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 | Office Hours | Specialties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Abernathy |
612-624-3308 |
1246A Social Sciences Building | In-person: Mon 1:00-2:30pm | Education policy & methods, democracy, US government, education reform, bureaucracy |
| Mark Bell |
612-626-2889 |
1378 Social Sciences Building | Virtual: Weds 12:30-2:00pm | International security, nuclear weapons, US foreign policy |
| Anuja Bose |
612-625-8857 |
1354 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching fall 2023 | 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 | Virtual & in-person: Mon & Weds 5:00-6:00pm | Comparative political economy of labor, Southeast Asian politics, transnational labor issues, gender & comparative politics |
| Kathleen Collins |
612-626-7489 |
1224 Social Sciences Building | In-person: Tues 12:45-2:30pm or by appointment | Islam & politics, soviet & post-soviet political development, Central Asia & the Caucus, democratization & political transition |
| Arash Davari |
612-624-0862 |
1231 Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: Tues & Thurs 4:00-5:00pm | Political theory |
| Tanisha Fazal Associate Chair |
612-624-8261 |
1333 Social Sciences Building | Virtual and in-person: Weds 1:00-2:15pm | Sovereignty, international security, armed conflict, military medicine, laws of war |
| Christopher Federico |
612-625-7217 |
1435 Social Sciences Building | Virtual: Weds 10:00-11:30am (for POL 4771); Fri 2:00-3:30 (for POL 8106) | Political psychology, race & politics, quantitative methods, ideology & belief systems |
| John Freeman |
612-624-6018 |
1246B Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: by appointment | Political economy, international relations, methodology |
| Paul Goren |
612-624-7513 |
1339 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching fall 2023 | Political psychology, voting behavior, public opinion |
| Lisa Hilbink |
612-626-0160 |
1373 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching fall 2023 | Comparative judicial politics & constitutionalism, Latin American & Iberian politics, democratization |
| James Hollyer |
612-624-0030 |
1380 Social Sciences Building | In-person: Tues 3:00-5:00pm | Patronage, corruption, transparency, methodology, comparative & international political economy |
| Timothy R. Johnson |
612-625-2907 |
1433 Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: by appointment | Supreme Court oral arguments, decision making, and nominations & confirmations; executive/judiciary relations; US politics |
| Andrew Karch Department Chair |
612-624-1393 |
1414A Social Sciences Building | In-person: Tues 1:00-3:00pm or by appointment | Social policy in the United States, federalism & state politics |
| Helen M Kinsella |
612-625-6103 |
1325 Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: by appointment or before/after class | International relations, law, security, norms, & institutions; political thought; feminist theory |
| Ronald Krebs |
612-624-4356 |
1233 Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: Tues 4:00-6:00pm | International relations theory, international security, counterterrorism, language & politics, sociology of war |
| Howard Lavine |
612-624-1389 |
1360 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching fall 2023 | Political psychology, partisanship, personality & politics |
| Kevin Luo |
612-626-2906 |
1209 Social Sciences Building | In-person: Mon 9:00-11:00am or by appointment | 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 | In-person: Mon 2:30-4:30pm | Contemporary political & social theory, French political thought |
| Michael Minta Director of Graduate Studies |
612-626-5632 |
1337 Social Sciences Building | In-person: Thurs 11:00am-1:00pm; Virtual by appointment and request | Congressional politics, race & ethnic politics, interest group advocacy |
| C. Daniel Myers |
612-626-8938 |
1309 Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: Tues 3:00-4:30pm at Caribou Coffee, 604 Washington Ave SE, Thurs 1:00-2:30pm in 1309 SocSci | American politics, political psychology, political communication, experimental methods, deliberative democracy |
| August Nimtz |
612-624-1512 |
1327 Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: Tues & Weds 5:00-6:15pm | Marxism; political economy; politics of race, class & ethnicity; African politics; political development |
| Tricia Olsen |
612-626-0213 |
1468 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching fall 2023 | |
| Kathryn Pearson |
612-626-2777 |
1439 Social Sciences Building | Virtual: Mon 1:00-3:00pm | US Congress, women & politics, congressional elections & political behavior |
| David J. Samuels |
612-624-9876 |
1446 Social Sciences Building | In-person: Tues & Thurs 11:15am-12:45pm | Brazilian & Latin American politics, U.S.-Latin American relations, democratization |
| Anoop Sarbahi |
612-624-8576 |
1466 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching fall 2023 | Ethnicity, civil war, post-conflict transition, counter-insurgency |
| Anurag Sinha |
612-624-4305 |
1460 Social Sciences Building | Virtual: Mon 3:45-4:45pm; In-person: Weds 11:30am-12:30pm, or by appointment | Modern political thought |
|
Director of Internships |
612-626-1002 |
1480 Social Sciences Building | In-person: Tues 9:30-11:00am | American political thought, state government |
| Jane Sumner |
612-626-1672 |
1331 Social Sciences Building | In-person: Weds 9:30-11:00am | Quantitative methodology, political economy, multinational corporations |
Affiliated Faculty & Department Members
| Name | Contact | Office | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Borgida |
612-625-3381 |
N387 Elliot Hall | Not teaching PoliSci fall 2023 |
| Christina Ewig |
612-625-1884 |
255 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | |
| Catherine Guisan |
612-624-2569 |
1282 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching PoliSci fall 2023 |
| Lawrence Jacobs |
612-625-3384 |
137 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | Not teaching PoliSci fall 2023 |
| Kati Mohammad-Zadeh |
612-327-1022 |
1414 Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: by appointment |
| Fionnuala Ni Aolain |
612-624-2318 |
334 Mondale Hall | |
| Joe Soss |
612-626-9865 |
261 Humphrey School of Public Affairs | Not teaching PoliSci fall 2023 |
| Benjamin Toff |
612-625-4381 |
227 Murphy Hall | In-person: Weds 12:30-2:30pm |
| Josef Woldense |
612-624-0122 |
878 Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: Mon & Weds 11:00am-12:00pm |
Emeriti Faculty
| Name | Contact | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Duvall |
612-624-4395 |
1280 Social Sciences Building |
| William Flanigan |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Blasenheim |
612-624-4078 |
1474 Social Sciences Building | Virtual & in-person: Tues 12:00-1:30pm & Thurs 10:00-11:30am, or by appointment |
| Timothy Collins |
612-625-3533 |
1427 Social Sciences Building | Not teaching fall 2023 |
Teaching Assistants
| Class | TA(s) and Available Office Hours |
|---|---|
| 1001 | Ricardo Jasso Huezo: In-person: Weds 10:30am-12:30pm |
| 1025 |
Daniela Sepulveda: Virtual: Fri 8:00-10:00am Hyeonju Wang: Virtual & in-person: Weds 2:30-4:00pm |
| 1026 | Ibrahim Chiu: Virtual & in-person: Mon & Tues 11:30am-12:30pm, by appointment |
| 1054 | Sarah Beck: In-person: Weds 2:00-4:00pm |
| 1201 |
Deniz Kaptan: In-person: Tues 9:30-11:30am Katelyn Shepardson: In-person: Weds 11:00am-1:00pm |
| 3085 | Dongwook Kim: Virtual & in-person: Fri 3:00-5:00pm |
| 3225 | Ezgi Ozcelik: In-person: 4:00-5:00pm |
| 3235W | Matthew Kornberg: In-person Tues & Weds 1:00-2:00pm; Virtual by appointment |
| 3252W | Patrick McCormick: Weds 1:00-2:00pm, Thurs 3:00-4:00pm, or by appointment |
| 3309 | Nick Campos: Virtual & in-person: Thurs 11:30am-1:30pm |
| 3319 | Megan Manion: Weds 8:00-10:45am & 2:00-5:00pm, by appointment |
| 3323 | Drew Hogan: Virtual and in-person: Thurs 3:00-5:00pm |
| 3329 | Ibrahim Chiu: Virtual & in-person: Mon & Tues 11:30am-12:30pm, by appointment |
| 3451W | Otabek Akromov: In-person: Tues 1:30-3:30pm |
| 3464 | Berika Ozcan: In-person: Weds 10:00am-12:00pm, by appointment |
| 3478W | Ezgi Ozcelik: In-person: Weds 1:00-2:00pm |
| 3733 | Jeeyon Choi: Virtual: Weds 9:00-11:00am |
| 3835 | Nina Kaushikkar: Virtual: Thurs 3:15-5:00pm |
| 4474W | Patrick McCormick: Weds 1:00-2:00pm, Thurs 3:00-4:00pm, or by appointment |
| 4501W | Jeeyon Choi: Virtual: Weds 9:00-11:00am |
| 4845 | Daniela Sepulveda: Virtual: Fri 8:00-10:00am |
| 4885W | Drew Hogan: Virtual and in-person: Thurs 3:00-5:00pm |
| 4991 | Minyoung Kim: Virtual: Mon 11:00am-12:00pm, by appointment |