14 faculty and 20 courses in Government at Sewanee: The University of the South.
- Amy S. Patterson, Carl Gustav Biehl Jr. Professor of International Affairs; Director of the Office of Civic Engagement h-index 15
Notable: “An empirical estimate of carrier frequencies for 400+ causal Mendelian variants: results from an ethnically diverse clinical sample of 23,453 individuals” (2012) · 285 citations
- Scott Howard Wilson, Professor of Politics; Provost h-index 6
Es on environmental lawsuits and governance in China. When not working, Scott enjoys spending time with his family, running Sewanee’s trails, and cooking. In This Section Robert W. Pearigen In This Section The University of the South
Notable: “From Mao to Market: Rent Seeking, Local Protectionism, and Marketization in China” (2004) · 41 citations
- Mila Dragojević, Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics h-index 4
Peace and diplomacy, political violence, identity and memory politics, regime transitions, migrations, as well as area studies of Europe and Latin America. She is the author of three books, The Politics of Social Ties: Immigra
Notable: “Physician Communication Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening: Analysis of Unannounced Standardized Patient Visits” (2013) · 61 citations
- Clarissa Peterson, Professor of Politics h-index 4
Es on the role that race plays in American political behavior. More specifically, her work looks at the intersection between racial attitudes and the political behavior of people in the United States. Peterson has presented research at seve
Notable: “I Can’t Breathe” (2020) · 42 citations
- Paige L. Schneider, Assistant Professor (emerita) in the Department of Politics and Women's and Gender Studies h-index 4
Notable: “Conceptualizing more inclusive elections: violence against women in elections and gendered electoral violence” (2019) · 19 citations
- Emmitt Riley, Associate Professor of Politics and African and African American Studies h-index 3
American Politics and International Relations from The University of Mississippi, successfully completing the program in 2014. As an expert in American Politics, Black Politics, Legislative Politics, and Racial Attitudes, Dr. Riley's sch
Notable: “I Can’t Breathe” (2020) · 42 citations
- Sid Simpson, Assistant Professor of Politics h-index 3
Notable: “Migrants in the profane: critical theory and the question of secularization” (2021) · 47 citations
- Cecilia Cerja, Assistant Professor of Politics and Women's and Gender Studies h-index 3
- Rodelio Manacsa, Associate Professor of Politics h-index 2
Notable: “Manufacturing Parties” (2005) · 34 citations
- Andrea C. Hatcher, Professor in Department of Politics h-index 2
Diversify to include a comparative study of the political behaviors of American and British Evangelicals, including the Christian Right in the UK. She has published Political and Religious Identities of British Evangelicals and has in progr
Notable: “A Man for All Seasons” (2010) · 4 citations
- Abby Colbert, Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
- Merisa Şahin, Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
- Patrick J. Gauding, Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics
Es on the electoral and fiscal incentives that local policymakers confront in adopting or reforming social control policies. His dissertation research focused on the politics and administration of criminal justice reform at the state and lo
- Robert W. Pearigen, Professor of Politics, Vice-Chancellor and President
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.