Faculty

Amel Ahmed

Associate Professor of Political Science

Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusion, Office of the Provost

aahmed@umass.edu

406 Thompson Hall

Roberto Alejandro

Professor of Political Science

ralejand@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 336

413-545-6177

Sonia E. Alvarez

Leonard J. Horwitz Professor of Latin American Politics and Society

soniaa@umass.edu

Zoom link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/91568897055

Office Hours: Tues. 1-3pm and by appt.

Jiun Bang

Visiting Scholar

jiunbang@umass.edu

Thompson 430

Maryann Barakso

Associate Professor of Political Science

Former Co-PI UMASS Poll

barakso@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 530

Jim Ben-Aaron

Lecturer of Political Science

jbenaaro@acad.umass.edu

Thompson 220

Angelica Bernal

Associate Professor of Political Science

Director, Academic Fellows Program

abernal@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 432

Scott Blinder

Assistant Professor of Political Science

scottblinder@umass.edu

Thompson 536

Brenda K. Bushouse

Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

bushouse@umass.edu

Thompson 624

Office Hours: Contact via email

Judd Carhart

Lecturer of Legal Studies

Associate Justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court (ret.)

judgecarhart@yahoo.com

Office Hours: Before and after class

Charli Carpenter

Professor of Political Science

charli@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 532

413-545-6245

Marissa Carrere

Lecturer of Legal Studies and Political Science

mcarrere@umass.edu

Thompson 238

Paul M. Collins, Jr.

Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science

pmcollins@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 228

(413) 545-4079

Diane Curtis

Senior Lecturer of Political Science

Director of Pre-Law Advising

dcurtis@umass.edu

Thompson 210

413-577-0396

Adam Dahl

Assistant Professor of Political Science

adahl@umass.edu

Thompson 436

Tania Lopez DoCarmo

Teaching & Research Fellow

tdocarmo@umass.edu

Thompson 230

Carlene J. Edie

Professor of Political Science

cjedie@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 414

413-545-6172

Jane E. Fountain

Distinguished University Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

Director, National Center for Digital Government

fountain@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 634

Alan Gaitenby

Senior Lecturer of Legal Studies

gaitenby@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 234

413-577-1394

Justin H. Gross

Associate Professor of Political Science

jhgross@umass.edu

Thompson 520

Peter M. Haas

Professor of Political Science

haas@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 514

Office Hours: Spring 2020 T 11-12, W 12:30-2

Rebecca Hamlin

Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science

rhamlin@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 202

Office Hours: Fall 2020: 1-2pm Tuesdays, 10-11am Wednesdays, and by appointment. Email me for Office Hours zoom details if you do not have them (they are on all of my syllabi if you are currently in one of my classes).

Michael Hannahan

Lecturer of Political Science

Director, Civic Initiative, Donahue Institute

mhannahan@donahue.umassp.edu

413-627 2605

John A. Hird

Professor of Political Science

Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

jhird@sbs.umass.edu

Draper 230

413-545-7187

Ray La Raja

Professor of Political Science

Associate Dean for Program Innovation, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

laraja@umass.edu

Thompson 534

Office Hours: Spring 2020: Due to the coronavirus I will not hold onsite office hours. For Fall 2020 my office hours will be on Zoom https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/s/7064518920 on Wed. 3-5 and by appointment

413-545-6182

Meredith Loken

Assistant Professor of Political Science

mloken@umass.edu

Thompson 518

Andrew March

Associate Professor of Political Science

amarch@umass.edu

Thompson 408

Lauren McCarthy

Director of Legal Studies

Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science

mccarthy@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 328

Paul Musgrave

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Jointly appointed to Commonwealth Honors College

musgrave@umass.edu

Thompson 504

Office Hours: Wednesdays, 4:00-6:00; by appointment http://www.meetme.so/profmusgrave

Tatishe M. Nteta

Associate Professor of Political Science

nteta@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 524

413-545-3546

timothy pachirat

associate professor of political science

pachirat@umass.edu

thompson hall

MJ Peterson

Professor of Political Science

mjp@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 326

Office Hours: Tuesday 1-2 and 3-5 PM, Wednesday 9:15-11 AM, or by appointment

For Office Hours or by-appointment meetings, e-mail me and then use the link on my reply.

Jesse Rhodes

Professor of Political Science

Department Chair

jrhodes@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 316

Doug Rice

Associate Professor

drrice@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 218

Alasdair S. Roberts

Director, School of Public Policy

Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

asroberts@umass.edu

Thompson 602

Office Hours: By appointment

Dean E. Robinson

Associate Professor of Political Science

deanr@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 506

413-545-0406

Meredith Rolfe

Associate Professor of Political Science

Affiliated faculty, Computational Social Science Initaitive

mrolfe@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 526

Jamie Rowen

Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science

Director Center for Justice, Law, and Societies

jrowen@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 224

Frederic C. Schaffer

Professor of Political Science

frederic@umass.edu

Thompson 438

Office Hours: Fall 2020: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:15 am to 12:15 pm via Zoom. Please email for a link if you wish to meet with me.

413-545-0725

Elizabeth A. Sharrow

Associate Professor of Public Policy & History

esharrow@umass.edu

Thompson 638

Lisa Solowiej

Lecturer of Legal Studies

lsolowiej@umass.edu

Regine A. Spector

Associate Professor of Political Science

rspector@polsci.umass.edu

Via Zoom - please email

Office Hours: Fall 2020 Tuesdays 4-5 pm and by appointment

Alexander Theodoridis

Associate Professor of Political Science

atheodoridis@umass.edu

Thompson 538

Aaron Vega

Lecturer of Political Science

MA State Representative

aaron@vegaforholyoke.com

Office Hours: Before and after class and by appointment

Leah Wing

Senior Lecturer II of Legal Studies

Co-director, National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution

lwing@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 232

Office Hours: Contact by email to setup a remote appointment by phone or video conference for Tuesdays 2:30-4pm

413-545-5882

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