I am an associate professor of political science at Brigham Young University; a faculty scholar with BYU's Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy; and the 2018-2021 Mollie and Karl Butler Young Scholar at the Redd Center for Western Studies.
My research leverages differences among the American states to make broader inferences about governance. In addition to work comparing data from all 50 states, I have also published a book analyzing Utah politics specifically. You may download my CV 
or view my Google Scholar profile.
I teach courses on state politics, public lands, Congress, voter behavior, and American politics generally. I also have the privilege of training and mentoring the interns that BYU sends to the Utah Legislature each winter.
My wife, Janelle, is a full-time mom, part-time harpist, and all-time rockstar. We have three boys whose awesomeness defies description. If I'm not in the office or wrangling the kids, you can usually find me wandering the mountains. Actually, usually you can't. That's sort of the point.
| Email (best) | brown@byu.edu | |
| @poliARB | ||
| Office | 772 KMBL | |
| Phone | (801) 422-2182 |
