Department Chair

Joice Chang

Joice Chang

Professor & Chair

Law, policy, the environment, and research methods.

 

Office hours: MW 12-1pm and 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: W 3-4pm (in person or via Zoom), T 1-2:50pm (Zoom only), and other times by appointment

Headshot of Kelly Fortner with out-of-focus trees in background

Kelly Fortner

Lecturer

Office hours: By appointment

Headshot of Kevin Gatter

Kevin Gatter

Lecturer

Substate nationalism, territorial politics, comparative politics, research methods (mixed methods)

Office hours: MW 11am-12pm and TR 1:30-2:30pm

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: By appt. via phone, Zoom, or Skype (Skype: jared.larson)

John Meyer

John Meyer

Professor

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

Office Hours: In person MW 11am-12pm or via Zoom (schedule meeting here) TR 10-11am

Tani Sebro

Tani Sebro

Associate Professor

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

On sabbatical fall 2024. Will return spring 2025. 

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 11am-1pm and F 9-10am

Staff

Lori Cortez-Regan

Professional Advisor

Office hours: 

Peggy  Stewart

Peggy Stewart

Administrative Support Coordinator II

Instructional Student Assistant

Veronica Patton

Veronica Patton

Instructional Student Assistant

Office hours: Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm

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.