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Faculty & Staff

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The faculty and staff in the Department of Public and International Affairs are a diverse group of educators, professionals, and scholars who care deeply about the discipline and our students.  We strive to provide transformative learning experiences in our courses.  We also engage in research that addresses compelling and important issues within the discipline and society at large.

Faculty & Staff

PIA Faculty List
Raymonde Kleinberg

Department Chair of Public and International Affairs
Program Coordinator: Master of Conflict Management and Resolution (CMR)

Professor of Political Science and Conflict Management and Resolution

Teaching Areas: Comparative Politics/Developing World, International Relations
Romeo Abraham Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Faculty Advisor: Public Management

Teaching Areas: Human Resources Management, Quantitative Methods
Jennifer Biddle

Program Coordinator:  Master of Coastal and Ocean Policy (MCOP)

Associate Professor of Public Administration

Teaching Areas: Environmental Policy and Politics, Public Administration
John Brennan Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration 

Teaching Areas: American Government, Public Administration, Research Methods, Public Policy, Data Analytics
Rich Clerkin Betty and Dan Cameron Family Distinguished Professor of Innovation in the Nonprofit Sector

Teaching Areas: Public Administration, Nonprofit Management
Nadine Gibson Associate Professor of Political Science

Teaching Areas: American Politics, Political Behavior, Elections, State Government, Methodology
Jennifer Horan

Associate Professor of Political Science

Program Coordinator: Undergraduate Program in Political Science (PLS)

Teaching Areas: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Latin American Studies
Mark Imperial

Professor of Public Administration


Program Director: Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Online Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA)

Teaching Areas: Environmental Policy, Human Resource Development, Administrative Theory, Public Management, Interorganizational Relations
Aaron King

Associate Director of Honors College

Associate Professor of Political Science

Faculty Advisor: Pi Sigma Alpha

Teaching Areas: American Political Institutions (Congress, Political Parties, Presidency), Research Methods
Ryne Crout Jones

 

Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Teaching Areas:  Data Analytics, Strategic Planning, Nonprofit Management
Julie Lane Lecturer of Political Science

Faculty Advisor: Pre-Law Minor

Teaching Areas: Political Theory, American Government, Public Law
Kara Lawrence

 

Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Political Science

Teaching Areas: NGO and Nonprofit Management 
Stephen Meinhold Professor of Political Science

Teaching Areas: American Government, Public Law/Judicial Politics
Anup Phayal Associate Professor of Political Science and Conflict Management and Resolution 

Teaching Areas: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Armed Conflict and Peacebuilding
Christopher Prentice Professor of Public Administration

Pi Alpha Alpha Advisor

Teaching Areas: Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Financial Management
Jessica Weinkle Associate Professor of Coastal and Ocean Policy

Teaching Areas: Policy Analysis, Science and Technology Policy
Hongyu Zhang Associate Professor of Political Science

Teaching Areas: Comparative Politics, International Relations, East Asian and Chinese Politics, Politics of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Administrative Support

  • Regina Ford
  • Conswalia Green
  • Craig Kelly

Part-Time Faculty

  • Aaron Bell
  • Lawrence Cahoon
  • Benjamin David
  • Christopher Dumas
  • Eric Griffin
  • Jon (Chris) Hall
  • Kimberley Leonard
  • Angela Ledford
  • Jacquelyn Lee
  • Kimberley Leonard
  • Michael Mallin
  • Autumn McGrimsey
  • Bruce McKinney
  • John Murphy
  • Russell Parker
  • Robert (Bob) Penna
  • Anthony Prinz
  • Lindsey Roberson
  • Timothy Scott
  • Britt Sheinbaum
  • Rick Spillane
  • Steve Still
  • Logan Thompson
  • David Weber

Retired Faculty

Earl Sheridan Former Political Science Department Chair and Professor, Retired
Milan Dluhy Professor, Emeritus
W. Lee Johnston Professor, Emeritus, Retired
Roger C. Lowery Professor, Emeritus, Retired
Syed Shazad Ahmad Associate Professor, Emeritus, Retired
James C. Dixon Former Political Science Department Chair and Professor, Emeritus
Lloyd P. Jones Associate Professor Emeritus and Former Director of the Survey Research Lab, Retired