Political Science Faculty
Joseph L. Klesner
Professor of Political Science, Chair
Contact Information:
Horwitz House 03
740-427-5311
klesner@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
Associate Professor of Political Science
Contact Information:
Acland House 04
740-427-5195
camerrarowep@kenyon.edu
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John M. Elliott
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
Harry M. Clor Professor of Political Science
Areas of Expertise: The Presidency, Constitutional law, statesmanship
Contact Information:
Horwitz House 01
740-427-5313
emmertk@kenyon.edu
H. Abbie Erler
Director of Law and Society, Assistant Professor of Political Science (on leave spring semester)
Contact Information:
Horwitz House 06
740-427-5733
erlerh@kenyon.edu
John C. Fortier
Director of the Center for the Study of American Democracy and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science
Contact Information:
O'Connor House 206
740-427-5426
fortierj@kenyon.edu
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Pamela K. Jensen
Professor of Political Science
Contact Information:
Acland House 02
740-427-5641
jensen@kenyon.edu
Tom Karako
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Postdoctoral Fellow with the Center for the Study of American Democracy
Areas of Expertise: Constitutional law, Niccolo Machiavelli, arms control
Contact Information:
O'Connor House 208
740-427-5993
karakot@kenyon.edu
David Leibowitz
Assistant 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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Alex R. McKeown
Associate Professor of Political Science
Areas of Expertise: Diplomatic and military history, U.S. foreign policy, international politics
Contact Information:
Acland House 24
740-427-5597
mckeown@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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David M. Rowe
Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of International Studies
Contact Information:
Acland House 03
740-427-5162
rowed@kenyon.edu
Timothy Spiekerman
Andrew W. Mellon Associate Professor of Political Science and Humanities
Contact Information:
Acland House 05
740-427-5598
spiekermant@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