Faculty

Amel Ahmed

Associate Professor of Political Science

Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusion, Office of the Provost

aahmed@umass.edu

606 Thompson Hall

Office Hours: Fall 2019: Tuesday 3-5 and by appointment

Roberto Alejandro

Professor of Political Science

ralejand@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 524

Office Hours: Spring'19: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-4:30; and by appointment

413-545-6177

Sonia E. Alvarez

Leonard J. Horwitz Professor of Latin American Politics and Society

soniaa@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 424

Office Hours: Fall 2019 Monday 12:30-2pm and by appt.

Maryann Barakso

Associate Professor of Political Science

Former Co-PI UMASS Poll

barakso@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 530

Office Hours: Fall 2017: Tuesdays 2:30-3:30 and by appointment

Jim Ben-Aaron

Lecturer of Political Science

jbenaaro@acad.umass.edu

Thompson 202

Angelica Bernal

Associate Professor of Political Science

Director, Academic Fellows Program

abernal@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 532

Scott Blinder

Assistant Professor of Political Science

scottblinder@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 410

Office Hours: Fall'19: Friday 10-12pm or by appointment

Brenda K. Bushouse

Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

bushouse@umass.edu

Thompson 624

Office Hours: Fridays 11-12:30 and by appointment

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 432

Office Hours: Fall'19: Wed 9:00-11:00

413-545-6245

Marissa Carrere

Lecturer of Legal Studies and Political Science

mcarrere@umass.edu

Thompson 626

Office Hours: Fall 2019 Mondays 12-2pm or by appointment

Paul M. Collins, Jr.

Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science

Director of Legal Studies

pmcollins@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 328

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30-2:00 and by appointment.

(413) 545-4079

Barbara Cruikshank

Associate Professor of Political Science

cruiksha@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 534

Office Hours: Fall 2019 Tu by appt & Thu 11:30-2:00

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 536

Office Hours: Tuesday 1:00-3:00 & by appointment

Carlene J. Edie

Professor of Political Science

cjedie@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 616

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 406

Office Hours: Fall 2019: Thursdays, 2:30-4 and by appointment

Alan Gaitenby

Senior Lecturer of Legal Studies

gaitenby@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 632

413-577-1394

Sheldon Goldman

Distinguished Professor of Political Science

sheldon.goldman@polsci.umass.edu

Thomspon 434

Office Hours: Fall'19: Mon 2:30-3:30, Fri 11:15-1:00

413-545-6179

Justin H. Gross

Associate Professor of Political Science

jhgross@umass.edu

Thompson 520

Office Hours: Fall 2019: Tues. 9:45-11:15am and by appt.

Peter M. Haas

Professor of Political Science

haas@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 514

Office Hours: Spring 2019: Wednesdays & Thursdays 1-2 pm

Rebecca Hamlin

Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science

rhamlin@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 502

Office Hours: Spring 2020: Mondays 12:30-1:30, Wednesdays 1:15-2:15 and by appointment.

Michael Hannahan

Lecturer of Political Science

Director, Civic Initiative, Donahue Institute

mhannahan@donahue.umassp.edu

Thompson 604

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

Salman Hussain

Lecturer of Legal Studies

salmanhussai@umass.edu

Thompson 428

Office Hours: Fall'19: Mon & Wed 1:15-2:15, and by appointment

Ray La Raja

Professor of Political Science

laraja@umass.edu

Thompson 634

Office Hours: Fall 2019: Wed 1-3, and by appointment

413-545-6182

Meredith Loken

Assistant Professor of Political Science

mloken@umass.edu

Thompson 528

Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 and by appointment

Andrew March

Associate Professor of Political Science

amarch@umass.edu

Thompson 608

Office Hours: Tuesday 12-2pm

Lauren McCarthy

Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science

mccarthy@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 438

Office Hours: On leave AY 2019-2020

Alex Morse

Lecturer of Political Science

Mayor, Holyoke, MA

alexmorse@umass.edu

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 414

Office Hours: On Leave for 2018-2019

413-545-3546

timothy pachirat

associate professor of political science

pachirat@umass.edu

thompson

MJ Peterson

Professor of Political Science

mjp@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 326

Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30-5PM and Wednesday 9:15-11AM

413-545-6171

Jesse Rhodes

Professor of Political Science

Department Chair

jrhodes@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 316

Office Hours: Spring'19: Mondays 9-11 and Tuesdays 1-3pm

Doug Rice

Assistant Professor

drrice@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 518

Office Hours: Fall'19: Tuesdays 2:30-4:00pm or by appointment

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

jrowen@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 522

Office Hours: Fall'19: Tuesdays 11:00-1:00

Frederic C. Schaffer

Professor of Political Science

schaffer@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 638

Office Hours: Fall 2019: Tuesdays 2:30 to 4:00 and by appointment

413-545-0725

Elizabeth A. Sharrow

Assistant Professor of Political Science and History

sharrow@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 436

Office Hours: Fall 2019: Tu/Th 1-2pm

Lisa Solowiej

Lecturer of Legal Studies

lsolowiej@umass.edu

Regine A. Spector

Associate Professor of Political Science

rspector@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 516

Office Hours: Fall'19: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30-12:30 and by appt.

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 430

Office Hours: Fall 2019: Tuesdays 2:30-4:00 PM

413-545-5882

Kevin Young

Associate Professor of Political Science

keviny@umass.edu

Thompson 538

Office Hours: Spring 2020: Tuesdays 12:30-2:30

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