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Professors
Sean K. Anderson
Ph.D. University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1993
Research & Academic Interests:
Ph.D. University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1993
Research & Academic Interests:
- American Government
- Comparative Politics
- International and Domestic Terrorism
- Political Violence
- Politics of Religion and Culture
Wayne Gabardi
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 1986
Research & Academic Interests:
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 1986
Research & Academic Interests:
- History of Western Political Theory
- Contemporary Social and Political Theory
- Democratic Thought
- Postmodernism
- Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Mark K. McBeth
Acting Director of the M.P.A. Program
D.A. Idaho State University, Pocatello, 1992
Research & Academic Interests:
Acting Director of the M.P.A. Program
D.A. Idaho State University, Pocatello, 1992
Research & Academic Interests:
- Policy Theory & Methodology
- Narrative Policy Analysis
- Interest Group & Media Narratives
- Environmental Conflict
Associate Professors
Donna Lybecker
Director of Graduate Programs
Ph.D. Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, 2003
Research & Academic Interests:
Director of Graduate Programs
Ph.D. Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, 2003
Research & Academic Interests:
- International Relations
- Latin American Politics
- Environmental Politics
- U.S. and Mexico Border
Assistant Professors
Jeffrey CallenStarting in Fall 2013
ABD Arizona State University, Tempe, 2012
Research & Academic Interests
ABD Arizona State University, Tempe, 2012
Research & Academic Interests
- Public Administration
- American Government
- Urban and Metropolitan Studies
- Research Methodology
Daniel HummelStarting in Fall 2013
Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 2013
Research & Academic Interests:
Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 2013
Research & Academic Interests:
- Right-sizing Cities
- Interaction of Minorities with Local Government
- Participative Government (Budgeting)
- Alternative Municipal Finance
- Local Government Development in Indonesia
Visiting Professors
Earl Phippen
Doctor of Arts, Idaho State University, 1996
Research & Academic Interests
Doctor of Arts, Idaho State University, 1996
Research & Academic Interests
- American Government
- The Presidency
- Constitutional Law
- American Foreign Policy
- The Vietnam War
- European Politics
Adjunct Lecturers
- Dr. Robert Chambers
- Thomas Eckert, Esq.
- Dr. Henry Evans
- Dr. Seth Kellam
- Shea Robison
Emeriti
- Mary Jane Burns
- Richard H. Foster, Jr.
- Victor (Butch) Hjelm
- Doug Nilson
- Ralph Maughan
Administrative Assistant
Michelle Muñoz
Strengths and Skills:
Strengths and Skills:
- Receptionist
- Intra-University Communications
- Records-Keeper for Department Programs
- Office Management and Budget
- General Facilitator for Faculty and Students