Meet the Faculty/Staff
Courses in the Political Science Department are taught by a full-time faculty of 15, many of whom are nationally or internationally recognized experts in their fields of study.
In addition to teaching in our undergraduate programs, several of our faculty also teach in the Master of Public Administration program.
Shelly Appleton
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - University of Minnesota
Cristian Cantir
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Kansas
[email protected]
(248) 370-2377
428 Varner
Douglas Carr
Associate Professor and MPA Director
Ph.D. - University of Kentucky
[email protected]
(248) 370-2972
419 Varner
David Dulio
Distinguished Professor
Director, Center for Civic Engagement
Internship Director, Political Science & International Relations
Ph.D. - American University
[email protected]
(248) 370-2523
430 Varner
Cody Eldredge
Assistant Professor and Model UN Advisor
Ph.D. - University of Colorado
[email protected]
(248) 370-3660
425 Varner
Matthew Fails
Professor
Ph.D. - University of Missouri
[email protected]
(248) 370-2765
424 Varner
Robert Goldstein
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - University of Chicago
[email protected]
Diane Hartmus
Associate Professor
Internship Director, Public Administration
Juris Doctorate - Boston College Law School
[email protected]
(248) 370-2375
422 Varner
Sung-eun Kim
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - SUNY - Albany
[email protected]
(248) 370-2628
421A Varner
John Klemanski
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - Wayne State University
[email protected]
(248) 370-2355
209 Anibal
Paul Kubicek
Professor
Ph.D. - University of Michigan
[email protected]
(248) 370-2363
426 Varner
Laura Landolt
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Arizona, Tucson
[email protected]
(248) 370-2365
427 Varner
Roger Larocca
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Chicago
[email protected]
(248) 370-2353
431 Varner
Nicole Asmussen Mathew
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Rochester
[email protected]
(248) 370-4365
429 Varner
C. Michelle Piskulich
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - SUNY - Binghamton
423 Varner
Terri Towner
Professor
Ph.D. - Purdue University
[email protected]
(248) 370-2351
402 Varner
Peter F. Trumbore
Professor & Chair
Ph.D. - University of Connecticut
[email protected]
(248) 370-4907
417 Varner
Julie Walters
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - George Mason University School of Public Policy
J.D. - Indiana University School of Law
[email protected]
(248) 370-2362
421B Varner
Associate Professor and MPA Director
Ph.D. - University of Kentucky
[email protected]
(248) 370-2972
Diane Hartmus
Associate Professor and Internship Director
J.D. - Boston College
[email protected]
(248) 370-2375
Sung-eun Kim
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - SUNY - Albany
[email protected]
(248) 370-2628
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - Wayne State University
[email protected]
(248) 370-4392
Julie Walters
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - George Mason University
[email protected]
(248) 370-2362
MPA Staff
Jim Bilinski
Graduate Assistants
Taylor Bailey
Savhanna Valliere
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