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

Current Courses

Spring 2025

  • HNKLY 4914-001
    Wash D.C. Encounter
  • POLS 4914-001
    Wash D.C. Encounter

Summer 2024

Professional Organizations

  • Legislative Studies Quarterly, Editorial Board. 02/01/2023 - present. Position : Member.
  • American Political Science Association, Committee on Organized Sections. 08/28/2019 - 08/31/2022. Position : Member.
  • American Political Science Association, Presidential Task Force on Congressional Reform. 03/01/2019 - 10/31/2019. Position : Member.
  • Alan Rosenthal Prize Committee. 01/01/2017 - 06/01/2017. Position : Chair.
  • Legislative Studies Section, American Political Science Association. 09/04/2015 - 09/03/2019. Position : Secretary/Treasurer.
  • Utah Chapter, Scholar Strategy Network. 05/01/2015 - present. Position : Co-Director.
  • Carl Albert Dissertation Award Committee. 01/01/2013 - 06/01/2013. Position : Member.

Courses I Teach

  • POLS 1100 - Introduction to U.S. Government
    An introductory class to U.S. Government
  • POLS 3110 - U.S. Congress
    An overview of the U.S. Congress
  • POLS 3150 - American Presidency
    A political science perspective on the American Executive.
  • POLS 5810 - Research Seminar: Leadership & U.S. Politics
    A research seminar in leadership within an American political context.
  • POLS 5810 - Research Seminar: Political Polarization
    A research seminar on the causes and consequences of political polarization in the U.S.
  • POLS 5960 - Special Topics: Partisanship in Congress
    The causes and consequences of partisanship in the U.S. Congress
  • POLS 6281 - American Political Institutions
    A graduate-level seminar providing a overview of research on American political institutions

Teaching Projects

  • Redevelopment of DC Internship Program. Project Lead: James M Curry. Collaborators: Gina Shipley. n/a 06/01/2023 - present. Total Budget: $0.00.
  • Reinventing the Capital Encounter Program. Project Lead: James Curry. 06/01/2017 - present.