Faculty

Amel Ahmed

Associate Professor of Political Science

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 Studies

soniaa@umass.edu

Zoom link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/98998892000

Office Hours: Wed. 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

abernal@umass.edu

Thompson 432

Scott Blinder

Associate 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

Office Hours: Mondays 10-11AM and by appointment

(413) 545-4079

Diane Curtis

Senior Lecturer of Legal Studies

Director of Pre-Law Advising

dcurtis@umass.edu

Thompson 210

Office Hours: Spring 2021: MW 9-2:30

413-577-0396 (not in use in Spring 2021)

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

Core Faculty, Computational Social Science Institute (CSSI)

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@umass.edu

Thompson 202

Office Hours: Spring 2021: Please email me to make an appointment to meet via zoom

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

Office Hours: Tuesdays 10-12

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

Director of UMass Poll

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

Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.

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: Spring 2021: Tuesdays 2 to 4 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

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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