People - Faculty

Name

Field of Interest

Christopher Adolph

Professor

GOWEN 145

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

Caitlin Ainsley

Associate Professor

cainsley@uw.edu

SMITH 221A

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

Asli Cansunar

Associate Professor

cansunar@uw.edu

GOWEN 115

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

Rachel A. Cichowski

Professor and Chair of Political Science

rcichows@uw.edu

GOWEN 106

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

Megan Ming Francis

Associate Professor
G. Alan and Barbara Delsman Associate Professor

meganmf@uw.edu

GOWEN 47

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

Anthony Gill

Professor

tgill@uw.edu

GOWEN 144

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

James Dongjin Kim

Assistant Professor

jjjkim@uw.edu

Office Hours: By Appointment

GOWEN 135

East Asian, International Relations, International Security, Political Psychology, Violence and Trauma

Scott Lemieux

Teaching Professor

slemieux@uw.edu

GOWEN 114

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

Gabriella Levy

Assistant Professor

glevy2@uw.edu

Office Hours: Spring 2026: Thursdays 1-3pm

GOWEN 37

Comparative Politics, Human Rights, International Relations, International Security, Latin American, Political Psychology

James D. Long

Professor
Associate Chair

jdlong@uw.edu

GOWEN 146

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

George Lovell

Professor

glovell@uw.edu

GOWEN 129

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

Jamie Mayerfeld

Professor

jasonm@uw.edu

GOWEN 35

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

Brie McLemore

Assistant Professor

bmclem@uw.edu

Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-2 by appointment: https://calendly.com/bmclem-uw/officehours

GOWEN 025

Feminism and Feminist Theory, Law and Society, Legal Mobilization, Race and Ethnicity, Science and Technology, Surveillance and Privacy, Urban Studies

Victor Menaldo

Professor

vmenaldo@uw.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

GOWEN 31

Comparative Politics, Environmental Politics, Latin American, Political Economy

Margaret Perez Brower

Assistant Professor

mpbrower@uw.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

SMITH 221B

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

Aseem Prakash

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

aseem@uw.edu

GOWEN 39

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

Noga Rotem

Assistant Professor

nrotem@uw.edu

GOWEN 125

Feminism and Feminist Theory, Gender, Justice, Political Theory

Mark Alan Smith

Professor

masmith@uw.edu

GOWEN 29

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

Rebecca U. Thorpe

Associate Professor

bthorpe@uw.edu

SMITH 221C

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

Jack Turner III

Professor

jturner3@uw.edu / 206-518-0752

GOWEN 133

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

Geoffrey P.R. Wallace

Professor

gprwall@uw.edu / 206-685-5580

GOWEN 139

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

Sophia Jordán Wallace

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

sophiajw@uw.edu / 206-543-5701

Office Hours: By appointment

GOWEN 131

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

Susan H. Whiting

Professor

swhiting@uw.edu

GOWEN 147

Comparative Politics, Law and Society, Political Economy

Emeriti Faculty

W. Lance Bennett

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

lbennett@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

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

James A. Caporaso

Professor Emeritus

caporaso@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

Christine DiStefano

Associate Professor Emerita

distefan@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

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

Donald Hellmann

Professor Emeritus, Political Science and Jackson School of International Studies

hellmann@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

Elizabeth Kier

Professor Emerita

ekier@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

European Politics, International Relations, International Security

Margaret Levi

Professor Emerita

mlevi@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

Karen Litfin

Professor Emerita

litfin@uw.edu

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

Stephen J. Majeski

Professor Emeritus

majeski@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

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

Peter J. May

Donald R. Matthews Distinguished Professor Emeritus of American Politics

pmay@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

Michael W. McCann

Professor Emeritus
Gordon Hirabayashi Professor for the Advancement of Citizenship

mwmccann@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

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

Jonathan Mercer

Professor Emeritus

mercer@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

International Relations, International Security

Michael Taylor

Professor Emeritus

mjtaylor@uw.edu

Office Hours: Please contact via email

John D. Wilkerson

Professor Emeritus
Past Director, Center for American Politics and Public Policy

jwilker@uw.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

GOWEN 112

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