This is a list of notable political scientists. See the list of political theorists for those who study political theory. See also political science. A Robert Abelson - Yale University psychologist and political scientist with special interests in statistics and logic Henry J. Abraham - American scholar on the judiciary and constitutional law and James Hart Professor of Government Emeritus at the University of Virginia Alan Abramowitz – expert in American politics, political parties, ideological realignment, elections, and voting behavior; professor at Emory University Paul R. Abramson - American political scientist known for his research and writing on American, European, and Israeli elections and professor of political science at Michigan State University As'ad AbuKhalil - Lebanese-American professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus. Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Brooke Ackerly - expert on grounded normative theory, feminist theory, feminist international relations, and scholar activism, professor at Vanderbilt University Martha Ackelsberg - American political scientist and women's studies scholar at Smith College David Adamany – public law specialist and President of Temple University Charles R. Adrian - American professor of political science who specialized in municipal politics Vinod Aggarwal - American political scientist specializing in international political economy Robert Agranoff - American political scientist and public administration scholar and author Arun Agrawal - political scientist in the School of Natural Resources & Environment at the University of Michigan Janet Ajzenstat - Canadian political historian at McMaster University Adeolu Akande - professor of political science at the Igbinedion University Bolaji Akinyemi - Nigerian professor of political science Bethany Albertson - American political psychologist Daniel P. Aldrich - American political scientist, public policy and Asian studies scholar at Northeastern University John Aldrich – political parties expert at Duke University, author of Why Parties? John R. Alford - political science professor at Rice University who researches genopolitics Hayward Alker - professor of international relations at the University of Southern California, MIT and Yale who specialized in research methods, core international relations theory, international politics, and security Danielle Allen - American classicist and political scientist Graham Allison - early proponent of the bureaucratic politics model, author of Essence of Decision, national security specialist, former Dean of Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University Gabriel A. Almond - originator of the culturist movement in comparative politics Gar Alperovitz - political economist Karen Alter - American academic who conducts interdisciplinary work on international law's influence in international and domestic