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Faculty

Name	Title	Contact information
Julia Carboni	Professor Director, Ruckelshaus Center Research Interest: Collaborative governance, networks, public/nonprofit management	The William D. Ruckelshaus Center 206-856-2646 julia.carboni@wsu.edu
Cornell Clayton	Professor Director, Thomas S. Foley Institute WSU Pre-Law Advisor Research Interest: American politics, constitutional law, judicial politics, political theory	Johnson Tower 818 or Bryan Hall 316 509-335-2427 or 509-335-4262 cwclayton@wsu.edu
Richard Elgar	Assistant Professor Career Track Assistant Director, Thomas S. Foley Institute Research Interest: Latin American politics, gender, inequality, global politics	Bryan Hall 316 509-335-3477 relgar@wsu.edu
Cheryl Ellenwood	Assistant Professor Research Interest: Equity in public organizations, minority-led organizations Indigenous-led organizations, indigenous data sovereignty	Johnson Tower 810 cheryl.ellenwood@wsu.edu
Henry Evans	Associate Professor Career Track Associate Dean for Equity and Outreach Research Interest: Deliberative democracy, understanding the role of policy, political narratives in administrative decision making	Thompson Hall 309 509-335-7268 henry.evans1@wsu.edu
Mark Fagiano	Assistant Professor Career Track Research Interest: Pragmatism, ethics, socio-political philosophy: democracy, philosophy of technology	Johnson Tower 826 mark.fagiano@wsu.edu
Tricia Glazebrook	Professor Research Interest: Environmental philosophy: climate change & finance, women's farming in Africa, and ecofeminism, philosophy of science & technology, data ethics, policy & regulation, military ethics	Johnson Tower 718 509-335-8037 tricia.glazebrook@wsu.edu
Michael Goldsby	Associate Director Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies Research Interest: Philosophy of science (general, as well as biology, ecology, climate science and epidemiology), epistemology, environmental ethics/policy.	Johnson Tower 824 509-335-0942 michael.goldsby@wsu.edu
Season Hoard	Associate Professor Career Track Project Manager, DGSS Research Interest: Comparative public policy, gender and politics, applied research methods	Hulbert Hall 311F 509-335-4093 hoardsa@wsu.edu
Bill Kabasenche	Professor Career Track Research Interest: Bioethics, ethics of health care professions, ethics of biotechnologies, research ethics	Johnson Tower 814 509-335-8719 wkabasenche@wsu.edu
Claudia Leeb	Associate Professor Research Interest: Contemporary political theory and philosophy, feminist political theory, Frankfurt school critical theory, psychoanalytic thought	VMMC 202F, WSU Vancouver 360-546-9552 claudia.leeb@wsu.edu
Jacob Lewis	Assistant Professor Research Interest: African politics, conflict processes, political psychology, comparative politics, international relations, antisemitism, conspiracy theories	Johnson Tower 808 509-335-8701 js.lewis@wsu.edu
Carolyn Long	Associate Professor Research Interest: American institutions, public law, American public policy	VMMC 102A, WSU Vancouver 360-546-9043 coelong@wsu.edu
Anthony C. Lopez	Associate Professor Research Interest: Psychology of war, deterrence, leader-follower dynamics, violent extremism, hate	VMMC 202X, WSU Vancouver 360-546-9284 anthony.c.lopez@wsu.edu
Amy Mazur	Professor Research Interest: Feminist comparative policy, French politics, comparative politics, public policy, methodology	Johnson Tower 822 509-335-1415 mazur@wsu.edu
Samantha Noll	Associate Professor Elma Ryan Bornander Honors Chair Professor Research Interest: Bioethics, food and agricultural ethics, social movements, social and political philosophy (focusing on Justice), ethics of biotechnology, environmental philosophy	Johnson Tower 825 509-335-5225 sam.noll@wsu.edu
Callie Phillips	Assistant Professor Research Interest: Linguistic and mental content theory, practical rationality, metaphysics, methodology, realism in metaphysics	Johnson Tower 823 callie.phillips@wsu.edu
Thomas Preston	Professor Research Interest: International relations, security studies, foreign policy analysis, political psychology	Johnson Tower 813 509-335-5225 tpreston@wsu.edu
Travis Ridout	Professor Director of PPPA Research Interest: Political communication, campaigns and elections, political advertising, campaign finance, American politics	Johnson Tower 816 509-335-2264 tnridout@wsu.edu
Michael Ritter	Assistant Professor Career Track Research Interest: American politics, public policy, election administration, voting and elections, American politics, comparative politics, methodology	Johnson Tower 815 509-335-5451 michael.ritter@wsu.edu
Michael Salamone	Associate Professor Graduate Studies Director Research Interest: Public perceptions of courts, institutional legitimacy, American politics, judicial politics, research methods	Johnson Tower 812 509-335-7569 michael.salamone@wsu.edu
Yvonne Sherwood	Assistant Professor Research Interest: Indigenous feminisms, settler colonial analysis, socio-legal analysis, social Movements, critical pedagogy, feminist critical race and ethnicity	Johnson Tower 821 yvonne.sherwood@wsu.edu
Steven Stehr	Sam Reed Distinguished Professor in Civic Education and Public Civility Research Interest: Science policy, environmental policy, public policy, environmental policy, public administration	Johnson Tower 819 509-335-2544 stehr@wsu.edu
Mark Stephan	Associate Professor Research Interest: Environmental governance, climate change policies	VMMC 208V 360-546-9467 stephanm@wsu.edu
Matt Stichter	Professor Research Interest:Moral psychology, ethical theory, philosophy of expertise, virtue ethics, applied ethics, philosophy of law, political philosophy, epistemology	Johnson Tower 817 509-335-7121 mstichter@wsu.edu
Paul Thiers	Associate Professor Research Interest: Global politics, public policy, public administration	VMMC 102S 360-546-9466 pthiers@wsu.edu

Lecturers

Joe W. Huseby	Global Lecturer	jwhuseby@wsu.edu
Erin Tomlin	Mock Trial Coach & Instructor	erintomlin@uidaho.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Name	Title	Contact information
Martha Cottam	Professor Emeritus	cottam@wsu.edu
Dan Holbrook	Associate Professor Emeritus	holbrodm@wsu.edu
Nicholas Lovrich	Regents Professor Emeritus	nlovrich@hotmail.com
Michael Myers	Professor Emeritus	myers@wsu.edu
David Nice	Professor Emeritus	dnice@wsu.edu
Harry Silverstein	Professor Emeritus	silverst@wsu.edu

Staff

Name	Title	Contact
Debbie Heston	Fiscal Specialist	Johnson Tower 701 509-335-0443 djengle@wsu.edu
Diane Scott	Academic/Graduate Coordinator Advisor for: Philosophy major, political science, philosophy, & ethics minors.	Johnson Tower 801 509-335-2545 scottdj@wsu.edu
Brandy Wiser	Finance/Budget Manager	Johnson Tower 701 509-335-4626 bwiser@wsu.edu
Teresa Woolverton	Academic Coordinator Advisor for: Political science majors	Johnson Tower 827 509-335-1291 twool@wsu.edu
	Administrative Assistant	pppa@wsu.edu