Faculty and Staff
Staff and Department Information

Ginele Johnson
Office Coordinator
229 LOH
1 Campus Dr.
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 49401
[email protected]
616-331-8229
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616-331-8025
Faculty

Karen Zivi
Director Human Rights Minor
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Associate Professor
1130 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8157
[email protected]
Fields: Human rights, political theory and feminist politics

Paul Cornish
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Associate Professor
1129 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3502
[email protected]
Fields: political theory, American politics

Gabrielle Gottlieb
Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2005
Mackinac Hall D-1-218
[email protected]
(616) 331-3613
Fields: Colonial America, American Revolution, crime and punishment

Brian Johnson
Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies
B.A. University of Wisconsin
M.S., M.L.I.R., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Office: 279-C DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-7142
E-mail: [email protected]
Expertise: Private Security; Criminology; Law Enforcement

Diana Lamphiere
Educational Background and Specialization
B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies in Public Policy, Michigan State University
J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law
[email protected]
Teaching Areas: Law and how it intersects with society
Preferred Pronouns: She/her/hers

Jack Mangala
Ph.D., Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Professor
113 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8512
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Fields: international relations, international law

Mark Richards
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Professor
1106 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3457
[email protected]
Fields: constitutional law, freedom of expression, judicial politics

Andrew Schlewitz
Ph.D., The New School
Assistant Professor
112 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8158
[email protected]
Fields: Latin American politics, comparative politics, international relations

Thomas Walker
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Associate Professor
1102 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8713
[email protected]
Fields: international relations, history of international political thought, causes of war

Richard Yadana
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Binghamton University-State University of New York
African/African American Studies
Areas of Interest: Social Movements, Anticolonial and National Liberation Movements (Africa & the African Diaspora), Development & Culture (Africa, Asia, and Latin America), Ethno-Nationalism and Social Change (Developing World)
(616) 331-3183
2156 Au Sable Hall
[email protected]

Christine Yalda
Associate Professor
School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies
B.A., University of Michigan
J.D., Boston University Law School
M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Office: 243-C DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-7135
E-mail: [email protected]
Expertise Civil Rights & Human Rights; Specialty Courts; Program Evaluation