Brendan Szendrő

​​I am an Assistant Professor in Political Science at Barry University, where I teach courses such as American Politics and Constitutional Law. Previously I worked as a Faculty Lecturer in Political Science and Jewish Studies at McGill University, where I taught courses related to American Politics, Israeli Politics, and Comparative topics including Religion and Politics and Democracy and the Market.  From 2022 to 2025, I also served as Program Director for the Schwartz-Reisman Foundation Exchange in Political Science with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I received my PhD from Binghamton University in 2022, where I wrote my dissertation, "Religion, State, and Modernity: Defining the Contours of Desecularization."

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My research tackles key questions facing religion and state, with a focus on constitutional structure and social trust. I have explored the United States and Israel in particular, comparing religious nationalist movements under both formal and informal constitutions. I have also collaborated on studies of comparable cases, including the United Kingdom and Lebanon. My research has appeared in journals such as Politics and Religion, Political Studies, and Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 

 

In addition to research, I have cultivated a robust teaching philosophy rooted in my personal experiences on the Autism Spectrum. I seek to construct a tailored learning experience in and outside of the classroom. I have taught a wide range of courses from introductory to graduate levels, with class sizes as small as 3 and as large as 300.

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