Alex Osei-Kojo is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Department of Political Science. He joined the Department after obtaining his PhD (2021) in Public Affairs, with a focus on environmental and energy policy, from the University of Colorado Denver. He holds an MPhil (2013) in Public Administration and a BA (2009) in […]
Most of his research focuses upon interest group politics in the United States. His book, Total Lobbying: What Lobbyists Want (and How They Try to Get It) was published by Cambridge University Press in 2006. He is currently working on a number of projects, including one that examines the role of lobbyists in the government […]
Dr. Nailling earned his PhD from the University of Mississippi in 2008 and served as an Assistant Professor of Instruction there for the 2008-09 academic year. He also served as an Assistant professor at Marshall University for the 2006-07 academic year. He has taught courses including Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to Comparative Politics, International […]
Kelly Morrison is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She specializes in international relations and comparative politics with a focus on human rights, democratic institutions, and international law and organizations. Morrison’s research has been published in Democratization and the Journal of Politics. Before coming to UT, […]
Dr. Jacqueline “Nikki” (Giles) Mitchell was born and raised in Florida. She acquired a deep love of learning from her parents, especially from her mother Shirley, who was a public school teacher. Nikki virtually grew up in her mother’s classroom, where she continued to volunteer until her mother retired in 2008. While a student at […]
Wayde Marsh is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I study American elections and voting behavior, polarization, public opinion, and local political economy. I also research in the areas of political psychology, politics and religion, and racial and ethnic politics. My work has been published or is forthcoming in […]
Before joining the department, Dr. Hwang was a post-doctoral fellow at Rice University (2004-2005) and at the Center for International Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis (2005-2006). Hwang’s research interests are international relations, methodology, international economics, and comparative politics.
A core faculty member of the MPA program since 1991, David’s teaching interests are in the areas of public administration theory, public policy, policy analysis, and research methods. Prior to joining the UTK faculty, he spent five years as a member of the Department of Political Science at the University of Mississippi. A main focus […]
Dr. Carolyn E. Holmes is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research focuses on nationalism and post-conflict transitions to democracy in sub-Saharan Africa. She earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2015. She has conducted extensive field research in South Africa, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation […]
Kyung Joon Han is an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He joined the department in Fall 2010 after earning a Ph.D from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on comparative political institutions and political economy of democratic countries with advanced economies. In particular, he studies political […]
