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Vasabjit Banerjee

Associate Professor
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Comparative Politics, International Relations, South Asia

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A.J. Barghothi

Teaching Associate Professor

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Matt Buehler

Chair of Middle East Studies

Associate Professor
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Comparative Politics; Middle East

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Taylor Chewning

Assistant Professor
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International Relations, Political Behavior

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Mackenzie Dobson

Assistant Professor
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American Politics, US Congress and State Legislatures, Research Methodology

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Ian Down

Associate Professor
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Comparative Politics, Political Economy

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Patricia K. Freeland

Associate Head

Professor
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Public Administration, State and Local Government

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Leonardo Gentil-Fernandes

Assistant Professor
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International Relations

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Troy Goodale

Teaching Assistant Professor
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American Politics, Political Theory, Globalization

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Kyung Joon Han

Associate Head

Professor
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Political Economy, Research Methodology

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Carolyn Holmes

Associate Professor
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Comparative Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

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David J. Houston

Professor
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Public Administration, Public Policy, Research Methodology

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Wonjae Hwang

Professor
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International Relations, Research Methodology

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Sojeong Lee

Teaching Assistant Professor
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International Relations

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Tianjing Liao

Teaching Assistant Professor
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International Relations, Political Communication

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Wayde Marsh

Assistant Professor
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American Politics, Elections, Public Policy

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Nikki Mitchell

Teaching Associate Professor
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American Politics, Public Policy

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Kelly Morrison

Assistant Professor
Fields of Interest:

International Relations, Comparative Politics

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Kurt Mundorff

Teaching Assistant Professor
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Law and legal theory, international law, human rights and the law of genocide.

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Cary Nailling

Teaching Associate Professor
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International Relations, Public Policy, Political Theory

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Anthony J. Nownes

Professor
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American Politics, Public Policy

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Shayla C. Nunnally

Professor
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American Politics, African American Politics, Race and Politics

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Alex Osei-Kojo

Assistant Professor
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Public Policy, Political Economy

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Jordan Carr Peterson

Assistant Professor
Fields of Interest:

American Politics, Judicial Politics

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Stephanie Casey Pierce

Assistant Professor
Fields of Interest:

Affordable Housing Policy; Homelessness; Criminal Justice Policy; Race and Equity; Public Administration/Management; Administrative Burden and Implementation

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Brandon Prins

Department Head

Professor
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International Relations

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Hemant Sharma

Teaching Professor
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American Politics, Judicial Politics

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Brooklyn Walker

Assistant Professor
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American Politics, Religion and Politics

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Kirsten Widner

Associate Professor
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Political Representation, Public Law, and Judicial Politics

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Ziwen Zu

Assistant Professor
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authoritarian politics, the political economy of legal and state institutions, information politics, and the political consequences of artificial intelligence, with a regional focus on China

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