Harris Professors Anthony Fowler and Ryan Kellogg Receive Named Professorships

Harris faculty members Anthony Fowler and Ryan Kellogg are among 31 university faculty who have been appointed to named or distinguished service professorships, effective immediately. Fowler has been named the Sydney A. Stein Jr. Professor at Harris, and Kellogg has been named the Ralph and Mary Otis Isham Professor at Harris.

Fowler, who began his Harris career in 2013, applies econometric methods for causal inference to questions in political science, with particular emphasis on elections and political representation. Specific interests include unequal political participation, electoral selection and incentives, political polarization, and the credibility of empirical research. He is an editor-in-chief of the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, an author of Thinking Clearly with Data, and a host of Not Another Politics Podcast. 

“Anthony is widely regarded as one of the leading political scientists of his generation,” Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, dean and Sydney Stein Professor at Harris, wrote in an email announcing the news. “His research exemplifies the highest standards of empirical rigor and transparency, addressing critical questions in American politics. His data-driven approach has also enriched public discourse by challenging widely held assumptions about contemporary American politics.”

At Harris, Fowler has served as Director of Undergraduate Studies, Editor of the Center for Effective Government’s Primer Series on Political Reform, and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee. At the University, he currently serves on the Council of the University Senate and previously served on the College Council.

Professor Kellogg's research examines energy and environmental economics and policy, often with a focus on energy markets and firms' behavior. Much of his work studies how markets and public policies affect energy supply and its environmental impacts, using insights and methods from industrial organization. He serves as the Deputy Dean for Academic Programs at Harris.

“Ryan is a trailblazer in energy economics, where he has helped redefine the field with a rigorous approach that combines robust theory, credible empirics, and deep institutional knowledge,” Bueno de Mesquita wrote. “Beyond his scholarly achievements, Ryan is an indispensable leader at Harris, the university, and in the field of economics.”

Kellogg is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau for Economic Research. Prior to his graduate studies, he worked for BP in Houston, Texas, and Anchorage, Alaska, for four years as an engineer and economic analyst.