Department of Political Science

The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.

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FULL MEMBERS

NICOLE DETRAZ, Professor, PhD (2009), Colorado State University [2028]

DURSUN PEKSEN, Assistant Professor, PhD (2008), University of Memphis [2025]

SHARON A. STANLEY, Associate Professor, PhD (2006), University of California, Berkeley [2025]

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

JONATHAN BENNETT, Associate Director CCRE, PhD (2017) University of Rochester

JAMES FAHEY, Assistant Professor, PhD  (2022), University of Florida

MATTHIAS KAELBERER, Professor, PhD (1997), Princeton University [2023]

PAUL ANTHONY MEGO, PhD (1999), University of Alabama 

BROOKE SHANNON, Assistant Professor, PhD (2022), University of Texas at Austin

ELIZABETH WELLMAN, Assistant Professor, (2019), Yale University

LEAH CATHRYN WINDSOR, PhD (2012), The University of Mississippi 

EXTERNAL 

 

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NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.