48 faculty and 5 courses in Government at University of California, Los Angeles.
- Michael Thies, Associate Professor h-index 42
- Mark A. Peterson, Professor h-index 36
- Daniel Thompson, Assistant Professor h-index 33
- Lynn Vavreck, Professor h-index 32
- Jeffrey B. Lewis, Professor h-index 29
- Gary M. Segura, Professor of Public Policy h-index 29
Es on issues of political representation and social cleavages, the domestic politics of wartime public opinion and the politics of America’s growing Latino minority. Professor Segura has published more than 55 articles and chapters, and he
- Michael Ross, Professor and Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies h-index 25
- Scott C. James, Associate Professor h-index 22
- Megan Mullin, Faculty Director, Luskin Center for Innovation; Professor h-index 21
Megan Mullin Faculty Director, Luskin Center for Innovation; Professor of Public Policy Courtesy Faculty
- Chad Hazlett, Professor of Political Science and Statistics h-index 20
- Graeme Blair, Professor h-index 19
- Natalie Masuoka, Professor of Political Science and Asian American Studies h-index 18
Racial and ethnic politics, immigration, political behavior and public opinion. Her first book, The Politics of Belonging: Race, Public Opinion and Immigration (co-authored with Jane Junn) examines how and why whites, blacks, Asian
- Kathleen Bawn, Professor h-index 16
- Chris Tausanovitch, Professor h-index 16
- Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld, Associate Professor h-index 16
- Arthur Stein, Distinguished Research Professor h-index 15
- Darin Christensen, Associate Professor h-index 15
- Dov Waxman, Professor of Israel Studies h-index 15
Es on the conflict over Israel-Palestine, Israeli politics and foreign policy, U.S.-Israel relations, Jewish politics, and contemporary antisemitism. He is the author of four books: The Pursuit of Peace and The Crisis of Israeli Identity: D
- Richard L. Hasen, Professor of Law and Political Science h-index 14
- Jonathan Homola, Associate Professor h-index 13
I) xenophobia and (support for right-wing) extremism, and ii) gender and politics. Jonathan’s regional areas of expertise are Western democracies and Eastern Europe. His research has been published in outlets such as the American Pol
- Veronica Herrera, Associate Professor h-index 11
Veronica Herrera Associate Professor, Luskin School of Public Affairs, by courtesy Department Faculty
- Connor Huff, Assistant Professor h-index 8
- Georgia Kernell, Associate Professor h-index 8
- Julia Payson, Assistant Professor h-index 7
- Salma Mousa, Assistant Professor h-index 6
- Lorrie Frasure, Professor h-index 6
- Blake Emerson, Professor of Law h-index 5
- Tejas Parasher, Assistant Professor h-index 4
Lie in modern political and legal philosophy, particularly around questions of empire, political representation, and statehood. He is also interested in the fields of comparative and global political thought. His current research explores t
- Natasha Piano, Assistant Professor h-index 3
- Margaret Peters, Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies h-index 1
Es broadly on international political economy with a special focus on the politics of migration. Her book, Trading Barriers: Immigration and the Remaking of Globalization (2017, Princeton University Press) examines the relationship between
- Anthony Pagden, Distinguished Professor
- Barry O'Neill, Professor
- Chris Zepeda-Millan, Associate Professor
- Daniel Posner, Professor
Es on ethnic politics, research design, distributive politics and the political economy of development in Africa. His most recent co-authored book, Coethnicity: Diversity and the Dilemmas of Collective Action (Russell Sage, 2009) employs ex
- Daniel Treisman, Distinguished Professor
- Davide Panagia, Professor and Chair
Es on the role of aesthetics in the study of political culture, looking particularly to how experiences of diversity, equality, and participation in multicultural societies shape public values and senses of shared belongings. He brings expe
- Efren Perez, Professor
- Eric Min, Associate Professor
- Giulia Sissa, Distinguished Professor
- Karen Orren, Distinguished Professor
- Leslie Johns, Professor
Es upon the use of international organizations to resolve interstate disputes. Her work has appeared in journals such as International Organization and Journal of Conflict Resolution. Prof. Johns is also the author of Strengthening Internat
- Luwei Ying, Assistant Professor
- Matt A. Barreto, Professor of Political Science and Chicana/o Studies
- Michael Chwe, Professor
Jury decision making and television advertising. Professor Chwe has served on the faculty of the University of Chicago and New York University. He teaches courses on game theory for graduates and undergraduates. Education Northweste
- Michael Lofchie, Professor
Es on the politics of economic reform in Africa. His most recent book is The Political Economy of Tanzania: Decline and Recovery (Penn Press, 2014), which focuses on that nation’s five decades of postcolonial development — exami
- Michelle Torres, Assistant Professor
In the fields of political methodology and political behavior. My current research agenda focuses on the ways in which we can make statistical and computer science methods accessible to political science. I am interested in developing a
- Stuart Soroka, Professor
Es on political communication, political behavior and political psychology. He has been especially interested in negativity (and positivity) in news coverage; in the ways in which media succeed (or fail) to inform the public about policy is
- Susanne Lohmann, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. 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 2026-07-01.