Faculty Directory

Government is one of the largest academic departments at William & Mary. All of our faculty members have Ph.D. degrees from leading universities and specialties in all the major subfields of political science. Every faculty member teaches introductory and required courses, as well as more specialized courses about particular aspects of the political world.

Deeply engaged in research, our faculty offers meaningful research opportunities to students through classes, independent study opportunities, and as collaborators and assistants on major projects. In the Government Department, teaching and research are fully integrated.

Government faculty also teach graduate-level courses as part of the Public Policy program.

Barna, Lindsay
Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors 441
Links: [[lbarna, Email]]
Office Hours : By appointment, Thursday at 2:00 pm

Boyd, Da'Von
Assistant Professor of Government & Africana Studies
Office : Chancellors 347
Links: [[daboyd01, Email]]
Office Hours: Wednesday, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Research Interests: Political Theory; Twentieth Century African American Political Thought and Social and Intellectual History; Social Movements; Political Theology

Clemens, Clay
Professor Emeritus-Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors 364
Links: [[cmclem, Email]]
Office Hours: Thursday 9:00 am - 11:30 am. or by appointment over Zoom.
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, Europe/Germany

Deming , Mark
Assistant Teaching Professor of Government
Office : Chancellors 432, 757-221-3998
Links: [[jmdeming, Email]]
Office Hours : Monday and Wednesday, 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

Devins, Neal
Sandra Day O'Connor Professor of Law and Professor of Government
Office: Law School Room 254C, 757-221-3845
Links: [[nedevi, Email]]
Research Interests: Civil Rights Law & Constitutional Law

Doherty, Daniel
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 422, 757-221-5604
Links: [[djdoherty, Email]]
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 11:00 am-12:00 pm; Thursday, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm

Ebowe, Emma
Assistant Professor of Government & Africana Studies
Office : Chancellors 348
Links : [[evebowe, Email]]
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 3:00 pm-5:00 pm or by appointment/https://calendly.com/emma-ebowe
Research Interests: Political theory; black political theory; feminist theory; theories of justice; democratic theory

Evans, C. Lawrence
Newton Family Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 236, 757-221-3030
Links: [[clevan, Email]] and {{https://larryevans.pages.wm.edu, Website}}
Office Hours: Tuesday, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Research Interests: Congress/Legislative Behavior

Hanson, Stephen
Lettie Pate Evans Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 235
Links: [[sehanson, Email]]
Office Hours: Wednesday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm or by appointment
Research Interests: Post-Communist Politics & Comparative Politics

Harish, S.P.
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 355, 757-221-3028
Links: [[spharish, Email]] and {{https://harishsp01.github.io, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, South & Southeast Asia

Hart, Sophia
Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors Hall 362, 757-220-7272
Links: [[schart, Email]]
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Research Interests: Comparative Politics (Asia)

Henderson, Lenneal
Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors Hall 441
Email: [[ljhend, Email]]
Office Hours: [[ljhend, Email]] to make an appointment.

Holmes, Marcus
Department Chair, Professor
Office: Chancellors 318A, 757-221-2575
Links: [[mholmes, Email]] and {{http://www.marcusholmes.com/, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesday, 2:30 pm-3:30 pm
Research Interests: International Security/Diplomacy and Political Psychology

Howard, Chris
Harriman Professor of Government & Public Policy
Office: Chancellors 363, 757-221-3026
Links: [[cdhowa, Email]]
Office Hours: Monday, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm; Friday, 9:00 am-10:30 am and by appointment
Research Interests: American Politics, Public Policy/Social Policy

Israel-Trummel, Mackenzie
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 367, 757-221-3479
Links: [[mit, Email]] and {{https://sites.google.com/view/israeltrummel,Webpage}}
Office Hours: Thursday, 9:00 am-11:00 am
Research Interests: American Political Behavior, Politics of Identity and the Carceral State

Jo, Eun A
Assistant Professor
Office : Chancellors 238
Links : [[ejo, Email]]/ Website: www.eunajo.com
Office Hours: By appointment only; https://calendly.com/ejo-wm/30min; Zoom appts. available
Research Interests: International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democracy and Autocracy, East Asia

Kaku, Archana
Assistant Professor
Office: Chancellors 368, 757-221-4776, Virtually by appointment
Links: [[abkaku, Email]]
Office Hours: Wednesday, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm and by appointment
Research Interests: Violence, Necropolitics, Feminist Politics, Queer Theory

Kaplow, Jeff
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 356, 757-221-7878
Links: [[jkaplow, Email]] and {{http://www.jkaplow.net, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Wednesday, 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Research Interests: International Security, Conflict, Nuclear Proliferation

Lombardini, John
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 256, 757-221-2082
Links: [[jlombardini, Email]] and {{https://sites.google.com/d/12eFgiMm472ReZdcbhk-VHSZfjT26qpOb/p/1n59-zTysBDy8ZuV2lgQQaI5_jXO_BvWl/edit, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Monday, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm; Tuesday, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Research Interests: Political Theory; Ancient Political Thought (Greece, Rome, and China)

Lyon, Charles
Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors 423
Links: [[cwlyon01, Email]]
Office Hours: Thursday, 2:00 pm-5:00 pm/Students should make appointments via MS Outlook calendar meeting request

Maliniak, Dan
Associate Professor; Director, International Relations Program
Office: Chancellors 426B, 757-221-2266
Links: [[dxmali, Email]]
Office Hours: Wednesday, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm; Sign up {{https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/f1f7a868c3264222a0ef75acba90cf43@wm.edu?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=plink, here}} at this convenient URL our Outlook calendars produce.
Research Interests: International Relations/Political Economy, Environment

Manna, Paul
Isabelle and Jerome E. Hyman Distinguished University Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 341
Links: [[pmanna,Email]] and {{https://sites.google.com/view/paulmanna, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Wednesday, 3:00 pm-4:00pm; Thursday, 12:30 pm-1:30 pm and by appointment
Research Interests: American Politics, Public Policy, K-12 Education, Applied Research Methods

Matthews, Mark
Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors 430
Links: [[mtmatthews, Email]]
Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

McGlennon, John
Class of 1935 Professor
Office: Chancellors 366, 757-221-3034
Links: [[jjmcgl, Email]]
Office Hours : By appointment only
Research Interests: American Politics (State and Local Government)

McKinney, Claire
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors Hall 320
Links: [[cmckinney, Email]]
Office Hours: On leave for AY 2025-2026
Research Interests: Political Theory, Gender & Politics

Mehrez, Ameni
Assistant Professor
Office : Chancellors 357
Links : [[amehrez, Email]]
Office Hours: Tuesday, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm: in person, drop-in, no appointment needed/Wednesday, 9:00 am-10:00 am by appointment: https://calendly.com/amehrez-wm/15min?month=2025-09&date=2025-09-10
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, Political Behavior, Middle East and North Africa

Mullen, Rani
Weingartner Term Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 234, 757-221-3033
Links: [[rdmull, Email]] and {{http://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/rdmull, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30 pm-4:30 pm and by appointment
Research Interests: Comparative Politics/South Asia

Nemacheck, Christine
Professor
Office: Chancellors 346, 757-221-3133
Email: [[clnema, Email]]
Office Hours: Monday, 12:00 pm-1:30 pm; Wednesday 3:30 pm-4:30 pm and by appointment; {{https://cwm.zoom.us/my/chris.nemacheck, Zoom}}
Research Interests: American Politics, Judicial Politics

Oakes, Amy
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 354
Links: [[acoake, Email]] and {{https://sites.google.com/email.wm.edu/amy-oakes-website/home?authuser=0, Webpage}}
Office Hours: On leave for AY 2025-2026
Research Interests: International security, national security strategy, foreign policy analysis, and international relations theory

Ozdemir, Yonca
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
Office: Chancellors 416
Links: [[yozdemir, Email]]
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 3:30 pm-5:00 pm or by appointment
Research Interests: neoliberalism, political economy of Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Cyprus problem, foreign aid, populism in Turkey, populism in Israel, political economy of Latin America, financial crises, development policy

Park, Rio
Assistant Professor of Government & Environmental Science Studies
Office : Chancellors 350
Links : [[rpark02, Email]]
Office Hours: Wednesday, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Research Interests: Environmental Politics, Trade Policy, International Political Economy

Peterson, Sue
Professor Emeritus-Adjunct Professor
Office: Chancellors
Links: [[smpete, Email]] and {{http://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/smpete/home, Webpage}}
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: International Relations; International Security; Comparative Foreign Policy; Global Health

Pickering, Paula
Richard S. Perles Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 343, 757-221-3038
Links: [[pmpick, Email]] and {{https://sites.google.com/view/paulampickering/home, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesday, 9:00 am-10:00 am; Thursday, 10:00 am-12:00pm and by appointment

Poliquin, Etienne
Associate Teaching Professor of Government and Director of Advising, International Relations Program
Office: Chancellors Hall 345, 221-7683
Links: [[epoliquin, Email]]
Office Hours: Friday, 9:00 am - 11:00 am or by appointment
Research Interests: International Relations, International Law, Global Governance

Roessler, Philip
Professor
Office: Chancellors 334, 757-221-3045
Links: [[proessler, Email]] and {{http://philiproessler.net, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Friday, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm or by appointment/Please sign up here: https://calendly.com/proessler/office-hours
Research Interests: African Politics; Digital Technology; Conflict; Long-run Development

Sasser, Jackson
Teaching Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 245, 757-221-3832
Links: [[jnsass, Email]]
Office Hours: Wednesday, 12: 30 pm-2:30 pm; Friday, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm and by appointment

Settle, Jaime
Cornelia Brackenridge Talbot Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 361 (757) 221-2279
Links: [[jsettle, Email]] and {{http://jsettle.people.wm.edu/index.html, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesday, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm

Smith, Dennis Alcides Velazco
Associate Chair, Teaching Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 358
Office Phone: 757-221-5086
Email: [[dasmi2, Email]]
Office Hours: By appointment only on Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 pm - 2:00 pm/Contact me by email for a Zoom link

Sterling, Rebekah
Associate Teaching Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 255, 757-221-3087
Email: [[resterling, Email]]
Office Hours: Friday, 9:00 am - 11:00 am/drop-in times or by appointment

Stiefel, David
Adjunct Lecturer
Links: [[dbstiefel, Email]]
Office Hours: Wednesday 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm and by appointment (all virtual).
Research Interests: National security, Agroterrorism, Bio-defense & Security

Stow, Simon
Marshall Professor of Government and American Studies
Office: Chancellors 352, 757-221-3048
Links: [[sastow, Email]] and {{https://simonstow.pages.wm.edu/, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm and by appointment.
Research Interests: Political Theory; Race; American Politics; Public Mourning; Politics and Literature

Tierney, Michael
George & Mary Hylton Professor of International Relations; Director Global Research Institute (GRI)
Office: The Hive, Swem Library ground floor, G43
Links: [[mjtier, Email]] and {{https://mjtierney.weebly.com/, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Friday, 11:15 am-12:15 pm
Research Interests: International Relations, International Organization, Development Policy, China's Development Finance, and Academic-Policy Divide

van der Veen, Maurits
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 335, 757-221-3029
Links: [[amvanderveen, Email]] and {{http://www.maurits.net/index.html, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Yalof , David Alistair
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Government
Links: [[dayalof, Email]]
Research Interests: Constitutional Law, The Supreme Court, Executive Branch Politics

Zvobgo, Kelebogile
Mansfield Associate Professor of Government
Links: [[kzvobgo, Email]] and {{https://www.zvobgo.com, Webpage}}
Office Hours: By appointment only
Research Interests: Human rights, transitional justice, international law and courts