- B.A., University of the South
- B.A., University of Tennessee
- M.A. and Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
- University Department Political Science
- Location Norcross 156
- Phone Number +1 (336) 841-9474
- Email [email protected]
Sam Whitt received his Ph.D. in political science from Vanderbilt University. He holds a B.A. with majors in Russian and German from Sewanee and a second B.A. in political science from the University of Tennessee. Before coming to High Point, he spent an exciting year at the State Department in Washington working on public opinion research.
Much of his dissertation research and subsequent scholarship examines the effects of violent conflict on individual and group behavior using experimental methods. He has conducted field research in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Tajikistan, and is currently engaged in research projects in Syria, Ukraine, and Iraq. His research has been published in several journals, including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Studies Quarterly, and Journal of Experimental Political Science.
When he is not teaching or working on research, he is usually playing baseball, soccer, and/or basketball with his two sons, Henry and Andrew, who also make periodic campus appearances.