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David Arceneaux

David Arceneaux

Assistant Professor

Specialties: National Security, International Conflict, and Nuclear Policy

garcenea@tennessee.edu

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Andrew Balthrop

Andrew Balthrop

Assistant Professor

Specialties: Supply Chain Policy, Freight Transportation, and Trucking

abalthr1@utk.edu

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Barron, Tiffany

Tiffany Barron

Assistant Professor, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Political Theory

tbarron5@utk.edu

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Tara Kolar Bryan

Tara Kolar Bryan

Associate Professor

Specialties: Strategic Management, Nonprofit and Public Organizations, Civil Society Organizations in Central Europe, Community-Engaged Research and Teaching

tbryan29@utk.edu

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Simeon Burns

Simeon Burns

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: History of Political Thought

sburns23@utk.edu

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Andy Busch

Andy Busch

Professor and Associate Director, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: American political institutions, elections, and public policy

abusch1@utk.edu

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Kody Cooper

Kody Cooper

Associate Professor, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: Political Theory, American Political Thoughts, Religion and Politics, Jurisprudence, and Constitutional Law.

xst476@utk.edu

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Dunn, Josh

Josh Dunn

Professor and Executive Director, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: American Constitutional Law & History, Education Policy, Federalism, Freedom of Speech & Religion

jdunn44@utk.edu

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Timothy Fitzgerald

Timothy Fitzgerald

Associate Professor

Specialties: Natural Resource Economics and Energy Economics

tfitzge5@utk.edu

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Zachary German

Zachary German

Assistant Professor, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: American Political and Constitutional Thought, Early Modern Thought, Statesmanship, Political Culture, Politics and Religion, and Constitutional Design

zgerman@utk.edu

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Mike Gutierrez

Mike Gutierrez

Teaching Associate Professor

Specialties: Public Administration and Emergency Management

mgutie11@tennessee.edu

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Haslam, Governor Bill

Gov. Bill Haslam

Professor of Practice

Specialties: Tennessee Governance, Civility, Government

Hoagland, Joe

Joe Hoagland

Adjunct Professor

Specialties: Energy & Environmental Policy, Stakeholder Engagement 

jhoaglan@utk.edu

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Nathan Jeschke

Nathan Jeschke

Visiting Lecturer

njeschke@utk.edu

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Leard, Benjamin

Benjamin Leard

Assistant Professor

Specialties: Transportation Policy, Decarbonization Strategies

bleard@utk.edu

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Yanan Li

Yanan Li

Visiting Lecturer

Specialties: Social Inequality and Housing

yli249@utk.edu

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Lyons, William

William Lyons

Professor Emeritus and Associate Director for Community Outreach, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: Tennessee State & Local Government, American Politics, Voting Behavior

wlyons@utk.edu

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Dale Manning

Dale Manning

Associate Professor

Specialties: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and Policy, Natural Resource Valuation, Natural Resources, and Livelihoods

dtmanning@utk.edu

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Morgan Marietta

Morgan Marietta

Professor, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: Political Consequences of Belief, focusing on Constitutional Politics, Political Psychology, and Facts in Politics

mmariett@utk.edu

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David McCollum

David McCollum

Assistant Professor

Specialties: Energy-Economic Systems Modeling; Advanced Energy and Transport Technologies; Integrated Assessment; and Global Change

mccollumdl@ornl.gov

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Jack Mewhirter

Jack Mewhirter

Associate Professor

Specialties: Public Policy and Policy Process

jmewhirt@utk.edu

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James Patterson

James Patterson

Associate Professor, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: Race, Religion, and American Political Thought

jpatte55@tennessee.edu

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Ring, Jonathan

Jonathan Ring

Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies

Specialties: International Relations, Human Rights, Civil Society

jring7@utk.edu

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Jessica Sargent

Jessica Sargent

Teaching Assistant Professor

Specialties: Political Polarization, Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), Trust, and Optimistic Realism

jsargen7@tennessee.edu

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Scheb, John

John Scheb

Professor and Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Specialties: American Constitutional Law, Tennessee Government & Politics, Administrative Law, Civil Rights & Liberties

scheb@utk.edu

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David H. Scott

David H. Scott

Teaching Assistant Professor, Institute of American Civics

Specialties: American Constitutional Law, Civil Rights and Liberties, Judicial Process and Behavior, American Politics, and Political Philosophy

dscott19@utk.edu

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Sims, Charles B.

Charles B. Sims

TVA Distinguished Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy; Director, Center for Energy, Transportation, and Environmental Policy

Specialties: Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Energy Economics, Public Health, Decision Theory

cbsims@utk.edu

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John Stavick

John Stavick

Assistant Professor

Specialties: State Tax Administration and the Consequences of Budget-Balancing Decisions on the Public Workforce

jstavick@utk.edu

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Su, Xuhong

Xuhong Su

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Specialties: Public administration, public management and science & technology policy

xsu11@utk.edu

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Wanamaker, Marianne

Marianne Wanamaker

Dean and Professor

Specialties: Labor Economics & Workforce Development, Education, American Economic History, Demography

wanamaker@utk.edu

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Welch, Jilleah

Jilleah Welch

Senior Research Associate and Lecturer

Specialties: Public Finance, Economics of Education, Environmental Economics

jgwelch@utk.edu

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Wiegand, Krista E.

Krista Wiegand

Professor and Director, Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs

Specialties: International Relations, Territorial & Maritime Disputes, Conflict Management, Indo-Pacific, US National Security

kwiegand@utk.edu

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Zotti, Priscilla

Priscilla Zotti

Visiting Professor and former Dean of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at the U.S. Naval Academy

Specialties: U.S. Military; U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence; Comparative Search and Seizure Law; Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

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