Barry C. Burden (born April 28, 1971) is an American political scientist. He is Professor of Political Science at the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison, where he is also the Lyons Family Chair in Electoral Politics and director of the Elections Research Center. Before joining the faculty of the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison in 2006, he taught at Louisiana State University and Harvard University.