Faculty Areas of Expertise

International and Comparative Politics

Michaelene Cox: European politics, international law, human security, civic engagement, arts-based research methods
Michael Hendricks: Latin American politics, resource extraction, protests and social movements, Chinese investments, peacekeeping effectiveness
Sherri Replogle: American foreign policy, international conflict, military and security affairs
Ali Riaz: South Asian politics, Bangladeshi politics, religion and politics, political Islam, violent extremism, madrasas
Yusuf Sarfati: Middle East politics, democratization, social movements
Noha Shawki: Transnational social movements and activism, human rights, United Nations, global governance
T.Y. Wang: East Asian politics, Cross-Strait relations, empirical research methodology

American Politics and Law

Jason Cieslik: Criminal Law/Procedure, evidence 
Lane Crothers: Elections, globalization, popular culture, political culture
Meghan Leonard: American politics, judicial politics, U.S. Supreme Court, constitutional law
Thomas McClure: Constitutional law, legal profession, paralegals
Kerri Milita: Candidate rhetoric, voting, elections
Carl L. Palmer: Political psychology, public opinion, experimental methods, social stereotypes, Micronesian politics
Erik Rankin: American government, state and local politics, political leadership, food politics
Lori Riverstone-Newell: State and local government, urban politics and policy, environmental politics
L. J. Zigerell: Racial discrimination, Supreme Court nominations, political bias in research

Political Theory

Kam Shapiro: Democratic theory, radical democracy, violence, biopolitics, American political thought, Walter Benjamin, Carl Schmitt, William Wordsworth, Mark Twain, Vilfredo Pareto 
Julie Webber: Gender and elections, political comedy, mass shootings and school violence