IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI: Faculty & Staff Directory

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Political Science

Scott Pegg (Acting Chair)

Campus Address: CA 503K
Phone: (317)278-5749
Email: smpegg@iupui.edu
Appointments: Associate Professor of Political Science
Academic Interests: De Facto States, Transnational Corporations and Human Rights, Natural Resource Wealth Management
Teaching: INTL I100 Introduction to International Studies, INTL I400 International Studies Capstone Seminar, POLS Y219 Introduction to International Relations, POLS Y360 US Foreign Policy, POLS Y375 War and International Conflict, POLS Y377 Globalization, POLS Y490 African Politics

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Courtney Lyn Abshire (Administrative Secretary)

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317)274-7387
Fax: (317)278-3280
Email: cabshire@iupui.edu
Appointments: Administrative Assistant for the Political Science Department

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Erin M. Engels (Undergraduate Advisor)

Campus Address: CA 504A
Phone: (317)278-0442
Email: eengels@iupui.edu
Appointments: Lecturer in Political Science
Paralegal Studies Advisor
Pre-Law Advisor
Academic Interests: Political Science, Legal Studies
Teaching: Introduction to Law Legal Research and Writing Advanced Research and Writing Estate Law Bankruptcy Law

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John McCormick (Graduate Advisor)

Campus Address: CA 503H
Phone: (317)274-4066
Email: jmccormi@iupui.edu
Appointments: Professor of Political Science
Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Politics
Academic Interests: Politics and policies of the European Union, transatlantic relations, comparative politics, public policy, environmental policy, British politics.

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Brian Vargus (Undergraduate Advisor)

Campus Address: CA 504C
Phone: 274-7226
Email: igem100@iupui.edu
Appointments: Professor of Political Science,
Adjunct Professor of Philanthropic Studies,
Director, Graduate Certificate in Survey Research,
Lead Advisor for Department of Political Science
Academic Interests: political behavior, classical and modern political theory, mass media and politics, and applied survey research

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Ramla Bandele

Campus Address: CA 503F
Phone: 274-1463
Email: rbandele@iupui.edu
Appointments: Associate Professor of Political Science

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William Blomquist

Campus Address: CA 441
Phone: (317)274-8448
Email: blomquis@iupui.edu
Appointments: Dean of the School of Liberal Arts
"Tech Dean"
Professor of Political Science
Adjunct Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs
Academic Interests: Water resource management, institutional analysis, public policy

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Aaron Dusso

Phone: (317)278-0704
Email: adusso@iupui.edu
Appointments: Acting Asst. Professor of Political Science
Academic Interests: The U.S. Congress Mass Political Behavior Parties and Elections

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Margaret Robertson Ferguson

Campus Address: CA 503J
Phone: (317)274-4996
Email: mferguso@iupui.edu
Appointments: Associate Professor of Political Science
Chair of the Department of Political Science
Academic Interests: State politics and policy, executive politics, and American government

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Bessie House-Soremekun

Campus Address: Cavanaugh 503D
Phone: (317)274-5027
Fax: 317-278-3280
Email: beshouse@iupui.edu
Appointments: Public Scholar of African American Studies, Civic Engagement, and Entrepreneurship
Professor of Political Science
Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies
Academic Interests: International Political Economy, Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, African Politics, World Politics, Comparative Politics, Women and Development

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Jasper Sumner, III

Campus Address: CA 504F
Phone: (317) 278-0694
Fax: 278-3280
Email: jsumner@iupui.edu
Appointments: Lecturer in Political Philosophy
Academic Interests: Political philosophy, European and Russian political thought, Marxist theory, communitarian thought, postmodernism, utopian theory
Teaching: Primarily teaches Introduction to Political Theory (POLS Y215), Themed Learning Community (SLA S100), Marxist Theory (POLS Y388), Problems in Contemporary Political Philosophy (POLS Y392), and occasionally teaches Senior Seminar in Political Science (POLS Y490), Introduction to International Studies (INTL I100)

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Scott D. Wallace

Campus Address: Cavanaugh 504G
Phone: 317-278-5733
Email: sdwallac@iupui.edu
Appointments: Lecturer, Department of Political Science
Academic Interests: Civil war negotiations Negotiation structure

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Jim Wallihan (Retired)

Campus Address: CA 503G
Phone: 274-5029
Appointments: Professor Emeritus of Labor Studies and Political Science
Academic Interests: Labor and employment politics; negotiation and dispute resolution; associations and interest groups; Third World and Southeast Asian politics.
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David L. Weiden

Campus Address: Cavanaugh 503E
Phone: (317)278-7558
Fax: 317-278-3280
Email: dweiden@iupui.edu
Appointments: Assistant Professor of Political Science
Director of Paralegal Studies
Academic Interests: United States Supreme Court; comparative judicial systems; trial courts; public policy; American politics; Supreme Court of Canada.

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Charles H. Winslow (Retired)

Appointments: Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Academic Interests: political theory, strategic theory, game theory, and Middle East political systems
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Associate Faculty ( Political Science )

Andrew A. Ault

Campus Address: CA5047
Phone: (317) 274-7387
Email: aault@iupui.edu

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John Downs III, W Downs

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317)274-7387
Email: jowdowns@iupui.edu

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Alin Fumurescu

Campus Address: CA 504J
Phone: (317) 274-7387
Email: afumures@indiana.edu

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Robert J. Geroux

Campus Address: CA 504J
Phone: (317) 274-7387
Email: rgeroux@iupui.edu

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A. Cyrus Hayat

Campus Address: CA 504J
Phone: (317)274-7387
Email: ahayat@iupui.edu

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Samuel D. Hodson

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317) 274-7387
Email: shodson@auctionbroadcasting.com

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Manouchehr Hosseinzadeh

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317)274-7387
Email: manohoss@iupui.edu

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David L Jones

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317) 274-7387
Email: dljones@iupui.edu

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Amy Kristine Lindley

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317) 274-7378
Email: krlindle@iupui.edu

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Michele E Lofthouse

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317) 274-7387
Email: mlofthou@iupui.edu

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Konstantine G. Orfanos

Campus Address: CA313
Phone: (317) 274-7387
Email: korfanos@iupui.edu

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Mason W Pike

Campus Address: CA313
Phone: (317) 274-7387
Email: mawpike@iupui.edu

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Seth T Pruden

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317)274-7387
Email: stpruden@iupui.edu

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David Root

Campus Address: CA 504J
Phone: (317) 274-7387
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Jacob W Shively

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317) 274-7387
Email: jwshivel@iupui.edu

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Heather Michelle Shumaker

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317)274-7387
Email: hfelsher@iupui.edu

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Terry Wayne Simmons, Sr.

Campus Address: CA504J
Phone: (317)274-7387
Email: tersimmo@iupui.edu
Appointments: Adjunct Professor of Political Science
Academic Interests: Security Issues and Strategic Affairs in larger context of International Relations and Comparative Political Systems. Middle East conflicts and research in the North and South Caucasus. The Russian Federation, the European Union and NATO affairs. The Atlantic relationship with Europe and EU. Siloviki government in the FSU.
Teaching: Adjunct instructor, adjunct professor at both the community college level and the University since 1999. Core political science and international studies cirriculum and internationalisation of cirriculum at both IU Bloomington and Gateway program at IUPUI.

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