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Faculty

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Craig Arceneaux, Ph.D. (Department Chair)

  • Associate Professor
  • Latin American Politics, Comparative Political Institutions, Democratic Transitions, Civil-Military Relations
  • Faculty Advisor to Model United Nations

Chris Den Hartog, Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor
  • American Political Institutions, Congress, Presidency, Public Policy

Ron Den Otter, Ph.D., J.D.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Public Law, Political Theory
  • Faculty Advisor to Undergraduate Law Association

Elif Erisen, Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Political Economy and Public Policy, Political Psychology, Methodology

Emmit "Bud" Evans, Ph.D.

  • Lecturer
  • Global Politics, World Food Systems

Shelley L. Hurt Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor
  • International Relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Law & Organizations, Science & Technology Policy, American Political Development
  • Faculty liaison for Washington Center internship program

Alison Keleher, Ph.D.

  • Lecturer, American Politics

Richard Kranzdorf, Ph.D.

  • Lecturer, Ph.D - U.C.L.A. (1973), Cal Poly Faculty - 1971-2006
  • Emeritus Professor
  • International Relations, Comparative Government, Environmental Politics, and American Government

Michael Latner, Ph.D.

  • Faculty Advisor, Political Science Club
  • Assistant Professor
  • Election Systems and Representation, Political Geography, Urban Politics

Anika Leithner, Ph.D.

  • Faculty Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha
  • Assistant Professor
  • International Relations, European Politics, Rhetoric, Foreign Policy Decision-Making, Political Psychology

Elizabeth A. Lowham, Ph.D. (Director of MPP)

  • Assistant Professor
  • Public Policy, Methodology, Environmental Policy, Leadership and Collaboration Studies

Dianne Long, Ph.D.

  • Professor
  • Public Policy, Public Administration, Finance, Policy Analysis
  • Graduate Intern Coordinator

Matthew Moore, Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Political Theory; Public Law
  • Mock Trial Team Advisor

Allen Settle, Ph.D.

  • Professor
  • American Constitutional law, Civil Rights, American Government, Urban and State and Local government, Public Finance, Public Administration, Public Personnel Administration Pre-law advisor for the Cal Poly campus

Linda Shepherd, Ph.D.

  • Professor
  • Public Policy, Methodology, and Political Psychology

Jean Williams, Ph.D.

  • Professor
  • American Politics, Social Welfare Policy, Cultural Politics
  • Internship Program Director

Ning Zhang, Ph.D

  • Assistant Professor
  • International Relations

Staff