People
Faculty
![Michael J. Nelson Michael J. Nelson](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-81-pivb91vidftr4r4d56i6xk7nn2utm1nu1cziuvmrtq.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science
Department Head
Affiliate Law Faculty
Director, Initiative on Legal Institutions and Democracy (ILIAD)
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- State Politics
- Judicial Politics
![Lee Ann Lee Ann](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-73-pivb8rjaa9fll1jdtk1ao4tl3u9s9disbxt6ku230w.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
(814) 863-1449
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Comparative Politics
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
- Social Movements and Protest
- Western Europe, especially German speaking countries
- Gender and Politics
![Christopher Beem Christopher Beem](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-82-pivb92tck9v1gd2zzowti1z48gq6tqrkdhn0c5ldq0.jpeg)
Research Professor and
Managing Director, McCourtney Institute for Democracy
(814) 863-7630
![D. Scott Bennett D. Scott Bennett](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-2-pivb8dfpfqwaqw3v3vxw4qdo727a1wyta00wdon08g.png)
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and
Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
- Methodology
![Michael Berkman Michael Berkman](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-89-pivb9ac22y5c18s2rs5u202szjp4jblf2iuw6da7yc.jpeg)
Director, McCourtney Institute for Democracy and
Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-6120
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- State Politics
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
![RayBlockPic(Fall2022) RayBlockPic(Fall2022)](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/RayBlockPicFall2022-puta1cbqxwarncbhl4s8ufa9eq3x523wkx8nl1tuu8.jpg)
Brown-McCourtney Career Development Professor in the McCourtney Institute and Professor of Political Science and African American Studies
(814) 863-7660
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
- Gender and Politics
- Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
![david-bracken david-bracken](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/david-bracken-qbg5b60in8zsbemv68y84r9k9p9z2tlceorprogzau.png)
Assistant Teaching Professor
(814) 863-3192
Areas of Interest:
- Gender and Politics
![Xun Cao Xun Cao](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-54-pivb841bjejfishimrvmfsr297hlwxxhwpi1kx0x9y.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science and Public Policy
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
- Climate change and the environment
![John Christman John Christman](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-23-pivb71hxr72oas1hvt7x3kh5werk5coi3er4wkm2qo.jpeg)
Director of Humanities Institute and Professor of Philosophy, Political Science, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
(814) 865-4190
![18-523 18-523](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/18-523-1-qbaqrp4verru19kbigl1pk3mgahetdb1uqhbf2l2go.jpg)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Areas of Interest:
- Institutions
- Public Policy
- Social Movements and Protest
- State Politics
![Bruce Desmarais Bruce Desmarais](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-15-pivb6s3juupt2of5ep5nemujyk1w0dn6q48a3szzya.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science,
Social Data Analytics, Head, Program in Social Data Analytics Director, Center for Social Data Analytics
William and Monica DeGrandis-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Political Science
Social Data Analytics, Director of Graduate Studies
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology
![Matt Golder Matt Golder](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-45-pivb7umxn26kaov65ntcqv4gbcrxryw6jez6s5evtc.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Methodology
![Golder_Sona Golder_Sona](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/Golder_Sona-qcbbq0ir52x6w5fnkbwmc8abed2hx5z560i4t8u3m8.jpg)
Professor of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Methodology
![Pete Hatemi Pete Hatemi](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-98-pivb9lm4cykrwkboxx1cvx8c465j3ou742opxoti04.jpeg)
Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- International Relations
- Methodology
![Marie Hojnacki Marie Hojnacki](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-28-pivb7674pd93wtuo4d91y1agvc4e7u75s20kayf46o.jpeg)
Associate Head and Director of World Campus Programs, Department of Political Science
Associate Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-1912
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Representation
- Interest Groups
- Public Policy
![Zaryab Iqbal Zaryab Iqbal](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-93-pivb9fz37yd1ywjvuullgynkjuxbti7t3art211ud0.jpeg)
Associate Professor of Political Science and Jewish Studies
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
- Political Violence
- Human Security
- State Failure
![Douglas Lemke Douglas Lemke](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-9-pivb6mgipui350ncbmpvzo9se8toq70spcbd858e8c.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science
Director of Graduate Studies
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
![Amy Linch Amy Linch](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-40-pivb7pxqow04on1zx3s7web5cff3phdiurprdrlunw.jpeg)
Teaching Professor of Political Science and
Director of Undergraduate Studies
(814) 863-0743
![Suzanna Linn Suzanna Linn](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-79-pivb8z1zsxpw5x8glnab82x9ux8pyycn0z12f1qyce.jpeg)
Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology
![Cyanne E. Loyle Cyanne E. Loyle](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-1-pivb782t31bok1rxte2b30te23v4n8emgbbj9icbeo.png)
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
(814) 863-1040
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- International Relations
- Government Repression
- Human Security
![Roseanne McManus Roseanne McManus](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-74-pivb8teynxi689gnikujt4ciam0iorq90745jdzatq.jpeg)
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
(814) 865-4476
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
![Bumba Mukherjee Bumba Mukherjee](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-25-pivb73dm4v58xzyrku168k0336iakqvyro23v4j9p8.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-6575
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
- Methodology
- Domestic Politics and War
- Comparative Political Economy
- Institutions
- Political Violence
![Adam Nye Adam Nye](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-6-pivb6gthkuad7cvj8ka4kpp0txlhg0eeokegchgq8g.jpeg)
Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-1594
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
![Robert Packer Robert Packer](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-19-pivb6wsqt0w8oq8bn96s93nuxheq2v5uerhpi6t1gi.jpeg)
Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-9403
![Jim Piazza Jim Piazza](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-69-pivb8nrxixagaloufiese5rqqasbel3uzf78nq7o7u.jpeg)
Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science
(814) 867-4429
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
- Terrorism
- Political Violence
![Eric Plutzer Eric Plutzer](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-30-pivb7bu5udgtuhmh7fotczv8fncli0tjstxh6m6qj4.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-6576
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology
- Public Opinion and Political Behavior
- Gender and Politics
![](https://live-humanities.pantheonsite.io/english/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/PersonPlaceholder.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
SSRI Co-Funded Faculty
![tavana_photo tavana_photo](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/tavana_photo-ps5g7tzrfiqwx4bjgazmeq2d8q3w1nhh84hvn6s7hy.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Placement Director
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Democratization
- Dictatorships
- Public Opinion and Political Behavior
- Representation
![Vitek Headshot Vitek Headshot](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/Vitek-Headshot-scaled-pudlg6z1ncpauvqc6h4buekyg26gwyodgrzsqa4pta.jpg)
Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science and
Director, Counterterrorism Option
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Democratization
- Political Violence
- Extremism and Radicalization
- Terrorism
![Christopher Witko Christopher Witko](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-26-pivb73dm4v58xzyrku168k0336iakqvyro23v4ja34.jpeg)
Professor of Public Policy and Political Science
(814) 865-3747
![Joseph Wright Joseph Wright](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-51-pivb809ys2ea8cmz8q945tp7vo0525ikk6w3nt6iai.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-3205
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Dictatorships
- Comparative Political Economy
- Government Repression
- Civil Military Relations
![Vineeta Yadav Vineeta Yadav](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-94-pivb9hurlmfmm4h5jveuly6hqmo28wf9rk2s0kz2f0.jpeg)
Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-2395
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
![Boliang Zhu Boliang Zhu](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-67-pivb8kyeyf6lbrsxvz6woohcy567rhsnz18s7wbumc.jpeg)
Associate Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-6901
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
![Christopher Zorn Christopher Zorn](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-101-pivb9r95hyshu83i0zh4avt3ohdqdvgl4ulmtcl4se.jpeg)
Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science and Sociology
Affiliate Professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology
Affiliate Professor of Law
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology
- Federal and State Courts, and Judicial Behavior
Staff
![Kelsey Block Kelsey Block](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-12-pivb6pa1acly3uj8v5xrp5k66efsdabzpq9tnz465u.jpeg)
![Kristy PSU Kristy PSU](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/Kristy-PSU-e1664383438195-pvfpzkzqwf648kxjdbjco42iclqarngukg5eaxdcaa.jpg)
![Jodi Guy Jodi Guy](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-31-pivb7cs017i463l41y3fxhmp117yppxa4ykynw5cv8.jpeg)
![Allison Haas Allison Haas](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-58-pivb87soaqokt8c20ti4prswmqz2rqcf983zi0vdfc.jpeg)
World Campus Administrative Assistant
(814) 863-8110
![Angela Hill Angela Hill](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-36-pivb7jcvd1r4fdbjzixtwxyx6qbj7lnehv5d0tvlx4.jpeg)
![Michelle Ilgen Michelle Ilgen](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-86-pivb96kpbm06qsxjdqjbs10ym07noj6hq08y99ft14.jpeg)
![Paige McCarthy Photo Paige McCarthy Photo](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/Paige-McCarthy-Photo-scaled-q8clr5fh4r89ye4h4vwmzh286p732rck91eysr1rd0.jpg)
![Headshot Headshot](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/Headshot-scaled-pv3katujrfd0l2huqvkfmrwg66rk178vvr9aky2fn2.jpg)
![Mia Parise Mia Parise](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-76-pivb8van1lkqvhdx7lnsy3vfhdr945xpogf4hxwib6.jpeg)
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Graduate Students
![Picture=site Picture=site](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/Picturesite-scaled-qeyqto7w6h5b3h2knml2r4x8s6mz2s4lcakkyzhwzg.jpg)
814-863-1595
Areas of Interest:
- Public Policy
- Federalism
- Economic Inequality
- Ideology
- Far Right Movements
![danielle beavers danielle beavers](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/danielle-beavers-qayiopar7zwn5qedh8leehe266launpob6sfk55gnu.png)
Research Assistant
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology
- Public Policy
- State Politics
![cecilia cecilia](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/cecilia-qayivlg5c9ccasdx87uwoqrqzwm7ar2t9b0m96xjny.png)
(814) 863-1595
Areas of Interest:
- civil conflict
- civil society
- human security
- peacebuilding
![](https://live-humanities.pantheonsite.io/english/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/PersonPlaceholder.jpg)
![](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/08/dalton_headshot-pdf.jpg)
Areas of Interest:
- electoral violence
- gender politics
- machine learning
- political methods
![ash elswick ash elswick](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/ash-elswick-qayizrubpr27webgu0v7roti1k0xibnv5zeb1gqk2c.png)
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Gender and Politics
- Institutions
- Interest Groups
- Political Behavior
- Political Opinion
- State Politics
- Public Policy
![Chi Shun (Gary) Fong Chi Shun (Gary) Fong](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-96-pivb9jqfzai79cef8w83qxpexeesoamqftdqz4w9te.jpeg)
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Social Movements and Protest
- Government Repression
![3E57915A-FA63-4B1B-BDAD-D931547E2095_1_105_c 3E57915A-FA63-4B1B-BDAD-D931547E2095_1_105_c](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/3E57915A-FA63-4B1B-BDAD-D931547E2095_1_105_c-qbar0lnu59ym0amqit4ttt7t0olkq5niqsxw2fdt4q.jpeg)
Areas of Interest:
- Political human behavior
- Coalition building
- Regime/Institutional dynamics and durability
- Methodologies
![NickHemauer NickHemauer](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/NickHemauer-scaled-psorsbnnb7ahvxlzkp0v6cd486pt3xhwz1o6k0zyqq.jpg)
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Health Policy
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
![Morrgan Herlihy Morrgan Herlihy](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-4-pivb6ext767sk4y9jjgvfq63n5ur0m6y0b3hdxjikw.jpeg)
Areas of Interest:
- Institutions
- Representation
- Public Policy
- Elite Political Behavior
- Public Opinion Methodology
![Yimin Huang Yimin Huang](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/Yimin-Huang-psorqs763z6kuxujkj1vl8cx6gb5hsdr3f6j8pa7js.jpg)
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Dictatorships
- Democratization
- Public Opinion and Political Behavior
![Nitheesha Nakka Nitheesha Nakka](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-16-pivb6t1e1or3eads97k9z4m0jxx982qx28vrl2ymdg.jpeg)
Areas of Interest:
- Methodology
- American Politics
- Social Media
- Political Economy
- Institutions
![](https://live-humanities.pantheonsite.io/english/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/PersonPlaceholder.jpg)
![Sheng-Hui Tseng Sheng-Hui Tseng](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/Sheng-Hui-Tseng-psorq0xuls59i8y4zp9p2x8jya1iakdjbo9gboemai.jpg)
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Gender Politics
- Political Representation of Women
- Violence and Harassment against Women in Politics
![Sara Lindsay Walsh Sara Lindsay Walsh](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-pivb6c4amo3xlb2d008zq8vpv08ndivqzx50y3nplm.png)
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Gender and Politics
- Representation
![Yang Yang Yang Yang](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/Yang-Yang-psors44xsj07b1wwslrume9fh3qveco2a0gaptb47a.jpg)
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
- International Political Economy
- Political Methodology
![Lingbo Zhao Lingbo Zhao](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-50-pivb7zc4l8czwqoce7uhlbxraa4rugeu828m6j7wl6.jpeg)
Areas of Interest:
- International conflicts
- International political economy
- Public opinion
Affiliated Faculty
![Mark Anner Mark Anner](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-5-pivb6fvne092vqwwe1vi07xk8jq48baocfqyv7i4v2.jpeg)
Associate Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, and Political Science.
(814) 865-0745
![Donna Bahry Donna Bahry](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-1-pivb6a8m901cy353azfql9cso8hwy4oabnu1zjqhs8.jpeg)
Professor Emerita of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Democratization
- Communist and Post-Communist Politics
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
![Anthony Bertelli Anthony Bertelli](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-72-pivb8qlg3feb9fkqz1mo3n24igef1of1zt5p3k3htc.jpeg)
Douglas S. and Joyce L. Sherwin Professor in the
College of the Liberal Arts Honoring Frank Whitmore and
Professor of Public Policy and Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Comparative Political Economy
![Gretchen Casper Gretchen Casper](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-39-pivb7ozwi1yud13d2ldlbwjor1jqhs9sin29whn89a.jpeg)
Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Democratization
![John Gastil John Gastil](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-14-pivb6s3juupt2of5ep5nemujyk1w0dn6q48a3t00f8.jpeg)
Distinguished Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Public Policy and Political Science
![Errol Henderson Errol Henderson](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-2-pivb6b6gfu2n9p3q5hud5r499mda5ts0nshjgtp40g.jpeg)
Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
![David Lowery David Lowery](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-85-pivb95mv4rywf6ywj84p7j9i0mcagu2rdvlgrzh6sc.jpeg)
Distinguished Senior Scholar of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
![jud_mathews_2016 cropped jud_mathews_2016 cropped](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/jud_mathews_2016-cropped-scaled-q1h986oqyyp3nbpspa47bx6dcd8yjllj9oapluyad8.jpg)
Professor of Law and Political Science
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Penn State Law
8148654285
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Comparative Politics
- Judicial Politics
- Western Europe, especially German speaking countries
![John McCarthy John McCarthy](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-pivb69as2602mh6ggh140rlc2umjqfkjzj6ki9rvj6.jpeg)
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology
(814) 863-8260
![Kidane Mengisteab Kidane Mengisteab](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-pivb9ofmxgomve7lhg98leipwbrmqs5e4gn6dipb6c.gif)
Professor of African Studies and Political Science
(814) 863-5815
![S Mitchel 2022 S Mitchel 2022](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/S-Mitchel-2022-scaled-ps5gvq234xga0bm8y4r9a714sacqopbvidf5rdd0f8.jpeg)
Assistant Teaching Professor of Global and International Studies and Political Science
8148654598
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
![Burt L. Monroe Burt L. Monroe](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-3-pivb6d24ti57wx0zuinmaqn6ge40l7zhc1sifdmba4.jpeg)
Affiliate Professor of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Methodology
![David Myers David Myers](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-53-pivb833hcki576ivs9gzvazlntm8p8trkkuk3n2bum.jpeg)
![Glenn Palmer Glenn Palmer](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-97-pivb9koa64jhkyd23emqbfgvisa5vzqgry18geuw6m.jpeg)
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
![Lilliard Richardson Lilliard Richardson](https://polisci.la.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/elementor/thumbs/image-11-pivb6oc73ikns8km0nj54nspl0kf5l89dlmc6p5kuo.jpeg)
Director, School of Public Policy
Professor of Public Policy
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Assistant Professor of Law
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Congress
- Federal and State Courts, and Judicial Behavior
- Institutions
- Interest Groups
- Presidency
- Public Policy