Political Science Faculty and Staff
Professors
Sean K. Anderson
Chair and Interim Director of International Studies
Ph.D. University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1993
Research & Academic Interests:
Chair and Interim Director of International Studies
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
Juliet Carlisle
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 2007
Research & Academic Interests:
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 2007
Research & Academic Interests:
- Public Opinion & Political Behavior
- Political Socialization
- Environmental Politics
- Women in Politics
- Research Methods
- New Media & Politics
Visiting Professors
Jeffrey Callen
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
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
Emeriti
- Mary Jane Burns
- Richard H. Foster, Jr.
- Victor (Butch) Hjelm
- Doug Nilson
- Ralph Maughan
Administrative Assistant
Cheryl Hardy
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
- Twenty Years of Service at ISU!