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 434

413-545-6177

Maryann Barakso

Associate Professor of Political Science

Former Co-PI UMASS Poll

barakso@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 530

Angélica María Bernal

Associate Professor of Political Science

Fellow, Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) 2022-2023

abernal@umass.edu

Thompson 432

Scott Blinder

Associate Professor of Political Science

scottblinder@umass.edu

Thompson 536

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

Office Hours: Fall 2021: Mondays 12:00 -1:00 PM at the office or remote

Paul M. Collins, Jr.

Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science

pmcollins@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 216

Office Hours: By appointment (on research leave 2022-23 academic year).

(413) 545-4079

Diane Curtis

Senior Lecturer of Legal Studies

Director of Pre-Law Advising

dcurtis@umass.edu

Thompson 210

Office Hours: Spring 2022: MW 9am - 2pm

413-577-0396

Adam Dahl

Associate Professor of Political Science

adahl@umass.edu

Thompson 436

Office Hours: Tues. 10:30-12

Tania Lopez DoCarmo

Teaching & Research Fellow

tdocarmo@umass.edu

Thompson 230

Carlene J. Edie

Professor of Political Science

cjedie@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 414

Office Hours: Fall 2022: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:15-2:15 PM in the office

413-545-6172

Alan Gaitenby

Senior Lecturer of Legal Studies

gaitenby@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 234

Office Hours: By appointment

413-577-1394

Justin H. Gross

Associate Professor of Political Science

jhgross@umass.edu

Thompson 520

Office Hours: Wed. 10-11am, Th. 4-5pm

Rebecca Hamlin

Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science

rhamlin@umass.edu

Thompson 202

Office Hours: Mondays, 1:15-2:30pm on Zoom: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/94180291411 and Thursdays, 2:30-3:45pm in Thompson 202

Ray La Raja

Professor of Political Science

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

laraja@umass.edu

Thompson 534

Office Hours: Fall 2022: TBD

Andrew March

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 226

Office Hours: Please email to set up an appointment

Sindiso MnisiWeeks

Associate Professor of Legal Studies

sindisomnisi@umass.edu

Thompson 228

Office Hours: Fall 2022: Tu/Th 1:15–2:15pm or by appointment at calendly.com/dr-mnisiweeks

Paul Musgrave

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Jointly appointed to Commonwealth Honors College

musgrave@umass.edu

Thompson 504

Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 (in person); Thursdays 1:30-2:30 (virtual); by appointment https://calendly.com/profmusgrave

Tatishe M. Nteta

Provost Professor of Political Science

Director of UMass Poll

nteta@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 524

Office Hours: Fall 2022: Thursdays 1-3pm

413-545-3546

timothy pachirat

professor of political science

pachirat@umass.edu

thompson hall

Office Hours: email for appointment

MJ Peterson

Professor of Political Science

Department Chair

mjp@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 316

Office Hours: Spring 2022 Tuesdays 2:30-5 pm and Wednesdays 3-6 pm, or by appointment

For Office Hours or by-appointment meetings, e-mail me and specify whether you want to meet in Th. 316 or on zoom.

Jesse Rhodes

Professor of Political Science

jrhodes@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 502

Office Hours: Fall 2022: Mondays & Wednesdays 1:30-3 PM at the office

Doug Rice

Associate Professor

Political Science & Research Methods Concentration Coordinator

drrice@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 218

Office Hours: By appointment.

Dean E. Robinson

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

Office Hours: Fall 2021: Mondays 1-2:30PM in the office

Frederic C. Schaffer

Professor of Political Science

frederic@umass.edu

Thompson 438

Office Hours: Fall 2023. On sabbatical, no office hours.

Regine A. Spector

Associate Professor

Director of the Russian, Eurasian and Polish Studies Program

rspector@polsci.umass.edu

Via Zoom - please email

Office Hours: Fall 2021 - Monday mornings

Alexander Theodoridis

Associate Professor of Political Science

atheodoridis@umass.edu

Thompson 538

Leah Wing

Senior Lecturer II of Legal Studies

Director, National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution

lwing@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 240

Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3pm - Appointments by phone or video conference only; email to schedule

413-545-5882

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Department of Political Science

Faculty

Amel Ahmed

Roberto Alejandro

Maryann Barakso

Angélica María Bernal

Scott Blinder

Charli Carpenter

Marissa Carrere

Paul M. Collins, Jr.

Diane Curtis

Adam Dahl

Tania Lopez DoCarmo

Carlene J. Edie

Alan Gaitenby

Justin H. Gross

Rebecca Hamlin

Ray La Raja

Andrew March

Lauren McCarthy

Sindiso MnisiWeeks

Paul Musgrave

Tatishe M. Nteta

timothy pachirat

MJ Peterson

Jesse Rhodes

Doug Rice

Dean E. Robinson

Meredith Rolfe

Jamie Rowen

Frederic C. Schaffer

Regine A. Spector

Alexander Theodoridis

Leah Wing

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