Nathaniel Birkhead

He teaches a variety of courses on American politics including: Introduction to U.S. Politics, the American Presidency, the Legislative Process, Political Participation, State and Local Government, and Research Methods. He is a dedicated teacher, and his research on the use of experiential learning in the classroom has appeared in PS: Political Science and Politics. In 2022, he was named the Coffman Chair for University Distinguished Teaching Scholars and acknowledged as a leading teaching scholar in the University. Previously, he received the Presidential Teaching Award in 2018, and in 2016 the Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Award for Undergraduate Teaching, the top teaching awards at the university.