Brandon Prins
Senior Fellow, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
Professor and Department Head, Department of Political Science
PhD, Michigan State University
Fields of Interest: International Relations
Phone: (865) 974-7047 • Email: bprins@utk.edu

Brandon Prins is Professor and Department Head in the Department of Political Science at the University of Tennessee. Before coming to UT, Professor Prins taught at the University of New Orleans and Texas Tech University. His research focuses on the relationship between domestic politics, international relations, and militarized conflict. His articles have appeared in International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, International Interactions, Congress and the Presidency, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and the International Journal of Peace Studies. In 2013 he won a major grant from the Department of Defense to study maritime piracy.