All Faculty
Ph.D., UCLA, 1996
Comparative Politics: Latin American politics, economic and political issues in the developing world
Bethany Blackstone
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Emory University, 2009
American Politics: judicial process and behavior, political institutions
Regina Branton
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2000
American Politics: race and ethnicity, political behavior, electoral politics, methods of social science research
Marijke Breuning
Professor; Co-editor, American Political Science Review
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1992
International Relations: foreign policy analysis, development cooperation, women/gender and politics, the politics of intercountry adoption
Tony E. Carey, Jr.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook, 2010
American Politics: public opinion and political behavior with primary concerns in African-American politics, racial and ethnic politics, political and social identity, political psychology, experimental and survey methodology
Paul Collins
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2005
American Politics: judicial politics, interest groups, law and society, political psychology
Jacqueline DeMeritt
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Florida State University, 2009
International Relations: human rights, including explanations for rights violations as well as opportunities for international actors to protect vulnerable individuals
Andrew Enterline
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Binghamton University, 1997
International Relations: interstate behavior, interstate war, counterinsurgency strategies and conflict outcomes
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2002
American Politics: presidency, media, bureaucracy, public policy
Steven P. Forde
Professor; Co-editor, American Political Science Review
Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1984
Political Theory: classical and American political thought, international ethics
Michael Greig
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
International Relations: conflict management, international conflict, computer simulation
Paul R. Hensel
Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois (1996)
International Relations: international conflict, conflict management, territorial claims, international river management
John Ishiyama
Professor; Lead Editor, American Political Science Review
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1992
Comparative Politics: democratization and political parties in post communist Russian, European, Eurasian and African (especially Ethiopian) politics, ethnic conflict and ethnic politics, the scholarship of teaching and learning
Kimi Lynn King
Associate Professor
Ph.D., State University of New York - Buffalo, 1995; J.D., 1990
American Politics: civil rights and liberties, conflict resolution, judicial decision making, legislative control of the bureaucracy, administrative agency decision making
Ko Maeda
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2005
Comparative Politics: political institutions, political parties, elections
Valerie Martinez-Ebers
Professor; Co-editor, American Political Science Review
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1990
American Politics: race, ethnicity and politics (especially Latino politics), public policy (especially education and immigration), survey research.
T. David Mason
Johnie Christian Family Peace Professor; Director of the Castleberry Peace Institute
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1982
Comparative Politics: causes of civil wars, land reform, East Asian politics
Tetsuya Matsubayashi
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2007
American Politics: mass political behavior, democratic representation, racial and ethnic politics, public health
Eddie Meaders
Principal Lecturer; Undergraduate Advisor
J.D., Texas Tech University, 1985
American Politics: judicial politics
James Meernik
Professor; Deputy Director of the Castleberry Peace Institute
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1992
International Relations: post conflict security, transitional justice, international criminal tribunals, US foreign policy
Elizabeth Oldmixon
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2001
American Politics: congressional politics, religion and legislative policymaking, legislative behavior on both foreign and domestic issues, the mobilization of religious interests
Phil Paolino
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Duke University, 1995
American Politics: mass political behavior, survey research, political methodology, elections, political psychology, political participation
Richard Ruderman
Associate Professor; Department Chair
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1990
Political Theory: classical political philosophy, liberalism, Jewish political thought, American political thought, leadership and the executive
Idean Salehyan
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of California - San Diego, 2006
Comparative Politics: political violence, international migration, conflict over natural resources
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2005
Comparative Politics: European electoral politics, political party behavior (small parties in particular), voters and parties in the European Parliament
John Todd
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1971
American Politics: urban, state and local politics, Texas politics
Wendy Watson
Lecturer; Pre-Law Advisor
JD, College of William and Mary, 1994; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2003
American Politics: courts, criminal justice, separation of powers