Department Chair

Joice Chang

Joice Chang

Professor & Chair

Law, policy, the environment, and research methods.

 

Office hours: MW 3-4pm & by appointment

Faculty

Stephanie Burkhalter

Stephanie Burkhalter

Professor

Democratic deliberation, citizen engagement, political communication, U.S. national politics (especially U.S. Congress), public policy, racial, gender and LGBTQIA inequality.

Office hours: MW 3-4:30pm and by appointment

Alison Holmes

Alison Holmes

Professor

On sabbatical fall 2024 and spring 2025. Will return fall 2025. 

Jared D. Larson

Jared D. Larson

Lecturer

International migration, the politics of (im)migration, Spanish and Portuguese politics, U.S. politics and foreign policy, religion and international politics, comparative politics, international relations and global governance, and interdisciplinary research methods (including in migration and Iberian Studies)

Office hours: W 4-5pm (via Zoom) & by appointment via phone and/or Zoom

John Meyer

John Meyer

Professor

Political theory and ideas, environmental political theory, politics of sustainability, democratic theory, everyday politics, populism.

Office Hours: MW 2:30-3:30pm (in person drop in) or sign up for a Zoom appointment

Tani Sebro

Tani Sebro

Associate Professor

Critical political theory, political ethnography, nationalism, migration, Southeast Asia (Myanmar and Thailand), everyday politics, humanitarianism.

Office hours: W 1-3pm

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Jocelyne Takatsuno

Lecturer

Office hours: By appointment in person or via Zoom

Nicola Walters

Nicola Walters

Lecturer

Environmental Politics, Criminality and Delinquency, Social Movements, and Social Activism.

Office hours: We will use our Zoom classroom for office hours. These office hours will be available by appointment or announced via Canvas at set times.

Noah Zerbe

Noah Zerbe

Professor

Food politics, alternative food systems, and political economy.

Office hours: R 12-2pm, F 8-9am & by appointment

Staff

Lori Cortez-Regan

Professional Advisor

Office hours: Drop-in hours Tuesdays 10am-12:30pm or book an appointment here

Peggy  Stewart

Peggy Stewart

Administrative Support Coordinator II

Instructional Student Assistant

Veronica Patton

Veronica Patton

Instructional Student Assistant

Office hours: 

Retired Faculty

J. Mark Baker

J. Mark Baker

Professor

Community-based natural resources management, socio-ecological impacts of hydropower development, community-forestry, water politics, political ecology, South Asia, North America.