Faculty

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Michael Van Aelstyn Colleen Clarke Susan Burum Jackie Vieceli Kevin Parsneau Fred Slocum James Bailey Thomasz Inglot Tamara Wilkins Joseph A. Kunkel III Scott Granberg-Rademacker Mark Robbins Abdalla M. Battah

Abdalla M. Battah

Associate Professor

Education: Ph.D., International Relations, American University, 1988 (School of International Service).
Areas: International Relations Theory, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics (Middle East)

James Bailey

Assistant Professor

Education: Ph.D., University of Wales Swansea, 2003
Research Interests: Applied Forensics

Susan Burum

Associate Professor

Education: Associate Professor. J.D., University of North Dakota, 1981; M.A. Hamline University, 1992.
Courses: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Legal Research and Writing, Intro to Paralegal Studies.
Research: American Indian Treaty Law

Colleen Clarke

Associate Professor

Education: ABD, University of Toronto. MS, Central Michigan University, 1994. BA, Lakehead University, 1980.

Scott Granberg-Rademacker

Pre-Law Advisor, Graduate Director, Assistant Professor

Education: Assistant Professor, Pre-Law Society Club Advisor. Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2002. MA, University of Nebraska, 1999, BA University of Nebraska,1997.
Courses: United States Government, Political Analysis, State and Local Government, Organization Theory, Human Resource Management.
Fields: Public Policy, Public Administration, American Government.

Tomasz Inglot

International Relations Program Director, Professor

Education: Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994.
Fields: Comparative Politics and International Relations
Research Interests: Comparative democratization and comparative social policy/welfare state.
Area: Central and Eastern Europe

Eiji Kawabata

Assistant Professor

Education: Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, 1996. MA Anthropology, Northwestern University, 1988. BA Economics Keio University, 1985.
Courses: Asia and Pacific Rim, Intro to Politics, World Politics, International Relations, South Asia Politics, Comparative Government
Fields: Comparative Government

Joseph A. Kunkel III

Professor, Chair

Education: Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1980.
Courses: Citizenship, Early and Recent American Political Thought, Contemporary Political Ideologies, U. S. Government, Campaigns and Elections, Legislative Process.
Research: Minnesota Political Parties, Nominations and Party Endorsing Systems.

William Lewinski

Professor

Education: Ph.D., Union for Experiential Colleges and Universities, 1981.
Courses: Police Stress, Police Response to Sex Offenders, Police Tactical Communication, Police Emergency Response Procedures.

Kevin Parsneau

Assistant Professor

Mark Robbins

Assistant Professor

Education: Ph.D., Northern Illinois University, 1999; M.S., DePaul University, 1982
Fields: Public Administration, Public Policy, Criminal Justice.
Research interests: Police Organizational Culture, Police Discretion.

Fred Slocum

Associate Professor

Education: Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1997
Courses: U.S. Government, Introduction to Political Analysis, Public Opinion and Polling Methods, American Legal Philosophy, Environmental Politics, Executive Process, Southern Politics, Political Parties, Racial and Ethnic Politics, Political Psychology.
Research interests: Public opinion on race; racial issues in U.S. and Southern politics.

Michael Van Aelstyn

Assistant Professor

Jackie Vieceli

Professor

Education: Professor. Ph.D., Indiana University, 1987.
Courses: African Politics, Politics of Developing Nations, Nonwestern Political Ideologies, Intro to Comparative Politics, Intro to Politics, Political Ethics and Obligation, Public Policy- Making in the Third World. Languages: SiZulu, SiSwati.

Tamara Wilkins

Law Enforcement Program Director*, Associate Professor

Education: Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Florida State University, 2002. MS in Sociology, East Texas State University, 1993. BS in Criminal Justice, East Texas State University, 1991.

Gary Zellmer

Assistant Professor