Contact Us

Administration

Interim Department Head
James McCann, Professor
mccannj@purdue.edu

Associate Department Head / Director of Graduate Studies
Andy Baker, Professor
bakerab@purdue.edu
(765) 494-4161

Associate Director of Graduate Studies (Admissions and Placement)
Mollie Cohen, Associate Professor
mjcohen@purdue.edu
(765) 494-4161

Director of Undergraduate Studies
Melissa Will, Clinical Assistant Professor of Practice
will5@purdue.edu
(765) 494-4161

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies (Teaching Excellence)
Molly Scudder, Associate Professor
scudder@purdue.edu
(765) 494-4161

Staff

Department Operations Manager
Kelly Thornburg
kthornbu@purdue.edu

Graduate Coordinator / Schedule Deputy / Lead Administrative Assistant
Stacy Bogan
bogans@purdue.edu

Undergraduate Coordinator / Senior Administrative Assistant
Jillian Huckleberry
jhuckleb@purdue.edu

GRAIL & PAIR Administrative Assistant
Melissa Funk
mjfunk@purdue.edu
(765) 494-3711

Advisors

Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Britain Hamm
bwhamm@purdue.edu

Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Coleen Williams
cwill@purdue.edu

Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Sarah Starks
starks14@purdue.edu

Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Candace Tulore
ctulacz@purdue.edu

Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Sydney Fay Moore
sfmoore@purdue.edu

Business Office

Business Manager
Caitlin Zahn
czahn@purdue.edu

Lead Business Assistant
Jessica Hathaway
hathawa1@purdue.edu

Department of Political Science

Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education
Room: BRNG 2299
100 North University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Phone: (765) 494-4161
Fax: (765) 494-0833
politicalscience@purdue.edu