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Department of Political Science Faculty

Name Position
Andy Baker

Professor of Political Science
Director of Graduate Studies

Comparative Politics, Global Development, Latin American Politics

Miriam Barnum

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

International Relations

Robert X. Browning

Professor of Political Science; Professor, Brian Lamb School of Communication

Director, C-SPAN Archives 
Director, Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement

American Politics

Ann Marie Clark

Professor of Political Science
Assistant Director, CLA Human Rights Program

International Relations
Political Violence and Human Security

Rosalee A. Clawson

Professor of Political Science 

American Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities

 Mollie Cohen

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics
Methodology

Jesse Crosson

Assistant Professor of Political Science

American Politics

Bryce Dietrich

Associate Professor of Political Science

American Politics 
Methodology 

Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement

William Dory

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

International Relations and Comparative Politics

Tyler Girard

Assistant Professor of Political Science

International Relations

Tara Grillos

Associate Professor of Political Science

Public Policy
Environmental Politics

Kyle Haynes

Associate Professor of Political Science 

International Relations
Political Violence and Human Security

David Johnson

Associate Professor of Political Science and Industrial Engineering 

Public Policy
Environmental Politics

Reed Kurtz

Lecturer  

Environmental Politics
International Relations
Political Theory

Cherie Maestas

Professor and Department Head 

American Politics
Public Policy

James A. McCann

Professor of Political Science
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
Co-Coordinator, Advanced Methods at Purdue 

American Politics
Comparative Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities

Liana Eustacia Reyes

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

International Relations

Daniel Schiff

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

Public Policy

Kaylyn Jackson Schiff

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

Public Policy

Mary (Molly) Scudder

Associate Professor of Political Science

Public Policy
Political Theory

Keith L. Shimko

Professor of Political Science
Associate Department Head

International Relations
Political Violence and Human Security

Valeria Sinclair-Chapman

Professor of Political Science (On leave AY23-24)
Director, Center for Research on Diversity and Inclusion 

American Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities

Swati Srivastava

Associate Professor of Political Science

International Relations
Politics, Groups, and Identities

Logan Strother

Associate Professor of Political Science

American Politics

Joan Timoneda

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Comparative Politics
Methodology

Minh Trinh

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

Comparative Politics

Eric N. Waltenburg

Professor of Political Science

American Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities

Melissa Will

Assistant Professor of Practice
Director of Undergraduate Studies

International Relations

Dwayne Woods

Professor of Political Science

Comparative Politics

David Yu

Associate Professor of Political Science and Civil Engineering

Public Policy
Environmental Politics

Shan Zhou

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Public Policy
Environmental Policy, Energy Policy