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 | Office | Phone | Office Hours | Specialties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Abernathy | abernath@umn.edu | 1246A Social Sciences Building | 612-624-3308 | Tuesday 4-5:30pm | Education policy & methods, education reform, bureaucracy |
| Anuja Bose | a-bose@umn.edu | 1354 Social Sciences Building | 612-625-8857 | Friday 11:30am-1:30pm | |
| Mark Bell | msbell@umn.edu | 1378 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-2889 | International security, nuclear weapons, US foreign policy | |
| Teri Caraway Director of Undergraduate Studies |
caraway@umn.edu | 1311 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-3839 | Tuesday Thursday 5:30-6:30pm and Wednesday 5-6pm | Comparative political economy of labor, Southeast Asian politics, gender & comparative politics |
| John Coleman | coleman@umn.edu | 215 Johnston Hall | 612-624-2871 | Political parties, campaign finance, elections | |
| Kathleen Collins | colli433@umn.edu | 1331 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-1672 | Friday 9:30-11am and by appointment | Islam & politics, soviet & post-soviet political development, Central Asia & the Caucus |
| Cosette Creamer | ccreamer@umn.edu | 1468 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-0213 | International law & institutions, empirical legal studies, international trade, human rights | |
| Raymond Duvall | rduvall@umn.edu | 236 Morrill Hall | 612-625-2286 | Critical political economy, international relations & security studies | |
| Tanisha Fazal | fazal007@umn.edu | 1333 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-8261 | Monday 1:30-3pm | Sovereignty, international law, armed conflict, medical care in conflict zones |
| Christopher Federico | federico@umn.edu | 1435 Social Sciences Building | 612-625-7217 | Tuesday Thursday 10:30-11:30am | Political psychology, race & politics, quantitative methods |
| John Freeman | freeman@umn.edu | 1246B Social Sciences Building | 612-624-6018 | By appointment | Political economy, international relations, methodology |
| Paul Goren Department Chair |
pgoren@umn.edu | 1414A Social Sciences Building | 612-624-1393 | Wednesday 9:30-11am and by appointment | Political psychology, voting behavior, public opinion |
| Lisa Hilbink | hilbink@umn.edu | 1373 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-0160 | Comparative judicial politics & constitutionalism, Latin American & Iberian politics | |
| James Hollyer | jhollyer@umn.edu | 1380 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-0030 | Tuesday 4-6pm | Patronage, corruption, transparency |
| Timothy R. Johnson | trj@umn.edu | 1433 Social Sciences Building | 612-625-2907 | By appointment | Supreme Court oral arguments & decision making, executive/judiciary relations |
| Andrew Karch Director of Graduate Studies |
ajkarch@umn.edu | 1211 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-2537 | Wednesday 1:15-3:15pm and by appointment | Determinants of public policy choices in American politics, federalism & state politics |
| Helen M Kinsella | kins0017@umn.edu | 1325 Social Sciences Building | 612-625-6103 | Tuesday 10:15-11am and by appointment | International relations, international law, political theory, feminist theory |
| Ronald Krebs | rkrebs@umn.edu | 1233 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4356 | International relations theory, causes & consequences of war, international security, armed forces & society | |
| Howard Lavine | lavine@umn.edu | 1360 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-1389 | Political psychology, partisanship, personality & politics | |
| Nancy Luxon | luxon@umn.edu | 1350 Social Sciences Building | 612-625-7982 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Contemporary political & social theory, French political thought |
| Michael Minta | mdminta@umn.edu | 1337 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-5632 | Monday Wednesday 10-11am and by appointment | Congressional politics, race and ethnic politics, interest group advocacy |
| C. Daniel Myers | cdmyers@umn.edu | 1474 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4078 | Wednesday 1-3pm | American politics, political psychology, political communication, experimental methods, deliberative democracy |
| Robert Nichols | rbnichol@umn.edu | 1431 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-2389 | Tuesday 1:30-3pm | Modern political theory, indigeneity & settler colonialism, imperialism in political thought |
| August Nimtz | animtz@umn.edu | 1327 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-1512 | Tuesday Thursday 4:45-6:15pm | Marxism, political economy, politics of race, class & ethnicity, African politics |
| Kathryn Pearson Associate Chair |
kpearson@umn.edu | 1439 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-2777 | US Congress, women & politics, congressional elections | |
| Wendy Rahn | rahnx003@umn.edu | 1309 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-8938 | Emotion in political thinking & behavior, political participation | |
| David J. Samuels | dsamuels@umn.edu | 1446 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-9876 | Thursday 1-2:30pm | Brazilian & Latin American politics, U.S.-Latin American relations, democratization |
| Anoop Sarbahi | sarbahi@umn.edu | 1466 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-8576 | Tuesday Thursday 11am-12pm | Ethnicity, civil war, post-conflict transition, counter-insurgency |
| Anurag Sinha | asinha@umn.edu | 1427 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-1671 | Wednesday 1-3pm and by appointment | |
| Paul Soper Director of Programs in Political and Civic Engagement (Internship Director) |
psoper@umn.edu | 1480 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-1002 | Monday Wednesday 12-1pm and by appointment | American political thought, state government |
| Jane Sumner | jlsumner@umn.edu | 1472 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-7825 | Quantitative methodology, political economy, multinational corporations |
Affiliated Faculty & Department Members
| Name | Office | Phone | Office Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Borgida | borgi001@umn.edu | N387 Elliot Hall | 612-625-3381 | |
| Giovanna Dell'Orto | dell0014@umn.edu | 204 Murphy Hall | 612-626-2951 | |
| Christina Ewig | cewig@umn.edu | 255 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | 612-625-1884 | |
| Catherine Guisan | guis0001@umn.edu | 1282 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-2569 | |
| Zenzele Isoke | isoke001@umn.edu | 437 Ford Hall | 612-626-8954 | |
| Lawrence Jacobs | ljacobs@umn.edu | 137 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | 612-625-3384 | |
| Herbert Kritzer | kritzer@umn.edu | 326 Mondale Hall | 612-626-4035 | |
| Kati Mohammad-Zadeh | moha0030@umn.edu | 1375 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-8910 | |
| Fionnuala Ni Aolain | niaol002@umn.edu | 334 Mondale Hall | 612-624-2318 | |
| Robin Phinney | rphinney@umn.edu | 130 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | 612-625-6103 | |
| Andrew Proctor | proct061@umn.edu | 1341 Social Sciences Building | 612-301-1212 | |
| Francis X. Shen | fxshen@umn.edu | 330 Mondale Hall | 612-625-5328 | |
| Joe Soss | jbsoss@umn.edu | 261 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | 612-626-9865 | |
| Benjamin Toff | bjtoff@umn.edu | 227 Murphy Hall | 612-625-4381 | Thursday 12:30-2:30pm |
| Josef Woldense | jwoldens@umn.edu | 878 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-0122 |
Emeriti Faculty
| Name | Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Flanigan | flanigan@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
| Edwin Fogelman | fogelman@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
| Virginia Gray | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 | |
| Robert Holt | holt@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
| Daniel Kelliher | kelliher@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
| Samuel Krislov | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 | |
| Martin Sampson | marsam@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
| Thomas Scott | scott001@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
| W. Phillips Shively | shively@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
| Kathryn Sikkink | sikkink@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
| John Sullivan | jsull@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
| Joan Tronto | jctronto@umn.edu | 1460 Social Sciences Building | 612-624-4395 |
Lecturers
| Name | Office | Phone | Office Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Maloney | smaloney@umn.edu | 1280 Social Sciences Building | 612-625-3533 | Monday Wednesday 1-3pm and Tuesday 3-5pm |
| Kati Mohammad-Zadeh | moha0030@umn.edu | 1375 Social Sciences Building | 612-625-3818 | Thursday 10-11am and by appointment |
Graduate Student Instructors
| Name | Office | Phone | Office Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Juca | jucax001@umn.edu | 733 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-0908 | Wednesday 2-3pm |
| Carly Potz-Nielsen | potzn001@umn.edu | 733 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-0908 | Thursday 12-2pm |
| Farrah Tek | tekxx005@umn.edu | 733 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-0908 | Monday 4-6pm |
| Malina Toza | tozax001@umn.edu | 733 Social Sciences Building | 612-626-0908 | Wednesday 4-5:30pm and by appointment |