Ryan Powers

• Ph.D, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Political Science, 2017
• MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Political Science, 2011
• BA, College of William & Mary, Government, 2008

• U.S. foreign policy
• Emerging technologies
• Domestic politics of conflict and cooperation

• School of Public and International Affairs Teaching Award, 2024.
• School of Public and International Affairs Research Award, 2023.
• Department of International Affairs Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Georgia, 2022
• Lilly Teaching Fellow. Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia, 2020–2022

Undergraduate

• Introduction to International Relations
• International Political Economy

Graduate

• Pre-seminar in International Relations
• Experiments in International Relations Research
• International Political Economy

• Domestic Politics of International Relations
• International Cooperation
• Survey Experiments

“Judicialization and Public Support for Compliance with International Commitments” (with Harlan Cohen). Forthcoming in International Studies Quarterly.

“The Cult of the Relevant: International Relations Scholars and Policy Engagement Beyond the Ivory Tower” (with Cullen Hendrix, Julia Macdonald, Susan Peterson, and Michael Tierney). Published online in advance of print at Perspectives on Politics.

“The Myth of the Eclectic IR Scholar?“ (with Helen Milner and Erik Voeten). Published online in advance of print at International Studies Perspectives.

“Great Expectations: The Democratic Advantage in Trade Attitudes” (with Jon C. W. Pevehouse and Freddy Chen), World Politics, 75(2), 2023, pp 316–352.

“International Status Concerns and Domestic Support for Political Leaders” (with Jonathan Renshon), American Journal of Political Science, 67(3), 2023, pp. 732–747.

“Trade Politics in the Checkout Lane: Ethnocentrism and Consumer Preferences” (with Alexa Bankert and Geoffrey Sheagley), Political Science Research and Methods, 11(3), 2023, 605–612.