Faculty
Our faculty are dedicated to the creation and transmission of knowledge about politics and political science. The department promotes original research, creative teaching, and public service in and outside the discipline of political science.
We value distinguished disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, teaching, advising, publicly engaged scholarship, and civic education that disseminate knowledge and skills about politics and political science to widely diverse audiences.
The Department of Political Science draws upon visiting lecturers, scholars, and professors who bring their expertise in many areas of study. Graduate students come from all over the world and occupy a unique position as both students and graduate assistants/instructors who bring their diverse research interests to their teaching. Staff members with many years of experience provide professional support to faculty and students and offer unique research and internship opportunities. Together faculty, graduate students, and staff are dedicated to providing students with the support they need to learn and excel in today’s political world.
Core Faculty
| Name | Contact | Office | Specialties | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bell |
612-626-2889 |
1378 Social Sciences Building | International security, nuclear weapons, US foreign policy | W 12:00-2:00pm; Virtual |
| Anuja Bose |
612-625-8857 |
1354 Social Sciences Building | Black political thought, anti-colonial & anti-imperial thought, critical race and feminist theory, modern & contemporary political theory | T Th 11:00-1:00pm; Virtual and in-person |
| Teri Caraway Director of Undergraduate Studies |
612-624-3839 |
1311 Social Sciences Building | Comparative political economy of labor, Southeast Asian politics, transnational labor issues, gender & comparative politics | T W 5:00-6:00pm; Virtual and in-person |
| Kathleen Collins |
612-626-7489 |
1224 Social Sciences Building | Islam & politics, soviet & post-soviet political development, Central Asia & the Caucus, democratization & political transition | M W 5:20-5:50pm, W 10:00-11:00am,M W evenings by appointment; In-person |
| Arash Davari |
612-624-0862 |
1231 Social Sciences Building | Modern & contemporary political theory; anti-colonial, anti-imperial, & postcolonial political theory; revolution; politics & culture of the modern Middle East; race, ethnicity, & politics | Not teaching fall 2024 |
| Tanisha Fazal Associate Chair |
612-624-8261 |
1333 Social Sciences Building | Sovereignty, international security, armed conflict, military medicine, laws of war | T 1:30-3:00pm; Virtual and in-person |
| Christopher Federico |
612-625-7217 |
1435 Social Sciences Building | Political psychology, race & politics, quantitative methods, ideology & belief systems | F 1:30-3:00pm; Virtual |
| Paul Goren |
612-624-7513 |
1339 Social Sciences Building | Political psychology, voting behavior, public opinion | M W 1:30-2:30pm, or by appointment; In-person |
| Lisa Hilbink |
612-626-0160 |
1373 Social Sciences Building | Comparative judicial politics & constitutionalism, Latin American & Iberian politics, democratization | T 4:00-5:00pm, W 1:15-2:15pm; Virtual and in-person |
| James Hollyer |
612-624-0030 |
1246A Social Sciences Building | Patronage, corruption, transparency, methodology, comparative & international political economy | M 5:30-7:30pm; Virtual and in-person |
| Timothy R. Johnson |
612-625-2907 |
1433 Social Sciences Building | Supreme Court oral arguments, decision making, and nominations & confirmations; executive/judiciary relations; US politics | By appointment only; Virtual and in-person |
| Andrew Karch Department Chair |
612-624-1393 |
1414A Social Sciences Building | Social policy in the United States, federalism & state politics | M 11:15am - 1:15pm, or by appointment; In-person |
| Helen M Kinsella |
612-625-6103 |
1325 Social Sciences Building | International relations, law, security, norms, & institutions; political thought; feminist theory | Not teaching fall 2024 |
| Ronald Krebs |
612-624-4356 |
1233 Social Sciences Building | International relations theory, international security, counterterrorism, language & politics, sociology of war | W 11:15am-1:15pm; Virtual and in-person |
| Howard Lavine |
612-624-1389 |
1360 Social Sciences Building | Political psychology, partisanship, personality & politics | F 10:00am-12:00pm; Virtual and in-person |
| Kevin Luo |
612-626-2906 |
1209 Social Sciences Building | Chinese politics, East Asian politics, state building, authoritarian politics & democratization, politics of development, comparative historical analysis | Not teaching fall 2024 |
| Nancy Luxon |
612-625-7982 |
1350 Social Sciences Building | Contemporary political & social theory, French political thought | Not teaching fall 2024 |
| Michael Minta Director of Graduate Studies |
612-626-5632 |
1337 Social Sciences Building | Congressional politics, race & ethnic politics, interest group advocacy | M W 12:00-1:00pm, or by appointment; Virtual and in-person |
| C. Daniel Myers |
612-626-8938 |
1309 Social Sciences Building | American politics, political psychology, political communication, experimental methods, deliberative democracy | Not teaching fall 2024 |
| August Nimtz |
612-624-1512 |
1327 Social Sciences Building | Marxism; political economy; politics of race, class & ethnicity; African politics; political development | M Th 5:00-6:15pm; In-person |
| Tricia Olsen |
612-626-0213 |
1468 Social Sciences Building | Democracy, human rights, international development, sustainable development, Latin America, private enterprise | Not teaching fall 2024 |
| Kathryn Pearson |
612-626-2777 |
1439 Social Sciences Building | US Congress, women & politics, congressional elections & political behavior | W 10:30am - 12:30pm; Virtual |
| David J. Samuels |
612-624-9876 |
1446 Social Sciences Building | Brazilian & Latin American politics, U.S.-Latin American relations, democratization | M W 1:00-2:00pm; In-person |
| Anoop Sarbahi |
612-624-8576 |
1466 Social Sciences Building | Ethnicity, civil war, post-conflict transition, counter-insurgency | T Th 11:00am - 12:00pm; Virtual and in-person |
| Anurag Sinha |
612-624-4305 |
1460 Social Sciences Building | Empire & colonization, history of political economy, postcolonial political theory, politics & history of modern South Asia | Not teaching fall 2024 |
|
Director of Internships |
612-626-1002 |
1480 Social Sciences Building | American political thought, state government | M 2:30-3:30pm, W 11:00am - 12:00pm; In-person |
| Jane Sumner |
612-626-1672 |
1331 Social Sciences Building | Quantitative methodology, political economy, multinational corporations | W 10:30am-12:00pm or by appointment; In-person, virtual if necessary |
Affiliated Faculty & Department Members
| Name | Contact | Office | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Borgida |
612-625-3381 |
N387 Elliot Hall | |
| Christina Ewig |
612-625-1884 |
255 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | |
| Catherine Guisan |
612-624-2569 |
1282 Social Sciences Building | |
| Lawrence Jacobs |
612-625-3384 |
137 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | |
| Kati Mohammad-Zadeh |
612-327-1022 |
1414 Social Sciences Building | By appointment only; Virtual and in-person |
| Fionnuala Ni Aolain |
612-624-2318 |
334 Mondale Hall | |
| Melanie O'Brien | mjobrien@umn.edu | 333 Social Sciences Building | |
| Francis Shen |
612-626-2847 |
446 Mondale Hall | |
| Erich Sommerfeldt | esommerf@umn.edu | ||
| Joe Soss |
612-626-9865 |
261 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | |
| Benjamin Toff |
612-625-4381 |
227 Murphy Hall | |
| Josef Woldense |
612-624-0122 |
878 Social Sciences Building |
Emeriti Faculty
| Name | Contact | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Abernathy |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Raymond Duvall |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| John Freeman |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Edwin Fogelman |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Virginia Gray | 612-624-4395 | 1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Daniel Kelliher |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Samuel Krislov | 612-624-4395 | 1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Wendy Rahn |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Martin Sampson |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Thomas Scott |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| W. Phillips Shively |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Kathryn Sikkink |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| John Sullivan |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| Joan Tronto |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
Lecturers
| Name | Contact | Office | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Anderson | ande7715@umn.edu | 1427 Social Sciences Building | T 1:00-3:00pm; Virtual |
| Timothy Collins | tpcollin@umn.edu | 1431 Social Sciences Building | M W 1:15-2:15pm; Virtual and in-person |
Teaching Assistants
| Course | Teaching Assistant | Office Hours |
| POL 1001 | Grace Hertzog | M 7:00-9:00pm; Virtual |
| POL 1025 | Andrew Noland | T 2:00-4:00pm; Virtual and in-person; 1208 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 1026 | Renata Rodrigues Marques | T 3:00-5:00pm; Virtual and in-person, 1214A Social Sciences Building |
| POL 1054 | Hyeonju Wang | W 9:30-10:30am; Virtual |
| POL 1201 | Allison Cohen | M 3:45-5:45pm, or by appointment; Virtual and in-person, 1273 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 1201 | Katie Shepardson | W 12:00-2:00pm; In-person, 1273 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3085 | Yeh-Kang (Ibrahim) Chui | W 2:30-3:30pm; Virtual or in-person; 1260 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3225 | Nina Kaushikkar | T 3:00-5:00pm, or by appointment; Virtual |
| POL 3235W | Yinguang Zhao | T 1:00-3:00pm; Virtual and in-person, 1273 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3306 | Linda Parranto Vital | W 10:00-11:00am; Virtual or in-person, 1214 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3308 | Sarah Beck | W 10:30am-12:30pm; In-person, 1273 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3321 | Brianna Kreft | W 11:30am-1:30pm; Virtual and in-person, 1214 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3325 | Nick Campos | Th 12:30-2:30pm, or by appointment; In-person, 1273 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3325 | Larissa de Mello Beckman | W 1:30-3:30pm; Virtual and in-person, 1214 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3423 | Kai-wen (Kevin) Tung | M 4:30-5:30pm; Virtual and in-person, 1260 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3451W | Namarig Kram | T 1:30-3:30pm, or by appointment; Virtual or in-person, 1214 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3733 | Patrick McCormick | Th 12:00-2:00; In-person, 737 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3766 | Sinan Sinsulpur | T 1:45-3:45pm; In-person, 1214 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3833 | Deniz Kaptan | By appointment only; In-person preferred |
| POL 4474W | Ricardo Jasso Huezo | T 3:00-4:00pm, W 2:00-3:00pm; In-person, 1273 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 4885W | Dongwook Kim | M 1:30-3:30pm; Virtual or in-person, 748 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 4991 | Jeeyon Choi | T 11:00am-1:00pm; In-person, 736 Social Sciences Building |