Faculty
Donna Bahry
- Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-1890
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Democratization
- Communist and Post-Communist Politics
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
Lee Ann Banaszak-currently on sabbatical
- Head, Department of Political Science and
- 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
- Assistant Research Professor and
- Managing Director, McCourtney Institute for Democracy
(814) 863-7630
D. Scott Bennett
- Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and
- Distinguished Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-1439
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
- Methodology
Michael Berkman
- 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
Ray Block
- Associate 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
Xun Cao
- Associate Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-8749
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
Gretchen Casper
- Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies
(814) 865-8748
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Democratization
John Christman
- Professor of Philosophy, Political Science, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
(814) 865-4190
Bruce Desmarais
- Professor of Political Science and
- Director of Graduate Studies, Social Data Analytics
- William and Monica DeGrandis-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology
Matt Golder
- Professor of Political Science and
- Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies
(814) 867-4323
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Methodology
Sona N. Golder
- Professor of Political Science
(814) 867-4322
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Methodology
Pete Hatemi
- Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- International Relations
- Methodology
Erin Heidt-Forsythe
- Sherwin Early Career Professor, Associate Professor of Political Science and Women's Studies, and Associate Director of the Rock Ethics Institute
(814) 865-1209
Areas of Interest:
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
- Social Movements and Protest
- Gender and Politics
- Interest Groups
- Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
- Federal and State Courts, and Judicial Behavior
Errol Henderson
- Associate Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-4409
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
Marie Hojnacki
- Acting Head, Department of Political Science and Associate Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-1912
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Representation
- Interest Groups
Zaryab Iqbal
- Associate Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-1510
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
- Political Violence
- Human Security
- State Failure
Gregory Kruczek
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
(814) 863-1592
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
Jeremy Martin Ladd
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-4113
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Methodology
- Democratization
- Dictatorships
Douglas Lemke
- Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-0816
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
Amy Linch
- Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science and
- Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies
(814) 863-0743
Suzanna Linn
- Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-9402
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology
Cyanne E. Loyle
- Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
(814) 863-1040
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- International Relations
- Government Repression
- Human Security
Roseanne McManus
- Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
(814) 865-4476
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
Burt L. Monroe
- Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science, Social Data Analytics, and Informatics
- Head, Program in Social Data Analytics
- Director, Center for Social Data Analytics
(814) 865-9215
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Methodology
Bumba Mukherjee
- Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-6575
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
- Methodology
Kevin Munger
- Assistant Professor of Political Science and Social Data Analytics
(814) 863-0577
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
Michael J. Nelson
- Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor in Political Science
- Associate Professor of Political Science
- Affiliate Law Faculty
- Placement Director
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- State Politics
- Federal and State Courts, and Judicial Behavior
- Judicial Politics
Adam Nye
- Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-1594
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
Robert Packer
- Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-9403
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
Glenn Palmer
- Professor of Political Science and
- Director of Graduate Studies
(814) 865-5594
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
James Piazza
- Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science
(814) 867-4429
Areas of Interest:
-
International Relations
- Terrorism
- Counterterrorism
- Political Violence
- Intrastate Conflict
- Middle East and Islamic World
Eric Plutzer
- Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-6576
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
- Gender and Politics
Amy Sentementes
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-6901
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
- Gender and Politics
- Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
Candis Smith
- Laurence and Lynne Brown-McCourtney Early Career Professor in the McCourtney Institute and Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies
(814) 863-8978
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Participation, Voting, and Public Opinion
- Gender and Politics
- Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
Andrew Vitek
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science and
- Director, Counterterrorism Option
(814) 865-5001
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Democratization
- Civil Military Relations
- Political Violence
Susan Welch
- Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-7691
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Comparative Politics
- Gender and Politics
- Political Violence
Joseph Wright
- Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-3205
Areas of Interest:
-
Comparative Politics
Dictatorships
Comparative Political Economy
Government Oppression
Civil Military Relations - Dictatorships
- Comparative Political Economy
- Government Repression
- Civil Military Relations
Vineeta Yadav
- Associate Professor of Political Science
(814) 863-2395
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
Boliang Zhu
- Associate Professor of Political Science
(814) 865-6901
Areas of Interest:
- International Relations
Christopher Zorn
- Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science
- Professor of Sociology and Criminology (by courtesy)
- Affiliate Professor of Law
(814) 863-9446
Areas of Interest:
- American Politics
- Methodology