Ryan Burge
Instructor of Political Science
Coleman Hall 2015
Department of Political Science
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920
Tel: (217) 581-6963
Fax: (217) 581-2629
Email: rpburge@eiu.edu
Dr. Burge (Ph.D. , Southern Illinois University) teaches primarily in the areas of American political
behavior and American institutions. His research focuses largely on the intersection between religiosity
and political behavior (especially in the American context.) Recently, Dr. Burge has completed an
appointment as a post doctoral research fellow at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute in Carbondale,
Illinois. While there he was an advisor on issues of survey methodology and polling, as well as providing
data collection and analysis. His current research is focused on the impact of religion on political
tolerance in the United States as well as the philanthropic activities of religious individuals.
