Faculty & Staff
Department of Political Science
1121 Au Sable Hall
1 Campus Drive
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 49401-9403
[email protected]
(616) 331-2320
Fax: (616) 331-3550
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Faculty
![Darren Walhof](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/walhof_8[1537294176].jpg)
Darren Walhof
Political Science Department Chair
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Professor
1126 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2835
[email protected]
Darren's profile
Fields: political thought, religion and politics, constitutional law
![Polly Diven](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/pd5(2)[1521119346].jpg)
Polly Diven
Director, International Relations Program
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor
1107 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3282
[email protected]
Polly's profile
Fields: international relations, U.S. foreign policy, American politics
![Professor Camarillo headshot](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/camarillo_photo_resize[1667566694].jpg)
C. Tyler Godines Camarillo
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Assistant Professor
1101 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2782
Fields: American politics; race, ethnicity, and politics; social movements; political behavior
![John Constantelos](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/johnconstantelos(3)[1391785241].jpg)
John Constantelos
Ph.D., Duke University
Professor
1125 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2869
[email protected]
John's profile
Fields: comparative politics, Western Europe, international political economy
![Paul Cornish](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/220915_paulcornish-resize6[1667565893].jpg)
Paul Cornish
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Associate Professor
1129 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3502
[email protected]
Paul's profile
Fields: political theory, American politics
![Gamal Gasim](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/gamalgasim(3)[1392401331].jpg)
Gamal Gasim
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Associate Professor
111 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8106
[email protected]
Gamal's profile
Fields: comparative politics, Middle Eastern Politics
![Whitt Kilburn](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/kilburn_jpg_resize[1667567416].jpg)
Whitt Kilburn
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor
1103 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8831
[email protected]
Whitt's website
Whitt's profile
Fields: American politics, public opinion, elections and voting behavior
![Jacques Mangala](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/jacquesmangala(3)[1392401388].jpg)
Jack Mangala
Ph.D., Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Professor
113 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8512
[email protected]
Jack's profile
Fields: international relations, international law
![Mark Richards](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/markrichards(3)[1392401433].jpg)
Mark Richards
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Professor
1106 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3457
[email protected]
Mark's profile
Fields: constitutional law, freedom of expression, judicial politics
![Andrew Schlewitz](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/andrewschlewitz(3)[1392401444].jpg)
Andrew Schlewitz
Ph.D., The New School
Assistant Professor
112 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8158
[email protected]
Andrew's profile
Fields: Latin American politics, comparative politics, international relations
![Laura Schneider](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/lauraschneider(3)[1392401456].jpg)
Laura Schneider
Ph.D., Purdue University
Associate Professor
1124 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8988
[email protected]
Laura's profile
Fields: public policy, environmental policy, women and politics
![Heather Tafel](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/tafel_resize[1668173415].jpg)
Heather Tafel
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Associate Professor
1128 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8511
[email protected]
Heather's profile
Fields: democratization, federalism, Russia and Eastern Europe
![Thomas Walker](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/thomaswalker(3)[1392401500].jpg)
Thomas Walker
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Associate Professor
1105 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8713
[email protected]
Thomas' profile
Fields: international relations, history of international political thought, causes of war
![Yi Zhao](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/yizhao3[1423840446].jpg)
Yi Zhao
Ph.D., Yale University
Associate Professor
1108 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8523
[email protected]
Yi's profile
Fields: comparative politics, Chinese politics, judicial politics
![Donald Zinman](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/donaldzinman(3)[1392401525].jpg)
Donald Zinman
Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
Professor
1127 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8714
[email protected]
Donald's profile
Fields: American politics, presidency, parties, elections
![Professor Zivi](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/zivik[1674490348].jpg)
Karen Zivi
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Professor
1130 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8157
[email protected]
Fields: Human rights, political theory and feminist politics
Affiliate Faculty
![Roger Moiles](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/rodgermoiles1(3)[1392401541].jpg)
Roger Moiles
Senior Affiliate
M.A., Michigan State University
1104 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3283
[email protected]
Roger's profile
Fields: American politics, research methods, international relations
Contributing Faculty
![Farid Hassanzadah](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/farid_hasanzadah_photo_1.2_edit_1[1719336143].jpg)
Farid Hassanzadah
M.A., Islamic Azad University - Kabul
Visiting Faculty of Instruction
1109 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2475
[email protected]
Field: Human Rights
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Robert Kumpf
M.S., Northeastern University
Adjunct Professor
1110 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3497
[email protected]
Fields: International relations, American politics, war studies, and post-conflict stability.
![Sheri Rogers](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/sheri_rogers_photo[1718133624].jpg)
Sheri Rogers
M.A., Western Michigan University
Adjunct Professor
1121 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2320
[email protected]
Fields: American Politics, International Relations
Pamela Galbraith
M.A., Michigan State University
Adjunct Professor
1110 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2320
[email protected]
Field: Human Rights
Matthew M.C. Roberts
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Adjunct Professor
KHS 4437
(616) 331-9085
[email protected]
Matthew's profile
Fields: Constitutional Law, Judicial Politics, Democratic Theory, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Instructional Technology
Retired Faculty and Staff
![Richard Hiskes](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/richardhiskes(3)[1392401348].jpg)
Richard Hiskes
Ph.D., Indiana University
Professor
[email protected]
Fields: human rights, political theory
![Erika King](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/erikaking2(3)[1392401374].jpg)
Erika King
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Emerita Professor
[email protected]
Fields: American politics, media and politics, public opinion
![Deb Rotman](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/deb-s-portrait[1571841648].jpg)
![Michelle Miller-Adams](/cms4/asset/54A33349-DDB5-9122-52D039391EF8BB6C/michelle_miller-adams_photo(2)[1693225658].jpg)
Michelle Miller-Adams
Ph.D., Political Science, Columbia University
Professor
[email protected]
Twitter: @mmilleradams
Michelle's profile
Fields: international relations, US social policy, economic and community development