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    Political Science & International Affairs Contact Information

    Craig Greathouse
    Craig Greathouse, Ph.D.Profile page

    Professor & Department Head

    Phone706-864-1869

    Office locationHansford Hall, 328, Dahlonega

    Raluca Viman-Miller
    Raluca Viman-Miller, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor & Associate Department Head

    Phone678-717-3491

    Office locationStrickland Academic, 159, Gainesville

     

    For information or questions, you can also reach out to polsia-dah@ung.edu

    Faculty & Staff

    Carl Cavalli
    Carl Cavalli, Ph.D.Profile page

    Professor

    Phone706-864-1872

    faculty.ung.edu/ccavalli/

    Office locationHansford Hall, 338, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: American National Institutions, Political Parties, Elections

    Bibek Chand
    Bibek Chand, Ph.D. Profile page

    Assistant Professor

    Phone678-717-3704

    bibekchand.com

    Office locationStrickland Academic, 149, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: Security studies, Sino-Indian relations, small states in international politics, geopolitics

    Luisa Diaz-Kope
    Luisa Diaz-Kope, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor

    Phone706-864-1699

    Office locationHansford Hall, 311, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Collaboration and Watershed Grassroots Protection

    Douglas Ealey
    Douglas Ealey, Ph.D., M.Div.Profile page

    Professor

    Phone678-717-3690

    Office locationStrickland Academic, 152, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: American Government, Religion, Religion and Politics, Leadership, and Conflict Management and Mediation

    Joseph Gershtenson
    Joseph Gershtenson, Ph.D.Profile page

    Assistant Professor

    Phone706-864-1757

    Office locationBarnes Hall, 123, Dahlonega

    Marie Goodall
    Marie Goodall, M.P.A.Profile page

    Senior Lecturer

    Phone706-864-1628

    Office location Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Public Administration

    Cristian Harris
    Cristian Harris, Ph.D.Profile page

    Professor

    M.A.I.A. Program Coordinator

    Phone706-867-3251

    Office locationHansford Hall, 316, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: International Political Economy, Comparative Global Development, Latin American Politics, Global Governance

    Charlene Hudson
    Charlene Hudson, M.P.A.Profile page

    Senior Lecturer

    Phone678-717-3552

    Office locationStrickland Academic, 209, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: Public Administration, Nonprofit Organizations, U.S. Government, State and Local Government

    Jaimie Kelly
    Jaimie Kelly, Ph.D.Profile page

    Assistant Professor

    Phone706-864-1916

    Office locationHansford Hall, 317, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Public Administration, Networks, Organizational Theory

    Christopher Kroh
    Christopher Kroh, Ph.D.Profile page

    Senior Lecturer

    Phone678-717-2262

    Office locationStrickland Academic, 207, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: EU/European Politics and Comparative Political Parties/Political Systems

    Scott Meachum
    Scott Meachum, J.D.; Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor

    Phone706-864-1523

    Office locationBarnes Hall, 121, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Public Law (domestic and international)

    Edward Mienie
    Edward Mienie, Ph.D.Profile page

    Executive Director, Strategic Studies Program & Partnerships and Professor of Strategic & Security Studies

    Phone706-867-4465

    Office locationHansford Hall, 314, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Strategic & Security Studies; State Fragility; Why Nations Fail

    Jonathan Miner
    Jonathan Miner, J.D.; Ph.D.Profile page

    Professor

    Phone706-867-2578

    Office locationHansford Hall, 331, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: U.S. Foreign Policy, Middle East Politics, International Law

    Elliot Montagano
    Elliot Montagano, Ph.D. Profile page

    Assistant Professor

    Phone706-864-1782

    Office locationBarnes Hall, 125, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: History of Political Philosophy; Modern Political Philosophy; Enlightenment Thought; Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Civic Education

    Larry Morton
    Larry Morton, MIPPProfile page

    Part-Time Communications Assistant

    Office locationHansford Hall, 318, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: International Affairs / Security Studies

    Christopher Newkirk
    Christopher Newkirk, M.A.Profile page

    Administrative Assistant IV

    Phone706-864-1628

    Office locationHansford Hall, 304, Dahlonega

    Stephen Northam
    Stephen Northam, DPAProfile page

    Senior Lecturer

    Phone706-867-3049

    Office locationBarnes Hall, 127, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Public Administration, Complexity/Network Theory, Organizational/Group Behavior

    Nathan Price
    Nathan Price, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor

    Phone706-946-5475

    Office locationBuilding A, 111, Blue Ridge

    Area(s) of Expertise: Populism, the European Union, Voting behavior in Western Europe and the United States

    Sam Rohrer
    Sam Rohrer, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor

    Phone706-864-1927

    Office locationHansford Hall, 315, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Secession, Maritime Crime, Terrorism, and Leadership Style and Trait Analysis

    Ted Rossier
    Ted Rossier, J.D.; Ph.D.Profile page

    Lecturer

    Phone706-310-6265

    Office locationClassroom (300) Building, 313A, Oconee

    Area(s) of Expertise: Public Law, Interest Groups, Bureaucracy, American Political Development

    Seyed Hamid Serri
    Seyed Hamid Serri, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor

    Phone706-867-4526

    Office locationHansford Hall, 313, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Strategic & Security Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis, Quantitative & Qualitative Text Analysis, Middle Eastern Politics

    Glen Smith
    Glen Smith, Ph.D.Profile page

    Professor

    Phone706-310-6324

    Office locationStudent Resource Center, 599, Oconee

    Area(s) of Expertise: Media, Political Psychology, Research Methods

    Laurel Wei
    Laurel Wei, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor

    Phone706-867-2143

    Office locationHansford Hall, 319, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: International relations of East Asia; Chinese foreign policy; US-China relations; and politics on the Korean Peninsula

    Eric Wilk
    Eric Wilk, Ph.D.Profile page

    Assistant Professor

    Phone678-717-3704

    Office locationStrickland Academic, 210, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: American Politics and Empirical Methods

    Charles (Trey)  Wilson
    Charles (Trey) Wilson, J.D.; Ph.D.Profile page

    Professor

    Phone

    Office locationStrickland Academic, 106, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: Early American Law and Legal History, History of women's higher education

    Dwight Wilson
    Dwight Wilson, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor

    Phone678-717-3936

    Office locationStrickland Academic, 158, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: Latin American Politics, Political Theory

    Kathleen Woodward
    Kathleen Woodward, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Professor

    Phone706-310-6329

    Office locationStudent Resource Center, 593, Oconee

    Area(s) of Expertise: Comparative Politics and International Affairs

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