Faculty - Our Department currently has twelve faculty members. They are listed below in alphabetical order, and the general areas of their teaching and research interests as well as a couple of recent publications are identified.

• Ralph Carter - Professor and Department Chair

• Eric W. Cox - Director of Model United Nations, Assistant Professor

• Carrie Liu Currier - Assistant Professor

• Michael Dodson - Professor

• Manochehr Dorraj - Professor

• Joanne Connor Green - Director of Washington Internship Program,

  Associate Professor
• Donald Jackson - Director of Center for Civic Literacy, Herman Brown Professor
• Charles Lockhart - Professor

• Valerie Martinez-Ebers - Associate Professor

• Jim Riddlesperger - Professor

• Adam Schiffer - Director of Distinction Program, Assistant Professor

• Mary L. Volcansek - Professor

Adjunct Faculty - Our Department also draws on several adjunct faculty each academic year. The following persons  have served, or will be serving as adjunct faculty.

• Richard Millsap

• The Honorable James C. (Jim) Wright

• Morris Drumm

Staff - Our Department is fortunate to have as office staff Debbie Baldwin and Darla Scroggins.  We also employ one or more work-study students on a part-time basis.

Debbie is our student support staff member. She is available for questions concerning class requirements and class permission. She works closely with the Washington Internship Program.

Darla is our faculty support staff member. She assists faculty with text book orders, grade sheets, class scheduling and syllabi. Darla also supports the Chair of the Political Science department with all budget matters.

For personal biographies click on name below.

• Debbie Baldwin

• Darla Scroggins