Ben Slomski
John Moser
John Moser
John Moser is a professor at the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, after previously serving as professor of history and chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Ashland University. He earned bachelor’s degrees in history and telecommunications from Ohio University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in history […]
Evelyn Behling
Evelyn Behling
Zachary German
Zachary German
Zachary German is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is an expert in American political and constitutional thought, early modern thought, statesmanship, political culture, politics and religion, and constitutional design. His published […]
James Patterson
James Patterson
James Patterson is an Associate Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He specializes in race, religion, and American political thought and is a regular subject-area expert for the media on contemporary religion and politics. Patterson is […]
Morgan Marietta
Morgan Marietta
Morgan Marietta is a Professor for the Institute of American Civics at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He studies the political consequences of belief, with a focus on constitutional politics, political psychology, and facts in politics. Marietta is the author of A […]
David H. Scott
David H. Scott
David earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Lipscomb University and his Juris Doctorate and Master of Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University. David went on to earn his Ph.D. in American Politics from the University of Tennessee. David is also a licensed attorney in the state of Tennessee. David has served as a Lecturer of Political […]
Kody Cooper
Kody Cooper
Kody W. Cooper is an associate professor at the Institute of American Civics. His teaching and research focus on political theory, American political thought, religion and politics, jurisprudence, and constitutional law, with particular interest in natural law philosophy. He is the author of two books and numerous articles, book reviews, and popular essays. After graduating summa […]
Andy Busch
Andy Busch
Andrew E. Busch is Associate Director of the Institute of American Civics. His teaching and research focuses on American political institutions, elections, and public policy. He has authored, co-authored, or edited two dozen books on these topics, most recently Ronald Reagan and the Firing of the Air Traffic Controllers (University Press of Kansas, 2024) and […]
Weaver, Frankie Nicole
Weaver, Frankie Nicole
Frankie Weaver is the Managing Director at the Institute of American Civics (IAC) housed at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs. Weaver leads the institute’s statewide K-12 outreach and engagement initiatives. She develops impactful K-16 programs, including student-facing initiatives and teacher-facing professional development workshops and conferences. This includes leading […]