Mark J.C. Crescenzi, Chair/Professor of Political Science, earned his B.A. from the University of California at Irvine (1993) and both his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2000). He teaches courses in international relations, including international … Read more

Pamela Johnston Conover, Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Political Science, was educated at Emory University, B.A. (1973) and the University of Minnesota, Ph.D. (1979). Before coming to UNC in 1984, Professor Conover taught for six years at the University of … Read more

Christopher Clark is the department Undergraduate Studies Director and Associate Professor. He earned his B.A. from Saint Louis University (2005) and his M.A. (2006) and PhD. (2010) from the University of Iowa. He is interested in racial and ethnic politics … Read more

Susan Bickford, Associate Chair, Associate Professor of Political Science, received her A.B. from Bryn Mawr College and her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on feminist political theory, the impact of conflict and inequality on the practice … Read more

Frank R. Baumgartner is the Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined the department in 2009 as the first holder of the Richardson professorship. A proud Detroiter, he attended … Read more

Anna Bassi is an Associate Professor specializing in formal and experimental methods. She grew up in Firenze (Florence), Italy, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Firenze and a master’s degree in economics from … Read more

Navin Bapat is a Professor in International Relations. He received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 1998 and pursued graduate studies at Rice University, where he received an M.A. (2000) and a PhD (2004) in … Read more

Cameron Ballard-Rosa is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University, and also holds an M.A. in Economics from Yale.  His research interests include … Read more