Faculty
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Craig Arceneaux, Ph.D. (Department Chair)
- Professor
- Latin American Politics, Comparative Political Institutions, Democratic Transitions, Civil-Military Relations
- Faculty Advisor to Model United Nations
Chris Den Hartog, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- American Political Institutions, Congress, Presidency, Public Policy
Ron Den Otter, Ph.D., J.D.
- Associate 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
Michael Latner, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Election Systems and Representation, Political Geography, Urban Politics
Anika Leithner, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- International Relations, European Politics, Rhetoric, Foreign Policy Decision-Making, Political Psychology
- Faculty Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha
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.
- Associate Professor
- Political Theory; Public Law
- Mock Trial Team Advisor
Derek Reiners, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Decision Making in Public Policy, Environmental Policy
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
Jean Williams, Ph.D.
- Professor
- American Politics, Social Welfare Policy, Cultural Politics
- Internship Program Director
Ning Zhang, Ph.D
- Assistant Professor
- International Relations
- Faculty Advisor, Political Science Club