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Department of Political Science Faculty

Name Position
Rajendra M. Abhyankar

Visiting Professor

International Relations
Public Policy

Miriam Barnum

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

International Relations

Robert X. Browning

Professor of Political Science; Professor, Brian Lamb School of Communication

Director, C-SPAN Archives 
Director, C-SPAN Center for Scholarship & Engagement

American Politics

Ann Marie Clark

Professor of Political Science
Assistant Director, CLA Human Rights Program

International Relations
Political Violence and Human Security

Rosalee A. Clawson

Professor of Political Science 

American Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities

Jesse Crosson

Assistant Professor of Political Science

American Politics

Bryce Dietrich

Associate Professor of Political Science

American Politics
Methodology

C-SPAN Center for Scholarship & Engagement

William Dory

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

International Relations and Comparative Politics

Tyler Girard

Assistant Professor of Political Science

International Relations

Tara Grillos

Associate Professor of Political Science

Public Policy
Environmental Politics

Kyle Haynes

Associate Professor of Political Science 

International Relations
Political Violence and Human Security

David Johnson

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Industrial Engineering 

Public Policy
Environmental Politics

Reed Kurtz

Continuing Lecturer of Political Science  

Environmental Politics
International Relations
Political Theory

Cherie Maestas

Professor and Department Head 

American Politics
Public Policy

James A. McCann

Professor of Political Science
Co-Coordinator, Advanced Methods at Purdue 

American Politics
Comparative Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities

Leigh S. Raymond

Professor of Political Science

Public Policy
Environmental Politics

Liana Eustacia Reyes

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

International Relations

Daniel Schiff

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

Public Policy

Kaylyn Jackson Schiff

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

Public Policy

Mary (Molly) Scudder

Associate Professor of Political Science

Public Policy
Political Theory

Keith L. Shimko

Professor of Political Science
Associate Department Head
International Relations
Political Violence and Human Security

Valeria Sinclair-Chapman

Professor of Political Science 
Director, Center for Research on Diversity and Inclusion 

American Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities

Swati Srivastava

Assistant Professor of Political Science

International Relations
Politics, Groups, and Identities

Logan Strother

Assistant Professor of Political Science

American Politics

Joan Timoneda

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Comparative Politics
Methodology

Minh Trinh

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

Comparative Politics

Giancarlo Visconti

Adjunct Professor of Political Science

Comparative Politics
Methodology

Eric N. Waltenburg

Professor of Political Science

Director of Graduate Studies

American Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities

Zach Warner

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Comparative Politics
Methodology

Melissa Will

Clinical Assistant Professor

International Relations

Dwayne Woods

Professor of Political Science

Comparative Politics

David Yu

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Civil Engineering

Public Policy
Environmental Politics