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Erika Vallejo

Degrees B.A. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2016 M.A. Michigan State University, 2021 Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2025

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Sekwen Kim

Degrees B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2006 M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2017 Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 2023

Megan Wrobel

Megan Wrobel

Degrees: B.A. University of Dayton, 2007 M.P.A. University of Dayton, 2011 Ph.D. North Carolina State University, 2018

Angela Sponsler

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Michele Leiby

A widely published scholar on comparative politics and Latin America, Leiby’s work focuses on human rights, political violence, and the intersection of gender and conflict.

Kent Kille

Kent J. Kille

With widely published work in the area of international organization leadership, Kille uses this expertise when working with students as faculty advisor for Model United Nations.

Matthew Krain

Matthew Krain

Krain is a published scholar in the area of repression and large-scale political violence while also studying the best teaching practices regarding international relations.

Jeff Lantis

Jeffrey S. Lantis

The author of several books focused on foreign policy analysis and international security, Lantis is a recipient of the Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Award from the International Studies Association for his active teaching innovations.

Erum Haider

Erum Haider

Having completed her doctoral research on the ability of citizens to use political representatives to lobby for better provision, Haider’s research studies the privatization of public goods, primarily in Karachi, Pakistan.

Désirée Weber, associate professor of political science at The College of Wooste

Désirée Weber

Weber’s research has focused on language, discourse, and argumentation in political thinking. She specializes in the influence of language philosophers on political understanding and judgement.