edu

Patrick Edwards

First Year Graduate Student

E-mail: edwards.p@wustl.edu

Ted Enamorado

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Seigle Hall 244

E-mail: ted@wustl.edu

Lee Epstein

Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor
Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: epstein@wustl.edu

Justin Fox

Associate Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: justin.fox@wustl.edu

Matthew Gabel

Professor of Political Science
Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Faculty

E-mail: mgabel@wustl.edu

Amy Gais

Lecturer in Political Science and IPH
Visiting Research Fellow at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics

Umrath 220 and Seigle Hall 259

E-mail: amy.gais@wustl.edu

Daniel Gibbs

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Seigle Hall 251

E-mail: gibbsd@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5810

James L. Gibson

Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government

Seigle 236

E-mail: jgibson@wustl.edu

William Gochberg

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Seigle Hall 270

E-mail: gochberg@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5810

Matthew Hayes

Associate Professor of Political Science
In July 2022, Matthew will be joining the Department of Political Science.

E-mail: matthew.hayes@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5810

Clarissa Rile Hayward

Dean’s Fellow for Policies
Professor of Political Science, Philosophy (By Courtesy), and Urban Studies (Affiliate)

Seigle 232

E-mail: chayward@wustl.edu

John Inazu

Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law & Religion
Professor of Political Science (by courtesy)

Anheuser-Busch Hall 537

E-mail: jinazu@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-6273

Elisabeth Jarman

Second Year Graduate Student

E-mail: a.a.jarman@wustl.edu

Eunsan Jo

Second Year Graduate Student

E-mail: ejo@wustl.edu

T. Ryan Johnson

Fourth Year Graduate Student

Seigle 275

E-mail: thomas.johnson@wustl.edu

Dahjin Kim

Third Year Graduate Student

Seigle 256

E-mail: dahjin.kim@wustl.edu

Mayya Komisarchik

Visiting Assistant Professor
In September 2022, Mayya will be joining the Department of Political Science.

Scott Krummenacher

Lecturer in Environmental Studies

Seigle Hall 270

E-mail: krummenacher@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-7491

Gechun Lin

Third Year Graduate Student

Seigle 256

E-mail: lingechun@wustl.edu

Zion Little

First Year Graduate Student

E-mail: l.zion@wustl.edu

Dominique Lockett

ABD Status

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E-mail: dlockett@wustl.edu

Frank Lovett

Professor of Political Science
Professor of Philosophy, by courtesy Director of Undergraduate Studies in Political Science Director of Legal Studies

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E-mail: flovett@wustl.edu

William Lowry

Emeritus Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: lowry@wustl.edu

Christopher Lucas

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Seigle 283

E-mail: christopher.lucas@wustl.edu

Andrew Martin

Chancellor
Professor of Political Science and Law

Office of the Chancellor-Elect

E-mail: admartin@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5100

Jordan McAllister

Fourth Year Graduate Student

Seigle 256

E-mail: jordan.mcallister@wustl.edu

Kimberly McKee

Second Year Graduate Student

E-mail: k.a.mckee@wustl.edu

Raduan Meira

Second Year Graduate Student

E-mail: raduaneugenio@wustl.edu

Gary Miller

Emeritus Professor of Political Science

Academy Building

E-mail: gjmiller@wustl.edu

Jacob Montgomery

Associate Professor of Political Science
Chair of the Political Science track for Division of Computational and Data Sciences Director of the Weidenbaum Center's The American Social Survey (TASS)

Seigle 285

E-mail: jacob.montgomery@wustl.edu

Lucia Motolinia

Assistant Professor of Political Science
In January 2022, Lucia will be joining the Department of Political Science.

Bryant Moy

ABD Status
Primary Field: American Politics Dissertation Chair: Jacob Montgomery

Seigle 277

E-mail: bryant.moy@wustl.edu

Jordon Newton

Second Year Graduate Student

E-mail: j.newton@wustl.edu

Benjamin Noble

Fourth Year Graduate Student

Seigle 275

E-mail: bsnoble@wustl.edu

William Nomikos

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Seigle 283

E-mail: wnomikos@wustl.edu

Diana O'Brien

Professor of Political Science
In July 2022, Diana will be joining the Department of Political Science.

E-mail: dzobrien@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5810

Michael Olson

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Seigle Hall 234A

E-mail: michael.p.olson@wustl.edu

Sunita Parikh

Associate Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: saparikh@wustl.edu

Jenna Pedersen

Third Year Graduate Student

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E-mail: jenna.pedersen@wustl.edu

Keenan Pontoni

Third Year Graduate Student

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E-mail: kennanpontoni@wustl.edu

Annamaria Prati

Third Year Graduate Student

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E-mail: aprati@wustl.edu

Andrew Reeves

Professor of Political Science
Associate Chair in Political Science Incoming Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy

E-mail: reeves@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5856

Patrick Rickert

ABD Status
Primary Field: American Politics Dissertation Chair: Steven Smith

Seigle 255

E-mail: pdrickert@wustl.edu

Guillermo Rosas

Professor of Political Science
Associate Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy

E-mail: grosas@wustl.edu

Keith Schnakenberg

Associate Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: keschnak@wustl.edu

Benjamin Schneider

ABD Status

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E-mail: benjamin.schneider@wustl.edu

Itai Sened

Emeritus Professor of Political Science

E-mail: sened@wustl.edu

Ipek Ece Sener

Fourth Year Graduate Student

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E-mail: isener@wustl.edu

Betsy Sinclair

Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: bsinclai@wustl.edu

Wei Meng Jeremy Siow

Fourth Year Graduate Student

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E-mail: wsiow@wustl.edu

Colleen Skaggs

Administrative Assistant for the Graduate Program in Political Science

Seigle 207

E-mail: cskaggs@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-7455

Heather Sloan-Randick

Office Manager, Department of Political Science
Seigle Hall Administrative Supervisor

Seigle 207

E-mail: hsloanra@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5852

Steven S. Smith

Kate M. Gregg Distinguished Professor of Social Science
Professor of Political Science
Former Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy

Seigle Hall 189

E-mail: smith@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5810

Andrew Sobel

Director and Professor of Global Studies
Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) Coordinator, Development and International Affairs concentrations

McMillan 250

E-mail: sobel@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5845

John Sprague

Sidney W. Souers Professor Emeritus of Government

E-mail: sprague@wustl.edu

James F. Spriggs

Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government

240 Seigle

E-mail: jspriggs@wustl.edu

Andrew Stone

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Seigle Hall 253

E-mail: arstone@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5810

Yuan Sui

Second Year Graduate Student

E-mail: c.sui@wustl.edu

Margit Tavits

William Taussig Professor in Arts and Sciences
Chair in Political Science

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E-mail: tavits@wustl.edu

Alma Velazquez

First Year Graduate Student

E-mail: a.m.velazquez@wustl.edu

Nicholas Waterbury

ABD Status
Primary Field: American Politics Dissertation Chair: Lee Epstein

Seigle 255

E-mail: nwaterbury@wustl.edu

Carly Wayne

Assistant Professor of Political Science

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E-mail: carlywayne@wustl.edu

Anna Wilke

Assistant Professor of Political Science
In July 2022, Anna will be joining the Department of Political Science.

Sarah Winkler

Administrative Assistant for the Undergraduate Program
Seigle Hall Administrative Assistant

Seigle 207

E-mail: sarahwinkler@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5822

Jordan Duffin Wong

Second Year Graduate Student
Pronouns: he/him

E-mail: d.wong@wustl.edu
Phone: 308-224-9695

Zirui Yang

Fourth Year Graduate Student

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E-mail: yangzirui@wustl.edu

Luwei Ying

ABD Status
Primary Field: International Relations Dissertation Chair: David Carter

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E-mail: luwei.ying@wustl.edu

Anna Zhang

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Global Studies
In July 2022, Anna will be joining the Department of Political Science.

Phone: 314-935-5810