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Christopher Adolph

Professor

Central Banks, Comparative Politics, Computational Methods, Data Visualization, Health Policy, Labor, Political Economy, Political Methodology, Public Administration, Public Policy, Quantitative Methods, Statistics

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Caitlin Ainsley

Associate Professor

cainsley@uw.edu

Central Banks, Comparative Politics, Currency Policy, Game Theory, Political Economy, Political Institutions, Political Methodology

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Jonathan Beck

Temporary Full-Time Lecturer

jcbeck@uw.edu

Comparative Law, Comparative Politics, Constitutional Law, European Union, International Relations, Legal Mobilization, Public Law

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Asli Cansunar

Assistant Professor

cansunar@uw.edu

GWN 115

Comparative Politics, European Politics, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Politics, Political Economy, Political Methodology

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Rachel A. Cichowski

Professor and Chair of Political Science

rcichows@uw.edu

Office Hours: N/A

GWN 127

Comparative Law and Politics, European Law, Global and Transnational Studies, Human Rights, International Law and Organization, Legal Mobilization, Public Law

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Megan Ming Francis

Associate Professor
G. Alan and Barbara Delsman Associate Professor

meganmf@uw.edu

GWN 37

African American, American Political Development, American Politics, Civil Rights, Law and Society, Legal Mobilization, Minority and Race Politics, Public Law, Race and Ethnicity, Social Movements

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Anthony Gill

Professor

tgill@uw.edu

GWN 125

Civil Rights, Comparative Politics, Environmental Politics, Game Theory, Human Rights, Political Economy, Political Methodology, Religion, Social Movements, Sociology

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Scott Lemieux

Teaching Professor

slemieux@uw.edu

Office Hours:

GWN 114/Zoom

American Political Development, American Politics, Public Law, Supreme Court

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James D. Long

Professor

jdlong@uw.edu

GWN 146

Area Studies, Comparative Politics, Crime and Criminality, International Relations, International Security, Minority and Race Politics, Political Economy, Political Methodology, Poverty

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George Lovell

Professor

glovell@uw.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

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American Political Development, American Politics, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Courts, Immigration, Interest Groups, Labor, Law and Society, Public Law

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Stephen J. Majeski

Professor, Political Science
Associate Dean for Research Administration and Infrastructure, College of Arts & Sciences

majeski@uw.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

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Computational Methods, Game Theory, International Relations, Political Methodology, Quantitative Methods

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Jamie Mayerfeld

Professor

jasonm@uw.edu

GWN 35 (In person or zoom)

Civil Rights, Human Rights, Justice, Law and Society, Political Theory, Public Law

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Victor Menaldo

Professor

vmenaldo@uw.edu

GWN 31

Comparative Politics, Environmental Politics, Latin American, Political Economy

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Margaret Perez Brower

Assistant Professor

mpbrower@uw.edu

Office Hours: By Appointment

SMI 221B

Gender and Politics, Interest Groups, Public Policy, Race and Ethnicity, Social Movements

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Aseem Prakash

Professor of Political Science
Walker Family Professor for the Arts and Sciences

aseem@uw.edu

Office Hours: By appointment both in-person and Zoom

GWN 39

Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Immigration, India, NGOs and Nonprofits, Political Communication, Political Economy, Public Policy, Regulatory Politics, Survey Experiments

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Noga Rotem

Assistant Professor

nrotem@uw.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

GWN 125

Feminism and Feminist Theory, Gender, Justice, Political Theory

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Mark Alan Smith

Professor
Associate Chair

masmith@uw.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

Zoom

American Political Development, American Politics, Interest Groups, Political Communication, Religion, Sociology

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Rebecca U. Thorpe

Associate Professor

bthorpe@uw.edu

SMI 221C

American Political Development, American Politics, Crime and Criminality, Housing, Incarceration, Justice, Poverty, Public Law, Public Policy, Quantitative Methods

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Jack Turner III

Professor

jturner3@uw.edu / 206-518-0752

GWN 133

African American, American Political Development, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Feminism and Feminist Theory, Justice, Law and Society, Minority and Race Politics, Political Theory

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Geoffrey P.R. Wallace

Professor

gprwall@uw.edu / 206-685-5580

GWN 139

Human Rights, International Institutions, International Law, International Relations, International Security, Political Violence, Public Opinion

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Sophia Jordán Wallace

Professor
Stuart A. and Lee D. Scheingold Endowed Faculty Fellow in Social Justice

sophiajw@uw.edu / 206-543-5701

GWN 131

Immigration Politics and Policy, Latino Politics, Legislative Politics, Public Opinion, Race and Ethnicity

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Susan H. Whiting

Professor

swhiting@uw.edu

GWN 147

Comparative Politics, Law and Society, Political Economy

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John D. Wilkerson

Professor
Director, Center for American Politics and Public Policy

jwilker@uw.edu

Office Hours: By Appointment

GWN 112

American Politics, Computational Methods, Data Visualization, Game Theory, Health Policy, Legislative Politics, Political Methodology, Public Policy, Quantitative Methods, Statistics

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Emeritus Faculty

W. Lance Bennett

Professor Emeritus
Founding Director, Emeritus, Center for Communication & Civic Engagement

lbennett@uw.edu

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Civic Engagement, Communication, Comparative Politics, Environmental Politics, Media Studies, Political Communication, Sustainability

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James A. Caporaso

Professor Emeritus

caporaso@uw.edu

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Christine DiStefano

Associate Professor Emerita

distefan@uw.edu

African American, American Indian/Native American, Asian American, Civic Engagement, Crime and Criminality, Disability, Environmental Politics, Ethics, Feminism and Feminist Theory, Political Theory

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Donald Hellmann

Professor Emeritus, Political Science and Jackson School of International Studies

hellmann@uw.edu

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Elizabeth Kier

Professor Emerita

ekier@uw.edu

European Politics, International Relations, International Security

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Margaret Levi

Professor Emerita

mlevi@uw.edu

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Karen Litfin

Professor Emerita

litfin@uw.edu

GWN 33

Civic Engagement, Contemplative Education, Environmental Politics, International Relations, Service Learning, Social Movements, Sustainability

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Peter J. May

Donald R. Matthews Distinguished Professor Emeritus of American Politics

pmay@uw.edu

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Michael W. McCann

Professor Emeritus
Gordon Hirabayashi Professor for the Advancement of Citizenship

mwmccann@uw.edu

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American Political Development, American Politics, Civil Rights, Comparative Politics, Labor, Law and Society, Minority and Race Politics, Political Theory, Public Law, Social Movements

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Jonathan Mercer

Professor Emeritus

mercer@uw.edu

International Relations, International Security

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Michael Taylor

Professor Emeritus

mjtaylor@uw.edu

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