Department of Political Science

Name	Area of Emphasis	Contact Information
Amit Ahuja Assistant Professor	Comparative Politics, Ethnic Politics, Security Studies, Politics of South Asia Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2008	aahuja@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3722 893-1427 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/ahuja/
Michael Albert Graduate Student	International Relations Comparative Politics	michael_albert@umail.ucsb.edu
Michael Albert Teaching Associate Graduate Student	Graduate Teaching Associate in International Relations	malbert@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3718
Geoff Allen Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	geoff_allen@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 4707
Ted Anagnoson Lecturer	Lecturer in American politics	anagnoson@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3805
Kevin B Anderson Professor Affiliate	(Department of Sociology) Political and sociological theory	kanderson@soc.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 2824
Sarah Anderson Assistant Professor Affiliate	(Bren School of Environmental Science and Management) Environmental politics	sanderson@bren.ucsb.edu Office: Bren 4510
Lisa Argyle Graduate Student	American Politics Political Psychology	lpargyle@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 2710 Ellison Hall
Marcus Arrajj Graduate Student	International Politics American Politics	arrajj@umail.ucsb.edu
Edwina Barvosa Associate Professor Affiliate	(Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies & Department of Feminist Studies) Political theory, feminist thought, identity	barvosa@chicst.ucsb.edu Office: South Hall 1704 http://www.chicst.ucsb.edu/faculty/staff/barsova.shtml
Tristin Beckman Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	tristinbeckman@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Wednesday 3:00-6:00pm Office: Ellison 4704
Natasha Bennett Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	nabennett@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 1-4pm Office: Ellison 4708
Tabitha Benney Graduate Student	International Relations Global Governance	tbenney@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 1-3pm; Wednesday 10-11am Office: Ellison 2704
William Bensley Graduate Student	Political Theory	wbb@umail.ucsb.edu
Bruce Bimber Professor	Political Communication and Behavior, Digital Media Ph.D. Massaschusetts Institute of Technology, 1992	bimber@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3708 694-8386 http://www.bimber.cits.ucsb.edu
Gayle Binion Professor Emeritus	American Politics, Public Law, Law & Society, Feminist Jurisprudence Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1977	binion@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3713
Marguerite Bouraad-Nash Senior Lecturer	Lecturer in Middle East politics	bouraad@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3811 http://www.global.ucsb.edu/faculty/bouraad_nash.html
Kathleen Bruhn Professor	Comparative Politics, Identity, Latin American Studies Ph.D., Stanford University, 1993	bruhn@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3804 893-2999
Alison Brysk Mellichamp Professor Affiliate	(Global and International Studies Program) Human rights, international relations, civil society, Latin American politics	abrysk@global.ucsb.edu Office: SSMS 2121 http://www.global.ucsb.edu/faculty/brysk.html
Clayton Caroon Graduate Student	Political Theory Comparative Politics	claytoncaroon@umail.ucsb.edu Office: HSSB 2226
Chia-Chien Chang Graduate Student	International Relations	chiachien@umail.ucsb.edu
Jaedong Choi Graduate Student	American Politics	jaedongchoi@umail.ucsb.edu
Benjamin J Cohen Professor	International Relations, International Political Economy Ph.D., Columbia University, 1963 Louis Lancaster Professor of International Political Economy	bjcohen@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3812 893-8763 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/cohen
Kathleen Cole Graduate Student	Political Theory American Politics	kathleen_cole@umail.ucsb.edu
Kathleen Cole Teaching Associate Graduate Student	Graduate Teaching Associate in Political Theory	kcole@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3713
Carol Conley Graduate Program Coordinator	Coordination of the Graduate Program Graduate Student Recruitment and Admissions Graduate Student Advising TA Administration: payroll, fee remissions Student Awards Graduate Student Stipends, Grants & Other Funding	conley@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3842 893-3626
Lauren Copeland Graduate Student	American Politics Political Communication	Lauren.Copeland@gmail.com Hours: By appointment Office: Ellison 2708, Girvetz 2321
Skylar Covich Graduate Student	American Politics Politics and Religion	scovich@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 4706
Susan D'Arbanville Academic Assistant	Main Political Science Office General Questions Disabled Students Program Coordination Textbook Ordering Room Reservations, Supplies, Keys	dville@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3834 893-3432
Roger Davidson Professor Emeritus	American Politics	davidson@polsci.ucsb.edu
Joshua Dean Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	jgdean@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Wednesday 4-5pm, Thursday 11-1am Office: Ellison 2707
Helen Deshler Financial Assistant	Accounting Expense Reimbursement	hdeshler@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3831 893-8061
Anthony Dias Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	adias@umail.ucsb.edu
Everardo Diaz-Gomez Graduate Student	Comparative Politics American Politics	everardo@umail.ucsb.edu
P. E. Digeser Professor	Political Philosophy Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1988	digeser@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3717 893-3395
Senait Dunham Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	swtesfamichael@umail.ucsb.edu
Scott Englund Graduate Student	International Relations American Politics	senglund@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Friday 11am-2pm Office: Ellison 4711
Michael Eschenburg Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	eschenburg@umail.ucsb.edu
Hana Esfandiari Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	esfandiari@umail.ucsb.edu
Rhoanne Esteban Graduate Student	American Politics	rjesteban@umail.ucsb.edu
John Fay Graduate Student	Comparative Politics American Politics	jcfay@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 4704
Nicole Filler Graduate Student	American Politics Gender and Politics	nicolegfiller@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 1-4pm Office: Ellison 2703
Laurie A. Freeman Associate Professor	Comparative Politics, Political Communication, Japanese Politics, Media and Politics Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1996	lfreeman@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3718
Haruhiro Fukui Professor Emeritus	Comparative Politics	jhfukui@yahoo.com Office: Ellison 3721
E.G. Garay Graduate Student	American Politics	egaray@umail.ucsb.edu
Garrett Glasgow Associate Professor	Public Opinion and Voting Behavior, Political Parties, Quantitative Methodology Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1999	glasgow@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3719 893-5304 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/glasgow
Michael R. Gordon Professor Emeritus	International Relations	gordonm@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3721
Julian Gottlieb Graduate Student	American Politics Political Communication	gottlieb@umail.ucsb.edu
Heather Gruber Graduate Student	American Politics Environmental Policy	gruber@umail.ucsb.edu
Jeanette Yih Harvie Graduate Student	American Politics Comparative Public Policy	jyih@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 2710
Chih-Yung Ho Graduate Student	Comparative Politics American Politics	chihyung_ho@umail.ucsb.edu
Heather Hodges Graduate Student	American Politics	hehodges@gmail.com Office: Ellison 2703
Thomas Hughes Lecturer	Lecturer in Political Theory	hughes@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3710
M. Kent Jennings Professor	American Politics, Political Behavior, Methodology Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1961	jennings@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3806 893-4260
Jacob Joergensen Graduate Student	American Politics	jakob@umail.ucsb.edu
Cynthia S. Kaplan Professor	Comparative Politics: Russian, Tatar, Baltic and Kazakh politics; ethnicity, political behavior and public opinion, social mobilization, framing, democratization, surveys, and qualitative methods Ph.D., Columbia University, 1981	kaplan@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3844 893-3110
Joon Gu Koh Graduate Student	International Relations International Political Economy	joongu_koh@umail.ucsb.edu
Colin Kuehl Graduate Student	International Relations Comparative Politics	ckuehl@umail.ucsb.edu
Spencer Lash Graduate Student	American Politics	spencerlash@umail.ucsb.edu
Pei-te Lien Professor Graduate Program Director	American Politics, Identity, Asian American Politics, U.S. Racial and Ethnic Politics, Public Opinion and Political Behavior Ph.D., University of Florida, 1995 Affiliated with Asian American Studies and Feminist Studies	plien@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3709 805-893-4983
Alan P. L. Liu Professor Emeritus	Comparative Politics	liua@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3721
Yanjun Liu Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	yanjun_liu@umail.ucsb.edu
Fernando Lopez-Alves Professor Affiliate	(Sociology) Comparative Historical Sociology, Comparative Politics, Globalization, Latin American Politics	lopez-al@soc.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 2722 http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/faculty/fernando-lopez-alves
Brian Lovato Graduate Student	Political Theory Comparative Politics	lovato@umail.ucsb.edu
Dean Mann Professor Emeritus	American Politics
Brooke Mascagni Graduate Student	American Politics Feminist Theory	brookemascagni@umail.ucsb.edu
Lorraine M. McDonnell Professor	American Politics, Politics of Public Policy, Bureaucracy Ph.D., Stanford University, 1975	mcdonnell@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3808 893-7128
Christopher McKoy Lecturer	Political Theory	mckoy@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3805
Cecilia Farfan Mendez Graduate Student	International Relations	cfarfanmendez@umail.ucsb.edu
Peter Merkl Professor Emeritus	Comparative Politics	merkl@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3721
Caleb Miller Graduate Student	Political Theory American Politics	Caleb.R.Miller@gmail.com Hours: Tuesday 9-11 Office: Ellison 4708
Candy Miller Graduate Student	International Relations Methodology	c_miller@umail.ucsb.edu
Hyunsook Moon Graduate Student	International Relations Comparative Politics	hyunsookmoon@umail.ucsb.edu
John E. Moore Professor Emeritus	American Politics	Office: Ellison 3721
Neil Narang Assistant Professor	International Relations, International Security and Conflict Management, Civil War, Political Violence Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2011	narangn@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3710 893-5902
A. E. Keir Nash Professor Emeritus	International Relations	nashk@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3716
Robert Noel Professor Emeritus	International Relations	noel@polsci.ucsb.edu
Andrew Norris Associate Professor	Political Philosophy Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1995	anorris@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3720 893-5154
Pavel Oleinikov Lecturer	International Relations	pvo@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison Hall 3807
Sarah Oliver Graduate Student	American Politics Political Psychology	saraholiver@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Wednesday 11am-1pm Office: Ellison 2704
Anne Pluta Graduate Student	American Political Development Comparative Politics	acpluta@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison Hall 2710
Matthew Potoski Professor Affiliate	(Bren School of Environmental Science and Management) Environmental Politics; Corporate Environmental Management	mpotoski@bren.ucsb.edu Office: Bren 3430 805-893-2151 http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/people/Faculty/matt_potoski.htm
Maria Prieto Graduate Student	Comparative Politics Technology	mjprieto@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 10am-1pm Office: Ellison 4712
Hana Princip Graduate Student	American Politics	hprincip@umail.ucsb.edu
S. Jovian Radheshwar Graduate Student	Political Theory International Relations	jovian@umail.ucsb.edu
David Reed Graduate Student	Political Theory International Relations	dreed@umail.ucsb.edu
Yanira Rivas Pineda Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	yanirarivaspineda@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 12:30-3:30pm Office: Ellison 4706
Cedric Robinson Professor Emeritus Affiliate	(Department of Black Studies) Political Theory - modern political thought, radical social theory in the African Diaspora, comparative politics, and media and politics	robinson@blackstudies.ucsb.edu Office: South Hall 3720 http://www.blackstudies.ucsb.edu/people/bios/robinson.html
Alisa Rod Graduate Student	Environmental Politics International Relations	alisa_rod@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: By appointment Office: Ellison 2708
Andrea Roemmele Visiting Professor	European Politics, Communication	roemmele@hertie-school.org Office: Ellison 3718 http://andrearoemmele.de/
Justin Rohrer Graduate Student	International Relations	rohrer@umail.ucsb.edu
Margarita Safronova Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	m_safronova@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Thursday 9am-12pm Office: Ellison 2703
Gregg Santori Lecturer	Lecturer in Political Theory and Urban Politics	santori@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3803
Thomas Schrock Professor Emeritus	Political Theory	tomschrock@cox.net Office: Ellison 3721
Eric R. A. N. Smith Professor Chair	American Politics, Environmental Politics, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior, Congress, Political Parties Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1982 Affilated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, and the Environmental Studies Program	smith@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3711 893-6160 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/smith
Aaron Sparks Graduate Student	American Politics Environmental Politics	asparks@umail.ucsb.edu
Emily Sparks Faculty & Chair's Assistant	Department Web Site Academic Editing Department Newsletter Event Planning Faculty Assistance	sparks@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3829 805.893.3740
Christopher Sprecher Visiting Professor	International Relations, American Foreign Policy	sprecher@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3707
Galen Stocking Graduate Student	Comparative Politics American Politics	gstocking@umail.ucsb.edu
Michael Stohl Professor Affiliate	(Department of Communication) Globalization, International Organizations, Political Communication with Special Reference to Terrorism and Human Rights	mstohl@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4125 Social Sciences & Media Studies Building http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/people/academic/michael-stohl
Heather Stoll Associate Professor	Comparative Politics, Political Parties and Elections, Political Institutions, Quantitative Methods Ph.D., Stanford University, 2005	hstoll@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3715 308-1314 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/hstoll
Carlos Suarez Graduate Student	Comparative Politics Political Theory	cgsuarez@umail.ucsb.edu
Katie Swain Graduate Student	American Politics Politics of Democratic Inclusion	kostrander@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Monday 1-4pm Office: Ellison 2706
Sharon Terry Business Officer	Business Manager Staff Supervision Finance and Budgets Academic Personnel Administration	terry@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3832 893-8476
Chelsy Thompson Graduate Student	International Relations: International Political Economy American Politics	chelsy@umail.ucsb.edu
M. Stephen Weatherford Professor	American Politics, Political Economy, Politics of Public Policy, Representation, Public Opinion and Elections Ph.D., Stanford University, 1976	weatherford@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3810 893-5811
Chris Welton Graduate Student	American Politics Political Communication	cwelton@umail.ucsb.edu
Stephen Wiener Undergraduate Program Assistant	Coordination of the Undergraduate Program Undergraduate Advisor Supervision of Peer Advisors TA Training and Assignment Course Scheduling Instructor, PS 12	wiener@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3837 893-3433
Steve Wiener Lecturer Undergraduate Program Coordinator	American Politics	wiener@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3837 893-3433
John T. Woolley Professor	American Politics, Politics of Public Policy, Political Economy Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980	woolley@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3714 893-7772
Peter Wright Graduate Student	American Politics Education	peterwright@umail.ucsb.edu
Tian Wu Graduate Student	International Relations Comparative Politics	tianwu0413@gmail.com Office: Ellison 4706
Alan Wyner Professor Emeritus	American Politics	ajwyner@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3805
Jasmine Yarish Graduate Student	Political Theory International Relations	jnyarish@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 2708
Oran Young Professor Emeritus Affiliate	International Relations	young@bren.ucsb.edu
Francois Zdanocwicz Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	francois_zdanowicz@umail.ucsb.edu
Amanda Zeddy Graduate Student	Political Theory American Politics	zeddy@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Monday 11:30-1:30 Wednesday 1:45-2:45 Office: Ellison Hall 2708

Name	Area of Emphasis	Contact Information
Amit Ahuja Assistant Professor	Comparative Politics, Ethnic Politics, Security Studies, Politics of South Asia Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2008	aahuja@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3722 893-1427 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/ahuja/
Bruce Bimber Professor	Political Communication and Behavior, Digital Media Ph.D. Massaschusetts Institute of Technology, 1992	bimber@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3708 694-8386 http://www.bimber.cits.ucsb.edu
Marguerite Bouraad-Nash Senior Lecturer	Lecturer in Middle East politics	bouraad@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3811 http://www.global.ucsb.edu/faculty/bouraad_nash.html
Kathleen Bruhn Professor	Comparative Politics, Identity, Latin American Studies Ph.D., Stanford University, 1993	bruhn@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3804 893-2999
Benjamin J Cohen Professor	International Relations, International Political Economy Ph.D., Columbia University, 1963 Louis Lancaster Professor of International Political Economy	bjcohen@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3812 893-8763 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/cohen
P. E. Digeser Professor	Political Philosophy Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1988	digeser@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3717 893-3395
Laurie A. Freeman Associate Professor	Comparative Politics, Political Communication, Japanese Politics, Media and Politics Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1996	lfreeman@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3718
Garrett Glasgow Associate Professor	Public Opinion and Voting Behavior, Political Parties, Quantitative Methodology Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1999	glasgow@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3719 893-5304 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/glasgow
M. Kent Jennings Professor	American Politics, Political Behavior, Methodology Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1961	jennings@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3806 893-4260
Cynthia S. Kaplan Professor	Comparative Politics: Russian, Tatar, Baltic and Kazakh politics; ethnicity, political behavior and public opinion, social mobilization, framing, democratization, surveys, and qualitative methods Ph.D., Columbia University, 1981	kaplan@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3844 893-3110
Pei-te Lien Professor Graduate Program Director	American Politics, Identity, Asian American Politics, U.S. Racial and Ethnic Politics, Public Opinion and Political Behavior Ph.D., University of Florida, 1995 Affiliated with Asian American Studies and Feminist Studies	plien@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3709 805-893-4983
Lorraine M. McDonnell Professor	American Politics, Politics of Public Policy, Bureaucracy Ph.D., Stanford University, 1975	mcdonnell@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3808 893-7128
Neil Narang Assistant Professor	International Relations, International Security and Conflict Management, Civil War, Political Violence Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2011	narangn@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3710 893-5902
Andrew Norris Associate Professor	Political Philosophy Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1995	anorris@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3720 893-5154
Eric R. A. N. Smith Professor Chair	American Politics, Environmental Politics, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior, Congress, Political Parties Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1982 Affilated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, and the Environmental Studies Program	smith@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3711 893-6160 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/smith
Heather Stoll Associate Professor	Comparative Politics, Political Parties and Elections, Political Institutions, Quantitative Methods Ph.D., Stanford University, 2005	hstoll@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3715 308-1314 http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/hstoll
M. Stephen Weatherford Professor	American Politics, Political Economy, Politics of Public Policy, Representation, Public Opinion and Elections Ph.D., Stanford University, 1976	weatherford@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3810 893-5811
Steve Wiener Lecturer Undergraduate Program Coordinator	American Politics	wiener@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3837 893-3433
John T. Woolley Professor	American Politics, Politics of Public Policy, Political Economy Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980	woolley@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3714 893-7772

Name	Area of Emphasis	Contact Information
Carol Conley Graduate Program Coordinator	Coordination of the Graduate Program Graduate Student Recruitment and Admissions Graduate Student Advising TA Administration: payroll, fee remissions Student Awards Graduate Student Stipends, Grants & Other Funding	conley@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3842 893-3626
Susan D'Arbanville Academic Assistant	Main Political Science Office General Questions Disabled Students Program Coordination Textbook Ordering Room Reservations, Supplies, Keys	dville@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3834 893-3432
Helen Deshler Financial Assistant	Accounting Expense Reimbursement	hdeshler@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3831 893-8061
Emily Sparks Faculty & Chair's Assistant	Department Web Site Academic Editing Department Newsletter Event Planning Faculty Assistance	sparks@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3829 805.893.3740
Sharon Terry Business Officer	Business Manager Staff Supervision Finance and Budgets Academic Personnel Administration	terry@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3832 893-8476
Stephen Wiener Undergraduate Program Assistant	Coordination of the Undergraduate Program Undergraduate Advisor Supervision of Peer Advisors TA Training and Assignment Course Scheduling Instructor, PS 12	wiener@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3837 893-3433

Name	Area of Emphasis	Contact Information
Michael Albert Graduate Student	International Relations Comparative Politics	michael_albert@umail.ucsb.edu
Geoff Allen Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	geoff_allen@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 4707
Lisa Argyle Graduate Student	American Politics Political Psychology	lpargyle@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 2710 Ellison Hall
Marcus Arrajj Graduate Student	International Politics American Politics	arrajj@umail.ucsb.edu
Tristin Beckman Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	tristinbeckman@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Wednesday 3:00-6:00pm Office: Ellison 4704
Natasha Bennett Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	nabennett@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 1-4pm Office: Ellison 4708
Tabitha Benney Graduate Student	International Relations Global Governance	tbenney@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 1-3pm; Wednesday 10-11am Office: Ellison 2704
William Bensley Graduate Student	Political Theory	wbb@umail.ucsb.edu
Clayton Caroon Graduate Student	Political Theory Comparative Politics	claytoncaroon@umail.ucsb.edu Office: HSSB 2226
Chia-Chien Chang Graduate Student	International Relations	chiachien@umail.ucsb.edu
Jaedong Choi Graduate Student	American Politics	jaedongchoi@umail.ucsb.edu
Kathleen Cole Graduate Student	Political Theory American Politics	kathleen_cole@umail.ucsb.edu
Lauren Copeland Graduate Student	American Politics Political Communication	Lauren.Copeland@gmail.com Hours: By appointment Office: Ellison 2708, Girvetz 2321
Skylar Covich Graduate Student	American Politics Politics and Religion	scovich@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 4706
Joshua Dean Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	jgdean@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Wednesday 4-5pm, Thursday 11-1am Office: Ellison 2707
Anthony Dias Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	adias@umail.ucsb.edu
Everardo Diaz-Gomez Graduate Student	Comparative Politics American Politics	everardo@umail.ucsb.edu
Senait Dunham Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	swtesfamichael@umail.ucsb.edu
Scott Englund Graduate Student	International Relations American Politics	senglund@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Friday 11am-2pm Office: Ellison 4711
Michael Eschenburg Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	eschenburg@umail.ucsb.edu
Hana Esfandiari Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	esfandiari@umail.ucsb.edu
Rhoanne Esteban Graduate Student	American Politics	rjesteban@umail.ucsb.edu
John Fay Graduate Student	Comparative Politics American Politics	jcfay@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 4704
Nicole Filler Graduate Student	American Politics Gender and Politics	nicolegfiller@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 1-4pm Office: Ellison 2703
E.G. Garay Graduate Student	American Politics	egaray@umail.ucsb.edu
Julian Gottlieb Graduate Student	American Politics Political Communication	gottlieb@umail.ucsb.edu
Heather Gruber Graduate Student	American Politics Environmental Policy	gruber@umail.ucsb.edu
Jeanette Yih Harvie Graduate Student	American Politics Comparative Public Policy	jyih@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 2710
Chih-Yung Ho Graduate Student	Comparative Politics American Politics	chihyung_ho@umail.ucsb.edu
Heather Hodges Graduate Student	American Politics	hehodges@gmail.com Office: Ellison 2703
Jacob Joergensen Graduate Student	American Politics	jakob@umail.ucsb.edu
Joon Gu Koh Graduate Student	International Relations International Political Economy	joongu_koh@umail.ucsb.edu
Colin Kuehl Graduate Student	International Relations Comparative Politics	ckuehl@umail.ucsb.edu
Spencer Lash Graduate Student	American Politics	spencerlash@umail.ucsb.edu
Yanjun Liu Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	yanjun_liu@umail.ucsb.edu
Brian Lovato Graduate Student	Political Theory Comparative Politics	lovato@umail.ucsb.edu
Brooke Mascagni Graduate Student	American Politics Feminist Theory	brookemascagni@umail.ucsb.edu
Cecilia Farfan Mendez Graduate Student	International Relations	cfarfanmendez@umail.ucsb.edu
Caleb Miller Graduate Student	Political Theory American Politics	Caleb.R.Miller@gmail.com Hours: Tuesday 9-11 Office: Ellison 4708
Candy Miller Graduate Student	International Relations Methodology	c_miller@umail.ucsb.edu
Hyunsook Moon Graduate Student	International Relations Comparative Politics	hyunsookmoon@umail.ucsb.edu
Sarah Oliver Graduate Student	American Politics Political Psychology	saraholiver@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Wednesday 11am-1pm Office: Ellison 2704
Anne Pluta Graduate Student	American Political Development Comparative Politics	acpluta@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison Hall 2710
Maria Prieto Graduate Student	Comparative Politics Technology	mjprieto@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 10am-1pm Office: Ellison 4712
Hana Princip Graduate Student	American Politics	hprincip@umail.ucsb.edu
S. Jovian Radheshwar Graduate Student	Political Theory International Relations	jovian@umail.ucsb.edu
David Reed Graduate Student	Political Theory International Relations	dreed@umail.ucsb.edu
Yanira Rivas Pineda Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	yanirarivaspineda@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Tuesday 12:30-3:30pm Office: Ellison 4706
Alisa Rod Graduate Student	Environmental Politics International Relations	alisa_rod@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: By appointment Office: Ellison 2708
Justin Rohrer Graduate Student	International Relations	rohrer@umail.ucsb.edu
Margarita Safronova Graduate Student	Comparative Politics	m_safronova@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Thursday 9am-12pm Office: Ellison 2703
Aaron Sparks Graduate Student	American Politics Environmental Politics	asparks@umail.ucsb.edu
Galen Stocking Graduate Student	Comparative Politics American Politics	gstocking@umail.ucsb.edu
Carlos Suarez Graduate Student	Comparative Politics Political Theory	cgsuarez@umail.ucsb.edu
Katie Swain Graduate Student	American Politics Politics of Democratic Inclusion	kostrander@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Monday 1-4pm Office: Ellison 2706
Chelsy Thompson Graduate Student	International Relations: International Political Economy American Politics	chelsy@umail.ucsb.edu
Chris Welton Graduate Student	American Politics Political Communication	cwelton@umail.ucsb.edu
Peter Wright Graduate Student	American Politics Education	peterwright@umail.ucsb.edu
Tian Wu Graduate Student	International Relations Comparative Politics	tianwu0413@gmail.com Office: Ellison 4706
Jasmine Yarish Graduate Student	Political Theory International Relations	jnyarish@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 2708
Francois Zdanocwicz Graduate Student	Comparative Politics International Relations	francois_zdanowicz@umail.ucsb.edu
Amanda Zeddy Graduate Student	Political Theory American Politics	zeddy@umail.ucsb.edu Hours: Monday 11:30-1:30 Wednesday 1:45-2:45 Office: Ellison Hall 2708

Name	Area of Emphasis	Contact Information
Kevin B Anderson Professor Affiliate	(Department of Sociology) Political and sociological theory	kanderson@soc.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 2824
Sarah Anderson Assistant Professor Affiliate	(Bren School of Environmental Science and Management) Environmental politics	sanderson@bren.ucsb.edu Office: Bren 4510
Edwina Barvosa Associate Professor Affiliate	(Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies & Department of Feminist Studies) Political theory, feminist thought, identity	barvosa@chicst.ucsb.edu Office: South Hall 1704 http://www.chicst.ucsb.edu/faculty/staff/barsova.shtml
Alison Brysk Mellichamp Professor Affiliate	(Global and International Studies Program) Human rights, international relations, civil society, Latin American politics	abrysk@global.ucsb.edu Office: SSMS 2121 http://www.global.ucsb.edu/faculty/brysk.html
Fernando Lopez-Alves Professor Affiliate	(Sociology) Comparative Historical Sociology, Comparative Politics, Globalization, Latin American Politics	lopez-al@soc.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 2722 http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/faculty/fernando-lopez-alves
Matthew Potoski Professor Affiliate	(Bren School of Environmental Science and Management) Environmental Politics; Corporate Environmental Management	mpotoski@bren.ucsb.edu Office: Bren 3430 805-893-2151 http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/people/Faculty/matt_potoski.htm
Michael Stohl Professor Affiliate	(Department of Communication) Globalization, International Organizations, Political Communication with Special Reference to Terrorism and Human Rights	mstohl@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4125 Social Sciences & Media Studies Building http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/people/academic/michael-stohl

Name	Area of Emphasis	Contact Information
Gayle Binion Professor Emeritus	American Politics, Public Law, Law & Society, Feminist Jurisprudence Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1977	binion@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3713
Roger Davidson Professor Emeritus	American Politics	davidson@polsci.ucsb.edu
Haruhiro Fukui Professor Emeritus	Comparative Politics	jhfukui@yahoo.com Office: Ellison 3721
Michael R. Gordon Professor Emeritus	International Relations	gordonm@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3721
Alan P. L. Liu Professor Emeritus	Comparative Politics	liua@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3721
Dean Mann Professor Emeritus	American Politics
Peter Merkl Professor Emeritus	Comparative Politics	merkl@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3721
John E. Moore Professor Emeritus	American Politics	Office: Ellison 3721
A. E. Keir Nash Professor Emeritus	International Relations	nashk@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3716
Robert Noel Professor Emeritus	International Relations	noel@polsci.ucsb.edu
Cedric Robinson Professor Emeritus Affiliate	(Department of Black Studies) Political Theory - modern political thought, radical social theory in the African Diaspora, comparative politics, and media and politics	robinson@blackstudies.ucsb.edu Office: South Hall 3720 http://www.blackstudies.ucsb.edu/people/bios/robinson.html
Thomas Schrock Professor Emeritus	Political Theory	tomschrock@cox.net Office: Ellison 3721
Alan Wyner Professor Emeritus	American Politics	ajwyner@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3805
Oran Young Professor Emeritus Affiliate	International Relations	young@bren.ucsb.edu

Name	Area of Emphasis	Contact Information
Michael Albert Teaching Associate Graduate Student	Graduate Teaching Associate in International Relations	malbert@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3718
Ted Anagnoson Lecturer	Lecturer in American politics	anagnoson@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3805
Kathleen Cole Teaching Associate Graduate Student	Graduate Teaching Associate in Political Theory	kcole@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3713
Thomas Hughes Lecturer	Lecturer in Political Theory	hughes@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3710
Christopher McKoy Lecturer	Political Theory	mckoy@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3805
Pavel Oleinikov Lecturer	International Relations	pvo@umail.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison Hall 3807
Andrea Roemmele Visiting Professor	European Politics, Communication	roemmele@hertie-school.org Office: Ellison 3718 http://andrearoemmele.de/
Gregg Santori Lecturer	Lecturer in Political Theory and Urban Politics	santori@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3803
Christopher Sprecher Visiting Professor	International Relations, American Foreign Policy	sprecher@polsci.ucsb.edu Office: Ellison 3707

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