Core Faculty (by field)

American Politics

NameResearch WebsiteResearch Areas
Dan Alexanderhttp://d-alexander.comAmerican political institutions, political economy, vote buying, electoral accountability, formal models of contests
James DruckmanAmerican political behavior, survey methodology
Gerald GammAmerican politics and history
Mayya Komisarchikhttps://www.mayyakomisarchik.comAmerican politics, political methodology
David Primohttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/primo/American politics, campaign finance, corporate political strategy, corporate social responsibility, fiscal policy, and political bargaining
Lawrence Rothenberghttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/rothenbergAmerican politics, political economy, environmental politics, and public policy
Sidak Yntisohttps://www.sidakyntiso.comAmerican Politics, Political Economy, and Criminal Justice Politics

Comparative Politics

NameResearch WebsiteResearch Areas
Scott Abramsonhttp://www.scottfabramson.com/I am a (largely) empirical political scientist working at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics
Anderson Freyhttp://www.andersonfrey.com/Anderson Frey's work lies at the intersection of comparative politics, empirical political economy, and research methodology
Gretchen Helmkehttp://www.gretchenhelmke.com/Helmke's research spans political institutions, judicial politics and the rule of law, informal institutions and norms, and democratic erosion in Latin America and the United States
Tasos Kalandrakishttp://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/kalandrakis/Works on comparative political institutions; models of participation, elections, and policy-making; revealed political preferences and scaling techniques; and numerical methods tailored to mathematical models of politics
Bethany Lacinahttp://www.rochester.edu/College/faculty/blacina/index.htmlInternational relations, comparative politics, migration, ethnic politics, civil conflict
Alexander Leehttp://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/alexander_leeComparative politics, historical political economy, development, ethnic politics, bureaucracy, and South Asia
Bonnie M. Meguidhttp://www.bonniemeguid.comComparative politics, political parties, political institutions, elite and mass political behavior
Sergio Monterohttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/smontero/Sergio Montero’s research straddles political economy, comparative politics, and political methodology
Casey PetroffPolitical economy, comparative politics, economic history
Randall Stonehttp://www.rochester.edu/College/PSC/stone/index.htmlInternational relations, international finance, and international organizations

International Relations

NameResearch WebsiteResearch Areas
Scott Abramsonhttp://www.scottfabramson.com/I am a (largely) empirical political scientist working at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics
Mark Feyhttps://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/markfey/Positive political theory, game theory, international conflict
Hein Goemanshttp://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/hgoemansInternational relations, conflict, qualitative and historical research
Bethany Lacinahttp://www.rochester.edu/College/faculty/blacina/index.htmlInternational relations, comparative politics, migration, ethnic politics, civil conflict
Curtis S. Signorinohttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/signorino/Political methodology, international relations
Randall Stonehttp://www.rochester.edu/College/PSC/stone/index.htmlInternational relations, international finance, and international organizations
Scott TysonFormal political theory, international relations, theoretical implications of empirical models

Formal Theory

NameResearch WebsiteResearch Areas
Dan Alexanderhttp://d-alexander.comAmerican political institutions, political economy, vote buying, electoral accountability, formal models of contests
John Dugganhttp://www.johnduggan.net/Positive political theory, social choice theory, game theory
Mark Feyhttps://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/markfey/Positive political theory, game theory, international conflict
Tasos Kalandrakishttp://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/kalandrakis/Works on comparative political institutions; models of participation, elections, and policy-making; revealed political preferences and scaling techniques; and numerical methods tailored to mathematical models of politics
Scott TysonFormal political theory, international relations, theoretical implications of empirical models

Methodology

NameResearch WebsiteResearch Areas
Kevin A. Clarkehttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/clarke/Political methodology, discrimination, and philosophy of science
James DruckmanAmerican political behavior, survey methodology
Anderson Freyhttp://www.andersonfrey.com/Anderson Frey's work lies at the intersection of comparative politics, empirical political economy, and research methodology
Mayya Komisarchikhttps://www.mayyakomisarchik.comAmerican politics, political methodology
Sergio Monterohttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/smontero/Sergio Montero’s research straddles political economy, comparative politics, and political methodology
Curtis S. Signorinohttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/signorino/Political methodology, international relations

Political Economy

NameResearch WebsiteResearch Areas
Scott Abramsonhttp://www.scottfabramson.com/I am a (largely) empirical political scientist working at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics
John Dugganhttp://www.johnduggan.net/Positive political theory, social choice theory, game theory
Mark Feyhttps://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/markfey/Positive political theory, game theory, international conflict
Anderson Freyhttp://www.andersonfrey.com/Anderson Frey's work lies at the intersection of comparative politics, empirical political economy, and research methodology
Gretchen Helmkehttp://www.gretchenhelmke.com/Helmke's research spans political institutions, judicial politics and the rule of law, informal institutions and norms, and democratic erosion in Latin America and the United States
Tasos Kalandrakishttp://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/kalandrakis/Works on comparative political institutions; models of participation, elections, and policy-making; revealed political preferences and scaling techniques; and numerical methods tailored to mathematical models of politics
Alexander Leehttp://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/alexander_leeComparative politics, historical political economy, development, ethnic politics, bureaucracy, and South Asia
Sergio Monterohttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/smontero/Sergio Montero’s research straddles political economy, comparative politics, and political methodology
Casey PetroffPolitical economy, comparative politics, economic history
David Primohttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/primo/American politics, campaign finance, corporate political strategy, corporate social responsibility, fiscal policy, and political bargaining
Lawrence Rothenberghttp://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/rothenbergAmerican politics, political economy, environmental politics, and public policy
Randall Stonehttp://www.rochester.edu/College/PSC/stone/index.htmlInternational relations, international finance, and international organizations
Scott TysonFormal political theory, international relations, theoretical implications of empirical models
Sidak Yntisohttps://www.sidakyntiso.comAmerican Politics, Political Economy, and Criminal Justice Politics

Political Philosophy

NameResearch WebsiteResearch Areas
James Johnsonhttps://rochester.academia.edu/JamesJohnsonPolitical and social theory