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Department of Government: professors and courses

Course codes CTI, GOV, IRG, REE

Who teaches here

Department of Government professors and instructors
NameTeaches
Professors · 65
Bethany L Albertson CVAssociate professorPolitical Psychology · Public Opinion
GOV 381S, GOV 391K
Michael R Anderson Evaluations CVProfessor of instructionhistory of international relations · citizen diplomacy · Asia-Pacific regionalism
IRG 301, IRG 678HA, IRG 678HB
Michael Edward Auslen CVAssistant professorState and local politics · Representation · Media · American political institutions
GOV 679HA
Kiril Avramov Evaluations CVAssistant professor
GOV 324E, GOV 362U, GOV 364V, REE 335
GOV 312L, GOV 365G, REE 335
Tiffany D Barnes Evaluations CVProfessorComparative Politics · Latin American Politics · Political Leadership
GOV 344L
No classes listed this year
Jason Brownlee Evaluations CVProfessorcomparative politics · democracy · development · foreign intervention
GOV 312L
J Budziszewski CVProfessorSee biography
GOV 335D
Terrence Leon Chapman Evaluations CVProfessorInternational organizations · international conflict · international law · international political economy
GOV 360F
Alison CraigAssociate professorAmerican political institutions · legislative politics · policy process · network analysis
No classes listed this year
Justin DyerProfessorAmerican political thought · jurisprudence · constitutionalism · natural law
No classes listed this year
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Department of Government professors and instructors, continued
NameTeaches
Professors · 65
GOV 324P, GOV 357I
Gianna Englert Evaluations CVAssociate professor, Governmenthistory of political thought · American political thought · liberalism · Alexis de Tocqueville
CTI 326R, GOV 379C
Derek Epp Evaluations CVAssociate professorMacro politics · agenda setting · criminal justice · economic inequality
GOV 370M, GOV 370N
Rhonda L Evans Evaluations CVAssociate professor of instruction
GOV 347P, GOV 355M, GOV 365W
Sonia FeigenbaumProfessor of practice
No classes listed this year
GOV 360R
James K Galbraith CVProfessor
No classes listed this year
Thomas Garza CVAssociate professor emeritus
REE 325, REE 386
GOV 366L
Alberto M Ghibellini EvaluationsCVAssistant professor of instruction
CTI 302, CTI 331, GOV 312P, GOV 314E
Nate Gilmore EvaluationsCVAssistant professor
CTI 325M, GOV 351M, GOV 355M, GOV 382M
Max GoplerudAssistant professorPolitical methodology · Bayesian statistics · Machine learning · Legislative politics
No classes listed this year
Kenneth F Greene Evaluations CVAssociate professorVoting behavior · political polarization · and rural governance
UGS 303
GOV 335I
Sheena Elise GreitensAssociate professor
No classes listed this year
Stephanie S Holmsten Evaluations CVAssociate professor of instructioncomparative politics · democratization · electoral institutions · race and gender
IRG 320F, IRG 378
GOV 398T
GOV 360O
Connor T Jerzak CVAssistant professorPolitical methodology · Causal inference · AI & global development · Text-based AI systems
GOV 355M
GOV 350K
Jesse Johnson Evaluations CVAssociate professorInternational Security · International Cooperation · Peace Studies
GOV 360C, GOV 360D
Thanasis A Kinias CVAssistant professor of instruction
IRG 378
David L Leal Evaluations CVProfessorLatino Politics and Policy
GOV 366G, GOV 370D
Tse-Min Lin Evaluations CVAssociate professor
GOV 350K, GOV 355J
Amy H Liu Evaluations CVProfessorlanguage and politics
UGS 303
Patricia Maclachlan Evaluations CVProfessorComparative Politics · Politics of Japan and East Asia
GOV 365C, GOV 365E
Raul L Madrid CVProfessorLatin American politics · democracy studies · comparative ethnic politics · and comparative social policy
GOV 328L
GOV 310L, GOV 370V
Patrick J McDonald Evaluations CVAssociate professor
GOV 312L, GOV 360D
GOV 312L
Michael William Mosser Evaluations CVAssociate professor of instructionPhotography · outdoor recreation · travel
GOV 365U, GOV 365V, IRG 378
Daniel Nielson Evaluations CVProfessorInternational Political Economy · International Organization · Comparative Political Economy · International Development
GOV 366M
Shannon B O’Brien Evaluations CVAssociate professor of instructionAmerican Politics · American Presidency · Political History
GOV 310L, GOV 330K, GOV 370S, GOV 370U, GOV 371U
Lorraine S Pangle Evaluations CVProfessorhistory of political and moral philosophy
CTI 301G
Thomas L Pangle Evaluations CVProfessorClassical political philosophy · nineteenth and twentieth century German political philosophy · post-modern political theory · the moral-philosophic basis of international relations
CTI 323, GOV 351J
H W Perry Jr CVAssociate professor
CTI 326C, GOV 357C
GOV 355M, GOV 370O, GOV 679HB
Brian E Roberts Evaluations CVProfessorAmerican Political Institutions · Interest Groups · and Positive Political Economy
GOV 312L, GOV 370R
Daron R Shaw CVProfessorCampaigns and Elections · Public Opinion and Voting Behavior · American Politics · Survey Research
GOV 310L, GOV 370J
Zeynep Somer-Topcu Evaluations CVProfessorEuropean politics · European political parties · voter behavior · national elections in Europe
GOV 324L, GOV 365Q
GOV 370I
Dana Jalbert Stauffer CVAssociate professor of instruction
CTI 325, GOV 351L
Devin A Stauffer CVProfessorclassical and early modern political thought
CTI 320, GOV 351C
Sean M Theriault Evaluations CVProfessorAmerican political institutions
GOV 312L, GOV 370E
Minh D TrinhAssistant professorauthoritarian politics · political methodology · Southeast Asia · China
No classes listed this year
Delgerjargal Uvsh CVAssistant professorpolitical economy of development and natural resource dependence · environmental policy and discourses · policy · institutional
GOV 324F, GOV 324G, REE 335
Maurizio Viroli CVProfessorHistory of political thought · classical republicanism and neo-republicanism · Niccolò Machiavelli · Jean Jacques Rousseau
CTI 325C, GOV 334E
Hannah L Walker CVAssociate professor
GOV 310L, GOV 355M
Rachel Wellhausen Evaluations CVProfessorglobal waste trade · international investment law · sovereign debt
GOV 360T
Timothy Daniel Werner CVProfessor
No classes listed this year
Kurt G Weyland CVProfessorDemocratization and authoritarian rule · social policy and policy diffusion · and populism in Latin America and Europe
GOV 312L, GOV 337E
Christopher Wlezien Evaluations CVProfessorPublic opinion · public policy · political institutions · elections
GOV 330K
Michael Scott Wolford EvaluationsCVProfessor
GOV 360G, REE 335
Lecturers and instructors · 8
Ambrose Arralde Evaluations CVAssistant instructorHebrew Bible/Ancient Near East · Historical Linguisitics · Comparative Semitics
CTI 315C
Joshua Mark Paul BlankLecturer
No classes listed this year
GOV 310L, GOV 374N
Garrett Jones CVLecturer
GOV 312P
Ashley Mcilvain Moran Evaluations CVLecturerComparative constitutional development · divided and conflict-affected societies · democratic reform · Balkans
GOV 324O, GOV 324P
GOV 320N, GOV 357J
Bang ZhengLecturer
No classes listed this year
Kayee ZhouLecturer
No classes listed this year
Graduate and other instructors · 27
Richard Albert CV
GOV 355M
Sara Boljevic CV
CTI 310
Timothy Brennan EvaluationsCV
GOV 312P
Danny Cowser EvaluationsCV
GOV 355C
Elle Diether CV
GOV 355D
Neco Donohue CV
CTI 302, GOV 314E
Megan Ekstrom EvaluationsCV
GOV 366U
David Faehner EvaluationsCV
CTI 321, CTI 322, GOV 351D, GOV 351G
Gauthier Fally EvaluationsCV
GOV 312L
HeartLee Harman EvaluationsCV
GOV 312L
Jacob Howland EvaluationsCV
CTI 310
Aditi Jain CV
CTI 306D
Artem Kvartalnov EvaluationsCV
GOV 312L
Michael Leff EvaluationsCV
CTI 304, CTI 354F
Brian Madaj EvaluationsCV
CTI 315C
Jason Maloy Evaluations
GOV 312P
Angelica Martinez EvaluationsCV
GOV 360D
Oleksiy Ostaltsev EvaluationsCV
CTI 347, REE 325
Petar Petrov EvaluationsCV
REE 325
Lucas Powe CV
GOV 357E
Tobias Sandoval EvaluationsCV
CTI 310
Benjamin Schwabe EvaluationsCV
CTI 302, GOV 314E
Dylan Smith EvaluationsCV
CTI 315C
Miranda Sullivan EvaluationsCV
GOV 310L
Anthony Taboni EvaluationsCV
GOV 355M
Karl Walling EvaluationsCV
GOV 312P
Michael Zuckert EvaluationsCV
GOV 355M

Who teaches each course

Department of Government: who teaches each course
CourseTaught by
CTI 301GLorraine S Pangle
CTI 302Alberto M Ghibellini, Neco Donohue, Benjamin Schwabe
CTI 304Michael Leff
CTI 306DAditi Jain
CTI 310Sara Boljevic, Jacob Howland, Tobias Sandoval
CTI 315CAmbrose Arralde, Brian Madaj, Dylan Smith
CTI 320Devin A Stauffer
CTI 321David Faehner
CTI 322David Faehner
CTI 323Thomas L Pangle
CTI 325Dana Jalbert Stauffer
CTI 325CMaurizio Viroli
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Department of Government: who teaches each course, continued
CourseTaught by
CTI 325MNate Gilmore
CTI 326CH W Perry Jr
CTI 326RGianna Englert
CTI 331Alberto M Ghibellini
CTI 347Oleksiy Ostaltsev
CTI 354FMichael Leff
GOV 310LEric Leon McDaniel, Shannon B O’Brien, Daron R Shaw, Hannah L Walker, James R Henson, Miranda Sullivan
GOV 312LZoltan D Barany, Jason Brownlee, Patrick J McDonald, Robert G Moser, Brian E Roberts, Sean M Theriault, Kurt G Weyland, Gauthier Fally, HeartLee Harman, Artem Kvartalnov
GOV 312PAlberto M Ghibellini, Garrett Jones, Timothy Brennan, Jason Maloy, Karl Walling
GOV 314EAlberto M Ghibellini, Neco Donohue, Benjamin Schwabe
GOV 320NAlan M Sager
GOV 324EKiril Avramov
GOV 324FDelgerjargal Uvsh
GOV 324GDelgerjargal Uvsh
GOV 324LZeynep Somer-Topcu
GOV 324OAshley Mcilvain Moran
GOV 324PZachary S Elkins, Ashley Mcilvain Moran
GOV 328LRaul L Madrid
GOV 330KShannon B O’Brien, Christopher Wlezien
GOV 334EMaurizio Viroli
GOV 335DJ Budziszewski
GOV 335IBenjamin G Gregg
GOV 337EKurt G Weyland
GOV 344LTiffany D Barnes
GOV 347PRhonda L Evans
GOV 350KStephen August Jessee, Tse-Min Lin
GOV 351CDevin A Stauffer
GOV 351DDavid Faehner
GOV 351GDavid Faehner
GOV 351JThomas L Pangle
GOV 351LDana Jalbert Stauffer
GOV 351MNate Gilmore
GOV 355CDanny Cowser
GOV 355DElle Diether
GOV 355JTse-Min Lin
GOV 355MRhonda L Evans, Nate Gilmore, Connor T Jerzak, Tasha S Philpot, Hannah L Walker, Richard Albert, Anthony Taboni, Michael Zuckert
GOV 357CH W Perry Jr
GOV 357ELucas Powe
GOV 357IZachary S Elkins
GOV 357JAlan M Sager
GOV 360CJesse Johnson
GOV 360DJesse Johnson, Patrick J McDonald, Angelica Martinez
GOV 360FTerrence Leon Chapman
GOV 360GMichael Scott Wolford
GOV 360ONathan Michael Jensen
GOV 360RMichael G Findley
GOV 360TRachel Wellhausen
GOV 362UKiril Avramov
GOV 364VKiril Avramov
GOV 365CPatricia Maclachlan
GOV 365EPatricia Maclachlan
GOV 365GZoltan D Barany
GOV 365QZeynep Somer-Topcu
GOV 365UMichael William Mosser
GOV 365VMichael William Mosser
GOV 365WRhonda L Evans
GOV 366GDavid L Leal
GOV 366LJohn Gerring
GOV 366MDaniel Nielson
GOV 366UMegan Ekstrom
GOV 370DDavid L Leal
GOV 370ESean M Theriault
GOV 370IBartholomew H Sparrow
GOV 370JDaron R Shaw
GOV 370MDerek Epp
GOV 370NDerek Epp
GOV 370OTasha S Philpot
GOV 370RBrian E Roberts
GOV 370SShannon B O’Brien
GOV 370UShannon B O’Brien
GOV 370VEric Leon McDaniel
GOV 371UShannon B O’Brien
GOV 374NJames R Henson
GOV 379CGianna Englert
GOV 381SBethany L Albertson
GOV 382MNate Gilmore
GOV 391KBethany L Albertson
GOV 398TWendy A Hunter
GOV 679HAMichael Edward Auslen
GOV 679HBTasha S Philpot
IRG 301Michael R Anderson
IRG 320FStephanie S Holmsten
IRG 378Stephanie S Holmsten, Thanasis A Kinias, Michael William Mosser
IRG 678HAMichael R Anderson
IRG 678HBMichael R Anderson
REE 325Thomas Garza, Oleksiy Ostaltsev, Petar Petrov
REE 335Kiril Avramov, Zoltan D Barany, Delgerjargal Uvsh, Michael Scott Wolford
REE 386Thomas Garza
UGS 303Kenneth F Greene, Amy H Liu
Bachelor’s degrees1 program
Master’s degrees1 program
Doctoral degrees1 program
Pay after graduationUp to $76,000
Median pay after graduation by field
Field of study1 year out4 years out
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor’s · Government$49,200$76,000

Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard: 1 year out is 2020–21 pay (2022 dollars), 4 years out is 2019–20 pay (2021 dollars). Fields group related programs.

About the department

Department of Government is part of College of Liberal Arts, led by Dean David Sosa. Its course codes are CTI, GOV, IRG and REE.

SourcesUT catalog, HB 2504

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