Bernard Tamas Portrait

Bernard Tamas

Professor

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship
    Harvard University
  • Ph.D. in Political Science
    Rutgers University
  • M.A. in Politics and Public Policy
    Rutgers University
  • B.A. in Political Science
    Rutgers University

Statement of teaching and research interests:

Dr. Tamas is an expert on elections, electoral bias, and US third parties. His research on electoral bias in US elections was funded by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab and the American Political Science Association. Dr. Tamas has held a Fulbright scholarship to the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard-MIT Data Center at Harvard University. Prior to joining VSU, he was a Visiting Research Scholar at Columbia University and has previously taught at Williams College, Brandeis University, and Illinois State University. He also worked as a software developer at Princeton University. 

Dr. Tamas is co-Chapter Leader of the Georgia Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, and is Senior Fellow (2025) at the Electoral Integrity Project. He is an Associate Editor of The Social Science Journal, and is a member of the Southern Political Science Association's Membership Development Committee (2025-2026). 

Dr. Tamas is a widely published author, including of the book, The Demise and Rebirth of American Third Parties (2018). He is a frequent political commentator on current issues and has been interviewed by national and international media: NPR, ABC News (US), CBC NewsABC (Australia), BBC World,  CNN InternationalRFI, and political blogs including You Don’t Have To YellTalk Radio OneMatter of FactHear Me OutNone of the Above. His expert commentary has also been published by several news outlets including The GuardianNew York TimesPoliticoNBC NewsThe EconomistBBCVoice of America, The Washington Post, Deutsche WelleThe ConversationFiveThirtyEightThe Denver PostAssociated PressAgence France-PresseThe HillUSA TodayNewsweekFox NewsAxiosGoverning and others.

 

Areas of Expertise
  • American Government 
  • Elections and Political Parties 
  • US Third Parties 
  • Electoral Systems and Electoral Bias
  • Research Methodology 

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