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

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

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

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

Rodrigo Castro Cornejo

Lecturer of Political Science

rcastrocorne@umass.edu

Thompson 532

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 2023: 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

Office Hours: By Appointments only https://calendly.com/tdocarmo

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

Charles W. Groce

Lecturer of Legal Studies

cgroce@umass.edu

Thompson 228

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: Spring 2023: In Person Tuesdays 10:00-11:15AM and Virtual Wednesdays 1:00-2:15PM on Zoom: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/94180291411

Michael Hannahan

Lecturer of Political Science

Director, Civic Initiative, Donahue Institute

mthannah@umass.edu

Thompson Hall

Office Hours: Wednesday 11-2

413-627 2605

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: Spring 2023: Wed 3-4 zoom only; Th 3-4 in-person and zoom at: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/98195418303

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 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.; Wednesdays 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Tatishe M. Nteta

Provost Professor of Political Science

Director of UMass Poll

nteta@polsci.umass.edu

Thompson 524

Office Hours: Spring 2023: Tue/Thu 2:30-3:30PM

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.

Maria Puppolo

Lecturer of Legal Studies

mpuppolo@umass.edu

Thompson 220

Office Hours: Fall 2022: Before/After Class or by appointment

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: Spring 2023. Zoom office hours only: Tuesdays 11:15 am to 12:30 pm and by appointment. Please email me for the Zoom link.

Lisa Solowiej

Lecturer of Legal Studies

lsolowiej@umass.edu

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

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

Director, National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution

lwing@legal.umass.edu

Thompson 240

Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30pm - Appointments by phone or video conference only; email to schedule

413-545-5882

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