Faculty and Staff
Department Chair |
Professor |
Education |
Research Interests |
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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 |
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David Gray Adler | B.A., 1976, Michigan State University; Ph.D., 1982, University of Utah. (1985) | The Presidency Constitutional Law American Government |
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Sean K. Anderson | B.A., 1975, Western Washington University; M.B.A., 1978, University of Washington; M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1993, University of Oklahoma. (1993) | Case Study of Achille Lauro hijacking, Updating Historical Dictionary of Terrorism into third edition. Study of territorial motivations of Al Qaeda and similar Islamic revolutionary groups. Comprehensive study and integration of quantitative studies of terrorism and political violence to produce a convergent consensus on empirical findings. Also seeking to make these finding more accessible to non-academic counter-terrorism professionals, policy-makers, and first-responding agencies. |
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Richard H. Foster, Jr. | Director, International Studies Program. B.A., 1968, Chico State College; M.A., 1970, McMaster University; M.P.A., 1972, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., 1974, University of Oklahoma. (1973) | Decision-making Administrative ethics Foreign Policy
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Mark K. 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 |
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Douglas C. Nilson | B.A., University of Washington; M.A., 1971; Ph.D., 1976, University of Wisconsin - Madison (1989) | |
Assistant Professors |
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James Newman | B.S. 1991, University of Alabama; M.P.A. 1994, Jacksonville State Univ.; Ph.D. Mississippi State Univ.. (2006) |
Public administration State and local government |
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Donna Lybecker |
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 |
Emeritus Faculty |
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| . | Victor (Butch) Hjelm | . | . |
| . | Mary Jane Burns | . | . |
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Ralph B. Maughan | B.A., 1967, Utah State University; M.A., 1969; Ph.D., 1971, University of Wisconsin - Madison. (1971) | Elections Public Opinion Political Parties Interest groups Environmental politics, especially wildlife policy |
Adjunct Faculty |
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| . | Dr. Robert Chambers | . | . |
| . | Michael Cleverley | . | . |
| . | Thomas Eckert | . | . |
| . | Dr. Earl Phippen | . | . |
| . | Honorable 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 and focus group coordinator |








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