Brigham Young University
 

Faculty with Interests in International Relations

  • Aaron Skabelund
    • History

      2140 JFSB
      (801) 422-6838
      aaron_skabelund@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Japan

      Discipline Interests
      social and cultural history of Western and Japanese empires, history of the Japan’s post-Second World War military

  • Andrew Johns
    • History

      2161 JFSB
      (801) 422-8942
      andrew_johns@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Vietnam

      Discipline Interests
      20th century U.S. foreign relations

  • Brian Champion
    • Library

      1225 HBLL
      (801) 422-5862
      brian_champion@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests

  • Chad Emmett
    • Geography

      674 SWKT
      (801) 422-7886
      chad_emmett@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Indonesia

      Discipline Interests
      political influences on the spread of Christianity in Indonesia; a history of the LDS church in Indonesia; the status of Christians in the Islamic world; and the relationship between the status of women and the stability and security of states

  • Clayne Pope
    • Economics

      184 FOB
      (801) 422-4740
      clayne_pope@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests
      The distribution of material well-being as measure by the distributions of lifespan, education, leisure, consumption, and income

  • Dan Nielsen
    • Political Science

      790 SWKT
      (801) 422-3417
      daniel_nielson@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Latin America

      Discipline Interests
      International Development, International Political Economy, Comparative Political Economy, Latin American Politics

  • Dana Bourgerie
    • Asian Languages

      3069 JFSB
      (801) 422-4952
      dana_bourgerie@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      China

      Discipline Interests
      language variation, sociolinguistics, dialect studies (especially Yue), and language acquisition, research on Chinese classifier systems, currently serving as the director of the Chinese Flagship Program at BYU

  • Darren Hawkins
    • Political Science

      745 SWKT
      (801) 422-5526
      dhawkins@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Latin America

      Discipline Interests
      Human Rights; International Institutions and Norms

  • Donna Lee Bowen
    • Political Science

      734 SWKT, 203 HRCB
      (801) 422-3409
      donna_bowen@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Middle East, Islam

      Discipline Interests
      Middle East politics, politics and Islam, social policy in the Middle East, gender, Muslim family law; Board Member, Middle East Studies Association of North America

  • Earl H Fry
    • Political Science

      774 SWKT
      (801) 422-2453
      earl_fry@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests
      U.S. Foreign Policy, International Political Economy

  • Eric Dursteler
    • History

      2129 JFSB
      (801) 422-5260
      eric_dursteler@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Mediterranean

      Discipline Interests
      Early modern Mediterranean culture

  • Frank McIntyre
    • Economics

      150 FOB
      (801) 422-1647
      frank_mcintyre@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests
      Applied microeconometrics

  • Gerrit Gong
    • Planning

      C-327 ASB
      (801) 422-4919
      gerrit_gong@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests

  • Jeff Durrant
    • Geography

      624 SWKT
      (801) 422-4116
      jeffrey_durrant@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests
      Public Land Policy, environmental conflict/resolution management, outdoor adventure, travel, and recreation

  • Jeff Shumway
    • History

      2143 JFSB
      (801) 422-8943
      jshumway@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Argentina, Latin America

      Discipline Interests

  • Jim Kearl
    • Economics

      152 FOB
      (801) 422-5812
      j_r_kearl@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Jerusalem

      Discipline Interests
      Law and economics, economics of antitrust and intellectual property, economics of network effects; Assistant to the University President for the Jerusalem Center

  • Ken Stiles
    • Political Science

      784 SWKT
      (801) 422-1352
      ken_stiles@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      South Asia

      Discipline Interests
      International relations and law

  • Kerk Phillips
    • Economics

      166 FOB
      (801) 422-5928
      kerk@pomosa.com

      Regional Interests
      China, Korea

      Discipline Interests
      Open Economy Macroeconomics, international finance, dynamic general equilibrium modeling, Chinese and Korean economics, economics of sleep, 18th century Korean demographics

  • Mark Peterson
    • Asian Languages

      3083 JFSB
      (801) 422-7672
      mark_peterson@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Korea

      Discipline Interests
      director of the Fulbright program in Korea from 1978 to 1983, book review editor for the Journal of Asian Studies for Korean Studies books, member of the Royal Asiatic Society, the International Association for Korean Language Education, the International Korean Literature Association, and the American Association of Korean Teachers.

  • Mark Showalter
    • Economics

      179 FOB
      (801) 422-4645
      mark_showalter@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests
      Health Economics, Economics of Education

  • Paul Kerry
    • History

      2149 JFSB
      (801) 422-2983
      paul_kerry@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Europe

      Discipline Interests
      European Intellectual History; German and Jewish Thought; Transatlantic Ideas; Historiography

  • Philip Garner
    • Economics

      180 FOB
      (801) 422-2037
      phillip_garner@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Africa

      Discipline Interests
      Economic Growth, Political Economy, African Development

  • Ray Christensen
    • Political Science

      775 SWKT
      (801) 422-5133
      ray_christensen@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Japan

      Discipline Interests
      comparative politics, parties and elections

  • Ray Clifford
    • Asian Languages

      3086 JFSB
      (801) 422-3263
      rayc@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests

  • Richard Jackson
    • Geography

      690-F SWKT
      (801) 378-4116
      richard_jackson@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests
      integration of geospatial tools (geographic information systems, remote sensing, global navigation systems, etc.) to study land use change and human impacts on environment.

  • Rulon Pope
    • Economics

      154 FOB
      (801) 422-3178
      rulon_pope@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests
      Economics of Agriculture, Microeconomic Theory, Applied Econometrics

  • Scott Bradford
    • Economics

      173 FOB
      (801) 422-8358
      scott_bradford@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Japan, China, North and South Korea

      Discipline Interests
      International trade, immigration, poverty

  • Scott Cooper
    • Political Science

      SWKT 762
      (801) 422-4053
      scott_cooper@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      France

      Discipline Interests
      Politics of Soviet successor states, former Soviet ruble zone, European monetary union, British and French colonial currency zones.

  • Shawn Miller
    • History

      2113 JFSB
      (801) 422-3425
      shawn_miller@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Brazil, Latin America

      Discipline Interests

  • Sven Wilson
    • Political Science

      830 SWKT
      (801) 422-9018
      sven_wilson@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests
      Economics of Health and the Family

  • Valerie Hudson
    • Political Science

      760 SWKT
      (801) 422-5355
      valerie_hudson@byu.edu

      Regional Interests
      Global Interests

      Discipline Interests
      International Relations, Security Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis, Gender in International Relations

  • Wade Jacoby
    • Political Science

      742 SWKT
      (801) 422-1711
      wade_jacoby@byu.edu

      Regional Interests

      Discipline Interests