Department Faculty

Ours is a joint department that combines faculty with expertise in history, political science, and geography.

Javier Aguayo, Assistant Professor of Political Science

J.D. (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru), M.A. (State University of New York at Buffalo), Ph.D. (University of Florida)

International Relations, Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics

John Altman, Associate Professor of Political Science

B.A., M.P.A. (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Ph.D. (University of Tennessee)

American Government, Congress, Presidency, Research Methods

Philip Avillo, Professor of History

B.A. (Hofstra University), M.A. (University of San Diego), Ph.D. (University of Arizona)

Civil War and Reconstruction, American Diplomatic History, United States and Vietnam

Paul Doutrich, Professor of History

B.A. (University of Kentucky), M.A. (Pennsylvania State University), Ph.D. (University of Kentucky)

Colonial American History, Revolutionary Era,  Jeffersonian and Jacksonian America

Mary Graham, Professor of Geography

B.A., M.S. (University of Kentucky), M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana University)

Geography, Urban Planning, Canada

Woojin Kang, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A. (Korea University), M.S. (Florida State University)

International Relations, Comparative Politics, East Asian Politics

Padraic Kennedy, Assistant Professor of History

B.A. (De Pauw University), M.A., Ph.D. (Washington University)

European History, British History, Irish History

Saroj Khanna, Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A. (Government College, Amritsar, India), M.A. (Panjab University)

Comparative Politics, Middle Eastern Politics, South Asian Politics

Ilana Krug, Visiting Assistant Professor of History

B.A. (Brandeis University), M.A., Ph.D. (University of Toronto)

Ancient History, Medieval History, Renaissance and Reformation

Mel Kulbicki, Professor of Political Science

B.A. (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), M.A., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)

American Government, Political Theory, American Political Thought, Campaigns and Elections

Peter Levy, Professor of History and Department Chair

B.A. (University of California, Berkeley), M.A., Ph.D. (Columbia University)

Twentieth-Century United States, Civil Rights, American Economic History

Kay McAdams, Assistant Professor of History

B.A. (Nebraska Wesleyan University), M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana University)

European History, Modern Germany

Kwasi Sarfo, Professor of Political Science

B.A. (University of Ghana, Legon), J.D. (Weidner University), M.P.A., Ph.D. (State University of New York, Albany)

Comparative Politics, African Politics, International Law

Robert Terry, Professor of Political Science, Emeritus

B.S. (Mansfield State University), M.Ed. (Shippensburg University), M.A., Ph.D. (American University)

International Relations, Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics

Dick Van Tassell, Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A. (University of Utah), M.P.A., D.A. (Idaho State University)

American Government, Constitutional Thought, Public Administration

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