• Department of Political Science
  • Phone:
  • (208) 282-2211
  • Fax:
  • (208) 282-4833
  • Mailing address
  • Dept. of Political Science
  • Campus Box 8073
  • Pocatello, ID 83209
  • Email: Dept. of Political Science
Gravely Hall
Department of Political Science
Department Chair
Education
Research Interests
Dr. Wayne Gabardi
B.A., 1977, Stockton State College; M.A., 1981; Ph.D., 1986, University of California, Santa Barbara. (1990) History of Western Political Theory
Contemporary Social and Political Theory
Democratic Thought
Postmodernism, and Philosophy of the Social Sciences
   
Professors
Dr. David Adler B.A., 1976, Michigan State University; Ph.D., 1982, University of Utah. (1985) The Presidency
Constitutional Law
American Government
   
B.A., 1975, Western Washington University; M.B.A., 1978, University of Washington; M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1993, University of Oklahoma. (1993) American Government
Comparative Politics
International and Domestic Terrorism
Political Violence
Politics of Religion and Culture
   
Dr. Mark McBeth Graduate Program Director. B.A., 1987; M.P.A., 1989; D.A., 1992, Idaho State University. (1995) Policy Theory & Methodology
Social Constructionism
Narrative Policy Analysis
Interest Group & Media Narratives
Environmental Conflict
   
Associate Professors
B.A., University of Washington; M.A., 1971; Ph.D., 1976, University of Wisconsin - Madison (1989)
   
Assistant Professors
B.A. 1994, University of Washington; M.A. 1999, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., 2007, University of California, Santa Barbara Public Opinion & Political Behavior
Political Socialization
Environmental Politics
Women in Politics
Research Methods
New Media & Politics
   
B.A. 1992, Grinnel College; M.A. 1996, Tulane University; Ph.D., 2003, Colorado State University International Relations
Latin American Politics
Environmental Politics
U.S.-Mexico Border
   
Dr. James Newman B.S. 1991, University of Alabama; M.P.A. 1994, Jacksonville State University; Ph.D., 2006, Mississippi State University Public Administration
State and Local Government
Program Evaluation
Research Methods
   
Emeriti Faculty
Mary Jane Burns    
Richard H. Foster, Jr.    
Victor (Butch) Hjelm    
Ralph B. Maughan    
   
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Robert Chambers    
Michael Cleverley    
Thomas Eckert    
Dr. Earl Phippen    
Hon. Randy Smith (Sixth Judicial District Court Judge)  
Richard Stallings Former member of US House, Pocatello City Council  
Dr. Tim Tingey B.A. Utah State University, M.P.A. Idaho State University, D.A. Idaho State University Grant Writing and Economic Development Case Study Research Group Facilitator
Focus Group Coordinator