Meet POLS Faculty and Staff

A community of scholars dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge to our students, our peers, and the public. We are experts in our subject areas and care deeply about and are committed to the success of our students.

Chair

Brent Sasley

Chair, Political Science

Professor

Brent Sasley

Interests: International relations, foreign policy analysis (decision-making, identity, emotions), Middle East, Israel, Turkey, politics of Jewish identity

Faculty and Staff

Olivia Agudelo

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Adjunct Professor Agudelo

Rasha Atieh

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Rasha Atieh

Brent Boyea

Professor

Graduate Advisor

Brent Boyea

Interests: American political institutions, judicial politics, state politics, and elections

Emily Brandt

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Kayla Canelo

Assistant Professor

Pre-Law Advisor

Kayla Canelo

Interests: Judicial politics, the Supreme Court, and public opinion.

Kimberly Caraway

Academic Advisor II

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Kimberly Caraway

Larry Carter

Distinguished Senior Lecturer

Dr. Larry Carter

Interests: American politics, public administration

Christopher Chambers-Ju

Assistant Professor

Chris Chambers-Ju

Interests: Comparative politics, Latin America, political economy, education policy, labor politics.

Rebecca Deen

Sr. Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

Professor

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Interests: US political institutions; Women and Gender; Civic engagement; Political ambition; Civic volunteerism; Race and Ethnicity

Michael Farris

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Gregg Gleichert

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Adjunct professor Gregg Gleichert

Mark Hand

Assistant Professor

Mark Hand

Interests: American politics, campaigns and elections, public policy, workplace democracy, employee ownership, policy entrepreneurship.

Marcus Hendershot

Assistant Professor of Instruction

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Interests: State and local government

Bai Linh Hoang

Associate Professor

Bai Linh Hoang

Interests: Race and ethnicity politics, political representation, and political theory

Nichole Horn

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Bo Won Kim

Assistant Professor

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Interests: International Relations, International Law and International Organizations, Qualitative Methods

Thomas Little

Adjunct Associate Professor

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Xavier Medina Vidal

Director, Center for Mexican American Studies

Associate Professor

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Interests: México, Mexican American politics, transnational politics, Latino political thought

Misty Mehrtens

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Michael Morris

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Adjunct professor Michael Morris

Vivian Skinner

Administrative Assistant

Vivian Skinner

Brian Whitmore

Assistant Professor of Practice

Brian Whitmore

Stephen Wilkes

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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