James M Curry portrait
  • Professor, Political Science Department
  • Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
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Professional Service

  • American Political Science Association. Role: Member. Virtual Research Meeting Program Committee. 07/01/2023 - 02/10/2024
  • Legislative Studies Quarterly. Role: Member. Editorial Board. 02/01/2023 - present
  • American Political Science Association. Role: Member. Committee on Organized Sections. 09/03/2019 - 08/31/2022
  • American Political Science Association. Role: Member. Presidential Take Force on Congressional Reform. 03/01/2019 - 10/31/2019
  • Midwest Political Science Association. Section Head for annual conference - Legislative Studies. 12/15/2017 - 04/08/2018
  • American Political Science Association, Legislative Studies Section. Role: Chair. Alan Rosenthal Prize Committee. 01/01/2017 - 06/01/2017
  • American Political Science Association, Legislative Studies Section. Secretary/Treasurer. 09/03/2015 - 09/06/2019
  • Utah Chapter, Scholar Strategy Network. Role: Co-Director. Co-Director. 05/01/2015 - present
  • American Political Science Association, Legislative Studies Section. Discussant, inaugural Legislative Studies Virtual Workshop. 12/09/2014 - 12/09/2014
  • American Political Science Association, Legislative Studies Section. Role: Member. Carl Albert Dissertation Award Committee. 01/01/2013 - 04/01/2013

Internal Service

  • Nationally Competitive Scholarships Endorsement Committee,. Member, 09/01/2023 - present. University service.
  • Hinckley Journal of Politics. Faculty Advisor, 01/02/2023 - 05/15/2023. University service.
  • Department Awards Committee. Member, 08/22/2022 - 05/15/2023. Department service.
  • Graduate Advisor Position Search. Chair, 05/02/2022 - 06/13/2022. Department service.
  • Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Committee. Member, 05/03/2020 - 12/17/2021. Department service.
  • Hinckley Journal of Politics. Faculty Advisor, 12/01/2019 - 04/30/2020. University service.
  • Department of Political Science, Director of Graduate Studies. 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2023. Department service.
  • Department of Political Science, Graduate Studies Committee. Chair, 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2023. Department service.
  • Department of Political Science, Executive Committee. Member, 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2023. Department service.
  • Department of Political Science, Visiting American Politics Positions Search. Chair, 03/01/2019 - 05/01/2019. Department service.
  • American Politics / Law & Courts tenure-track search committee. Member, 08/01/2018 - 12/01/2018. Department service.
  • Political Science Strategic Hiring Committee. member, 01/31/2018 - 06/01/2018. Department service.
  • Political Research Colloquium committee. Chair, 08/15/2017 - 08/01/2019. Department service.
  • Special UROP Awards Review Committee. Member, 08/15/2017 - 04/30/2018. University service.
  • Distinguished Scholarship Endorsement Committee. Member, 04/01/2017 - 06/30/2019. University service.
  • Political Science Strategic Hiring Committee. Member, 01/01/2016 - 06/30/2016. Department service.
  • Hinckley Journal of Politics. Faculty advisor, 12/01/2015 - 01/31/2016. Other service.
  • Society, Water, and Climate cluster, Social Science search committee. Member, 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016. College service.
  • Visiting American Politics Position Search Committee. Member, 01/01/2014 - 05/31/2014. Department service.
  • University Teaching Assistantships Selection Committee. Member, 03/22/2013 - 04/30/2013. University service.
  • Hinckley Journal of Politics. faculty advisor, 12/01/2012 - 01/31/2013. Other service.

Community Partnership

  • Moderator, Utah 4th Congressional District Debate. 10/28/2022 - 10/29/2022
  • "Fostering Deliberation in the U.S. House of Representatives," Testimony before the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, United States House of Representatives, https://modernizecongress.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/article-one-fostering-more-deliberative-process-congress . 02/05/2020 - 02/05/2020
  • Huntsman Seminar on Constitutional Government for Teachers. 06/11/2019 - 06/11/2019
  • Talks on Politics with the League of Women Voters, Utah. 01/01/2019 - 02/28/2019
  • Huntsman Seminar on Constitutional Government for Teachers. 06/18/2018 - 06/18/2018
  • Huntsman Seminar on Constitutional Government for Teachers. 06/12/2017 - 06/12/2017
  • Huntsman Seminar on Constitutional Government for Teachers, participant. 06/13/2016 - 06/17/2016
  • As co-director of the Utah Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network I conduct frequent outreach to elected officials and policy advocates in the State of Utah and Salt Lake City to connect them with local and national scholars and scholarship to help them develop and push for public policies. In addition, we plan lectures and events on campus that connect scholars with those in the community working in public policy and advocacy. Below is a list of such events with descriptions: (1) “Making Sense of the 2016 Elections” (October 2016) Along with Tabitha Benney, I helped organized a one-day symposium co-hosted by the Utah chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, the Hinckley Institute, and the Department of Political Science featuring speakers and panels on various issue surrounding the 2016 presidential election. The panels took place on campus in the Student Union and featured from the University of Utah, other universities around the country, and politicians and policy advocates from the state of the Utah. (2) “Inequality in Utah and Beyond” (March 2016) Along with Tabitha Benney, I helped organized a one-day symposium co-hosted by the Utah chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, the Hinckley Institute, and the Department of Political Science, featuring speakers and panels on various topics related to inequality in Utah and the United States. The panels, which took place on campus and downtown, featured participants from the University of Utah, other universities around the country, and politicians and policy advocates from the state of the Utah and Salt Lake City. 07/01/2015 - present
  • Huntsman Seminar on Constitutional Government for Teachers, participant. 06/15/2015 - 06/19/2015

Honors & Awards

  • Gladys M. Kammerer Book Award (to honor the best book published during the previous calendar year in the field of U.S. national policy) https://politicalsciencenow.com/james-m-curry-and-frances-lee-receive-2021-gladys-m-kammerer-award/. American Political Science Association, 09/29/2021
  • Superior Teaching Award (Winner). College of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Utah, 04/16/2021
  • Presidential Scholar Award, https://attheu.utah.edu/announcements/four-u-presidential-scholars-named/. University of Utah, 08/21/2020
  • Superior Teaching Award (Finalist). College of Social and Behavioral Science , 04/17/2020
  • Superior Teaching Award (Finalist). College of Social and Behavioral Science , 04/12/2019
  • Superior Research Award (Finalist). College of Social and Behavioral Science , 04/13/2018
  • Faculty Recognition Award. Career & Professional Development Center, University of Utah, 04/13/2018
  • Alan Rosenthal Prize (for Legislating in the Dark). American Political Science Association, 09/02/2016
  • Congressional Research Grant. Dirksen Center, 05/01/2015
  • Betty Glad Memorial Funds. Political Science, University of Utah, 04/2014
  • Carl Albert Dissertation Award. American Political Science Association, 08/2012
  • E.E. Schattschneider Dissertation Award. American Political Science Association, 08/2012

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