Faculty and Staff
Administration
Name | Title | Phone | |
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J. Mitchell Pickerill, Jr. | Chair | 815-753-7052 | pick@niu.edu |
April K. Clark | Assistant Chair and Associate Professor | 815-753-7055 | aclark9@niu.edu |
Michael Clark | Director of Graduate Studies/Associate Professor | 815-753-7054 | mclark12@niu.edu |
Artemus Ward | Professor/Director of Undergraduate Studies | 815-753-1011 | aeward@niu.edu |
Faculty
Name | Title | Area | Phone | |
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April K. Clark | Associate Professor | American Government | 815-753-7055 | aclark9@niu.edu |
Michael Clark | Associate Professor | Comparative Politics | 815-753-7054 | mclark12@niu.edu |
Aarie Glas | Assistant Professor | International Relations | 815-753-1011 | aglas@niu.edu |
Kikue Hamayotsu | Associate Professor | Comparative Politics | 815-753-1011 | khamayotsu@niu.edu |
Colin Kuehl | Assistant Professor | International Relations | 815-753-1011 | ckuehl@niu.edu |
J. Mitchell Pickerill, Jr. | Chair | American Government | 815-753-7052 | pick@niu.edu |
Alesha Porisky | Assistant Professor | Comparative Politics | 815-753-1011 | aporisky@niu.edu |
Andrea Radasanu | Associate Professor | Political Theory | 815-753-1011 | aradasanu@niu.edu |
Scot Schraufnagel | Professor | American Government | 815-753-7040 | sschrauf@niu.edu |
Matt Streb | Professor and Chief of Staff | American Government | 815-753-1011 | mstreb@niu.edu |
H. Brendon Swedlow | Professor | American Government | 815-753-1011 | bswedlow@niu.edu |
Ches Thurber | Associate Professor | International Relations | 815-753-1011 | cthurber@niu.edu |
Kheang Un | Professor | Comparative Politics | 815-753-1011 | kun1@niu.edu |
Artemus Ward | Professor | American Government | 815-753-1011 | aeward@niu.edu |
Support Staff
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Jennifer Gregory | Office Administrator | 815-753-1012 | pols@niu.edu | Zulauf Hall 415 |
Shirley Portegys | Office Support Specialist/Graduate Studies Secretary | 815-753-1011 | pols@niu.edu | Zulauf Hall 415 |
Instructors
Name | Phone | Office | |
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Thomas D. Arado | 815-753-1011 | tarado@niu.edu | N/A |
James Hill | 815-753-1011 | jhill5@niu.edu | Zulauf Hall 418 |
Mazen Nagi | 815-753-2546 | mazen@niu.edu | Academic Advising Center |
Emeritus Faculty
Name | Title | Political Science Subfield(s) | |
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Larry Arnhart | Presidential Research Professor Emeritus | Political Philosophy, American Political Thought, Biopolitical Theory | larnhart1@niu.edu |
James M. Banovetz | Professor Emeritus | Public Administration and Public Policy | jbanovetz@niu.edu |
Andrea Bonnicksen | Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus | Biomedical and Biotechnology Policy | bonnicksen22@gmail.com |
Barbara Burrell | Professor Emeritus | Women and Politics, Public Opinion, Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections | bburrell@niu.edu |
Paul J. Culhane | Professor Emeritus | Public Organization Theory, Environmental Policy, Research Methods | pculhane@niu.edu |
J. Dixon Esseks | Professor Emeritus | Public Administration and Public Policy | jesseks@niu.edu |
Gary D. Glenn | Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus | Political Theory, American Political Thought | gglenn@niu.edu |
Lettie McSpadden | Professor Emeritus | Environmental Policy, Judicial Politics and Law | maclettie@gmail.com |
Donald G. Menzel | Professor Emeritus | Public Administration and Public Policy | dmenzel@niu.edu |
Clark D. Neher | Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus | Southeast Asian Politics | clarkneher@hotmail.com |
Bruce A. Rocheleau | Professor Emeritus | Public Administration, Information Management and Health Policy | brochele@niu.edu |
Irene S. Rubin | Professor Emeritus | Public Administration and Policy, Politics of Budgeting, Qualitative Methodology | irubin@niu.edu |
Contact Us
Department of Political Science
Zulauf Hall 415
815-753-1011
815-753-6302 (fax)
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday
Office works remotely