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Department of Political Science Faculty



picture of Christina Bejarano Christina Bejarano
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2007
Interests: American Politics: Latino Politics, Women & Politics, Minority Political Behavior
785-864-9122
email: cbejaran@ku.edu

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picture of Hannah BrittonHannah E. Britton
Associate Professor, Syracuse University, Ph.D., Maxwell School, 1999
Interests: Comparative Politics, African Politics, Women’s Studies
785-864-9016
email: britton@ku.edu 

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picture of Allan CiglerAllan Cigler
Chancellor's Club Teaching Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1973
Interests: American Politics, Interest Groups, Political Parties.
785-864-9050
email: acigler@ku.edu 

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picture of Dorothy DaleyDorothy M Daley
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of California - Davis, 2001
Interests: Environmental Policy, Hazardous Waste, State Politics, Urban Redevelopment
785-864-9839
email: daley@ku.edu 

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picture of Alesha DoanAlesha E. Doan
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2000
Interests: Public Policy, Morality Policy, Gender and Politics, and Research Design.
785-864-9094
email: adoan@ku.edu 

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picture of Ronald FranciscoRonald A Francisco
Professor, Ph.D., Illinois, 1976
Interests: Comparative Politics, Protest and Repression
785-864-9023
email: ronfran@ku.edu 

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picture of Donald Haider-MarkelDonald P. Haider-Markel
Associate Professor, Ph. D., University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, 1997
Interests: Public Policy, Political Institutions, Public Opinion.
785-864-9034
email: dhmarkel@ku.edu 

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picture of Thomas HeilkeThomas W. Heilke
Interim Associate Vice Provost for International Programs, Professor of Political Science &
Associate Dean of Office of International Programs
Ph.D., Duke University, 1990
Interests: Political Philosophy and the History of Political Thought; Religion and Politics; International Relations
785-864-9037; 785-864-6161
email: heilke@ku.edu 


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picture of Erik HerronErik S. Herron
Associate Professor of Political Science & Director of Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2000
Interests: Comparative Politics, Elections and Political Parties, Politics of Post-Communist States
785-864-9027
email: eherron@ku.edu 

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picture of Paul JohnsonPaul E. Johnson
Professor, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 1988
Interests: American Government, Research Methodology, Computer Simulation, Interest Group Politics, Formal Theory.
785-864-9086
email: pauljohn@ku.edu 

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picture of Carolyn JohnsonCarolyn P. Johnson
Lecturer, J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 1983
Interests: Constitutional Law
785-864-9054
email: cpj@ku.edu 

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picture of Mark JoslynMark R. Joslyn
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 1996
Interests: American Politics, Voting Behavior, Public Opinion, Research Methods.
785-864-9046
email: mjoz@ku.edu 

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picture of Juliet KaarboJuliet Kaarbo
Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1993
Interests: Comparative Foreign Policy, Political Psychology, International Relations Theory, Decision Making
(785) 864-9043
email: jkaarbo@ku.edu 

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picture of John KennedyJohn Kennedy
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of California - Davis, 2002
Interests: Comparative Politics, Chinese Politics, Rural Political Development
785-864-9030
email: kennedy1@ku.edu 

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picture of Burdett LoomisBurdett A. Loomis
Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1974
Interests: American Politics, Congress, Interest Groups, State Legislatures
785-864-9033
email: bloomis@ku.edu 

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picture of Michael S. LynchMichael S. Lynch
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Washington University in St.Louis, 2007 Interests: American Politics, Congressional Politics, Bureaucracy, Inter-branch Politics, Formal Theory, Spatial Voting Theory, Public Choice Theory, Quantitative Methods
785-864-9039
email: mlynch@ku.edu 

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picture of Sharon O'BrienSharon O'Brien
Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1978
Interests: Federal Indian Law, Tribal Governments, International Law
785-864-9057; 785-864-2660
email: obrien@ku.edu 

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picture of Mariya OmelichevaMariya Omelicheva
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University, 2007
Interests: Security Policy, State Security and Human Rights, Human Rights Law, Non-governmental Actors of World Politics
785-864-9002
email: omeliche@ku.edu

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picture of Gary Reich Gary M Reich
Associate Professor & Director of International Studies MA program, Ph.D, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1995
Interests: Comparative Politics, Political Institutions, Democratization, Latin American Politics
785-864-9053
email: greich@ku.edu 

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picture of Philip SchrodtPhilip A. Schrodt
Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1977
Interests: International Conflict, Political Methodology, U.S. Defense Policy
785-864-9024
email: schrodt@ku.edu 

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picture of Paul SchumakerPaul D. Schumaker
Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison,1973
Interests: Political Theory, Public Policy, Community Politics
785-864-9038
email: schu@ku.edu 

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picture of Elaine SharpElaine B Sharp
Professor, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1978
Interests: Urban Politics, Public Policy, Public Opinion and Public Policy
785-864-9025
email: esharp@ku.edu 

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picture of Brent SteeleBrent J. Steele
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2005
Interests: International Ethics, Just War Theory, Ontological Security Theory, International Security, Critical IR Theory
785-864-9029
email: bjsteele@ku.edu 

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picture of Catherine WeaverCatherine E. Weaver
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Univerity of Wisconsin, 2003
Interests: International Relations, International and Comparative Political Economy, International Organizations, and Russian Political Economy
785-864-9017
email: cweaver@ku.edu 

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picture of O. Fiona YapO. Fiona Yap
Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies and International Studies Co-Major, Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1997
Interests: Comparative Politics and Political Economy, Formal and Informal Institutions, and Game Theory Bargaining Models for East Asia
785-864-9045
email: fyap@ku.edu
Undergraduate Director email: undergradirector@ku.edu 

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