UU 1902 Union University 1050 Union University Dr. Jackson, TN 38305 Office:  PAC A-38 Phone: (731) 661-5237 Fax: (731) 661-5175 Email: sevans@uu.edu

 

Sean Evans is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Union University.  A graduate of Lipscomb University, He completed his M.A. at the University of Alabama and his Ph.D. at the University of Colorado.  His expertise is the American National Institutions (Congress, Presidency, and the Courts) and elections and his research has been published in American Politics Quarterly, Vital Statistics of American Politics, and the Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution.  He is currently researching strategic retirement from the House of Representatives and the differences in careers between majority and minority party members in the House of Representatives.

Dr. Evans is a member of the American Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association, and the Tennessee Political Science Association and is currently President of the TPSA.  Active in civic engagement, he speaks to local community groups, writtes op-eds for the Jackson Sun, and provides political analysis for the Jackson Sun, WBBJ, and FoxNews.com. He is also serves as the pre-law advisor at Union.  For more information on pre-law at Union, please click here. 

This Fall, he is teaching Introduction to Political Science (PSC 111), Politics and Government of the U.S. (PSC 211), and Political Parties in the US (PSC 319).

During the semester, Dr. Evans can be reached at his office during business hours.  If you need to contact him, please call or email and he will respond as soon as possible. 

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