Political Science Faculty

Timothy Spiekerman

Associate Professor of Political Science and Humanities, Chair

Contact Information:
Acland House 05
740-427-5598
spiekermant@kenyon.edu

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Fred E. Baumann

Professor of Political Science

Contact Information:
Horwitz House 04
740-427-5728
baumann@kenyon.edu

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Pamela Camerra-Rowe

John B. McCoy-Banc One Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of Political Science

Contact Information:
Acland House 04
740-427-5195
camerrarowep@kenyon.edu

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Harry M. Clor

Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Contact Information:
clor@kenyon.edu

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John M. Elliott

Harry M. Clor Professor of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: American politics, public policy, the news media and American politics

Contact Information:
Horwitz House 02
740-427-5312
elliottj@kenyon.edu

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Kirk R. Emmert

Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: The Presidency, Constitutional law, statesmanship

Contact Information:
emmertk@kenyon.edu

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H. Abbie Erler

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Contact Information:
Horwitz House 03
740-427-5733
erlerh@kenyon.edu

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Pamela K. Jensen

Professor of Political Science

Contact Information:
Acland House 02
740-427-5641
jensen@kenyon.edu

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Tom Karako

Director of the Center for the Study of American Democracy and Assistant Professor of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: Constitutional law, Niccolo Machiavelli, arms control

Contact Information:
O'Connor House 206
740-427-5993
karakot@kenyon.edu

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Joseph L. Klesner

Professor of Political Science, Associate Provost

Contact Information:
klesner@kenyon.edu

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David Leibowitz

Associate Professor of Political Science

Contact Information:
Acland House 22
740-427-5314
leibowitzd@kenyon.edu

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Lisa Leibowitz

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: Education, morality and happiness in Plato

Contact Information:
Acland House 22
740-427-5314
leibowitzl@kenyon.edu

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Michelle S. Mood

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: Chinese Politics, Chinese rural development, political economy of development, women in politics, globalization

Contact Information:
Acland House 21
740-427-5429
moodm@kenyon.edu

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Nancy R. Powers

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: Latin American politics and development, immigration, grassroots politics

Contact Information:
1 Horwitz House
740-427-5313
powersn@kenyon.edu

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Gilda Rodríguez

Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation Fellow and Visiting Instructor

Contact Information:
Acland House 24
740-427-5597
rodriguezgm@kenyon.edu

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David M. Rowe

R. Todd Ruppert Professor in International Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science

Contact Information:
Acland House 03
740-427-5162
rowed@kenyon.edu

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Nayef H Samhat

Provost & Professor of International Studies and Political Science

Areas of Expertise: International relations theory, international political economy, politics of the Middle East

Contact Information:
samhatn@kenyon.edu

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Kathleen Tipler

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for the Study of American Democracy and Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: Political theory, American politics, public law

Contact Information:
O'Connor House 208
(740) 427-5426
tiplerk@kenyon.edu

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David Traven

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

Areas of Expertise: International Relations, International Law, & Political Theory

Contact Information:
Horwitz House #7
(740) 427-5977
travend@kenyon.edu

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Stephen E. Van Holde

Associate Professor of Political Science

Contact Information:
O'Connor House 107
740-427-5638
vanholde@kenyon.edu

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