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 | |
| 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 | By appointment only |
| Kathleen Collins |
612-626-7489 |
1224 Social Sciences Building | Islam & politics, soviet & post-soviet political development, Central Asia & the Caucus, democratization & political transition | |
| 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 | |
| Tanisha Fazal Associate Chair |
612-624-8261 |
1333 Social Sciences Building | Sovereignty, international security, armed conflict, military medicine, laws of war | W 11:30am - 1:00pm; in-person or virtual |
| Christopher Federico |
612-625-7217 |
1435 Social Sciences Building | Political psychology, race & politics, quantitative methods, ideology & belief systems | M 1:30-2:30pm, virtual (POL 8311); F 1:30-2:30pm, virtual (POL 8107) |
| Paul Goren |
612-624-7513 |
1339 Social Sciences Building | Political psychology, voting behavior, public opinion | M W 1:00-2:00pm, in-person or virtual |
| Lisa Hilbink |
612-626-0160 |
1373 Social Sciences Building | Comparative judicial politics & constitutionalism, Latin American & Iberian politics, democratization | W 12:00-2:00pm or by appointment, in-person or virtual |
| James Hollyer |
612-624-0030 |
1246A Social Sciences Building | Patronage, corruption, transparency, methodology, comparative & international political economy | M 5:30-7:30pm, in-person or virtual |
| 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, in-person or virtual |
| Andrew Karch Department Chair |
612-624-1393 |
1414A Social Sciences Building | Social policy in the United States, federalism & state politics | Not teaching spring 2025 |
| Helen M Kinsella |
612-625-6103 |
1325 Social Sciences Building | International relations, law, security, norms, & institutions; political thought; feminist theory | M W by appointment, in-person or virtual |
| Ronald Krebs |
612-624-4356 |
1233 Social Sciences Building | International relations theory, international security, counterterrorism, language & politics, sociology of war | Not teaching spring 2025 |
| Howard Lavine |
612-624-1389 |
1360 Social Sciences Building | Political psychology, partisanship, personality & politics | W 12:00-2:00pm or by appointment, in-person or virtual |
| 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 | |
| Nancy Luxon |
612-625-7982 |
1350 Social Sciences Building | Contemporary political & social theory, French political thought | Not teaching spring 2025 |
| Michael Minta Director of Graduate Studies |
612-626-5632 |
1337 Social Sciences Building | Congressional politics, race & ethnic politics, interest group advocacy | |
| C. Daniel Myers |
612-626-8938 |
1309 Social Sciences Building | American politics, political psychology, political communication, experimental methods, deliberative democracy | |
| August Nimtz |
612-624-1512 |
1327 Social Sciences Building | Marxism; political economy; politics of race, class & ethnicity; African politics; political development | T W 5:15-6:15pm, in-person |
| Tricia Olsen |
612-626-0213 |
1468 Social Sciences Building | Democracy, human rights, international development, sustainable development, Latin America, private enterprise | T by appointment only, in-person and virtual |
| Kathryn Pearson |
612-626-2777 |
1439 Social Sciences Building | US Congress, women & politics, congressional elections & political behavior | By appointment only, in-person or 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 | |
| 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 spring 2025 |
|
Director of Internships |
612-626-1002 |
1480 Social Sciences Building | American political thought, state government | W F 11:00am - 12:00pm or by appointment, in-person |
| Jane Sumner |
612-626-1672 |
1331 Social Sciences Building | Quantitative methodology, political economy, multinational corporations | Th 11:00am - 12:30pm, in-person by default, virtual if necessary |
Affiliated Faculty & Department Members
| Name | Contact | Office | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Bednar |
612-626-4035 |
326 Mondale Hall | |
| Eugene Borgida |
612-625-3381 |
N387 Elliot Hall | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Christina Ewig |
612-625-1884 |
255 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Catherine Guisan |
612-624-2569 |
1282 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Lawrence Jacobs |
612-625-3384 |
137 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Kati Mohammad-Zadeh |
612-327-1022 |
1414 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Fionnuala Ni Aolain |
612-624-2318 |
334 Mondale Hall | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Melanie O'Brien | [email protected] | 333 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Francis Shen |
612-626-2847 |
446 Mondale Hall | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Erich Sommerfeldt | [email protected] | 253 Ford Hall | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Joe Soss |
612-626-9865 |
261 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Benjamin Toff |
612-625-4381 |
227 Murphy Hall | Not teaching POL spring 2025 |
| Josef Woldense |
612-624-0122 |
878 Social Sciences Building | M W 11:00am - 12:00pm, in-person |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Anderson | [email protected] | 1427 Social Sciences Building |
Teaching Assistants
| Course | Teaching Assistant | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|
| POL 1025 | Jeeyon Choi | M 12:00-2:00pm by appointment, in-person or virtual, 1208 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 1201 | Allison Cohen | T Th 12:00-1:00pm, in-person or virtual, 1273 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3085 | Emily Kurtz | |
| POL 3252W | Katelyn Shepardson | |
| POL 3309 | Sarah Beck | Th 11:30am - 1:30pm, in-person, 1273 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3464 | Kai-Wen Tung | Th 1:00-3:00pm, in-person or virtual, 1260 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 3476 | Ricardo Jasso Huezo | |
| POL 3479 | Namarig Kram | |
| POL 3767 | Nick Campos | |
| POL 3769 | Brianna Kreft | |
| POL 3835 | Nina Kaushikkar | Th 1:00-2:30pm, virtual |
| POL 3835 | Hyeonju Wang | M 2:00-4:00pm, virtual |
| POL 3843W | Deniz Kaptan | By appointment only, in-person or virtual, 1214A Social Sciences Building |
| POL 4403W | Ibrahim Chiu | By appointment only, in-person or virtual, 748 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 4497W | Larissa de Mello Beckman | T 3:30-5:30pm, in-person or virtual, 1214 Social Sciences Building |
| POL 4502W | Grace Hertzog | F 2:00-4:00pm, virtual |
| POL 4891 | Jong Hyun Lee | Th 3:00-5:00pm, virtual |
| POL 4991 | Dongwook Kim | |
| POL 4991 | Patrick McCormick |