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 423
Links: [[lbarna, Email]]
Office Hours : By appointment.
Clemens, Clay
Professor Emeritus-Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors
Links: [[cmclem, Email]]
Office Hours:
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, Europe/Germany
Dean , Andrew
Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors 441
Links: [[ajdean02, Webmail]]
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 6:20 pm - 7:00 pm
Deming , Mark
Assistant Teaching Professor of Government
Office : Chancellors 432, 757-221-3998
Links: [[jmdeming, Email]]
Office Hours : Monday and Wednesday 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm {{https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/MarkDeming@wmedu.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/}}
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 10:00 am - 12:00 pm and Thursday 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Can meet at other times, or via Zoom. Just email me with suggested times.
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: Tuesdays 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Research Interests: Congress/Legislative Behavior
Gilmour, John
Professor of Government & Public Policy
Office: Chancellors 241, 757-221-3085
Links: [[jbgilm, Email]]
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm and Wednesdays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Research Interests: American Politics
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 357, 757-221-3028
Links: [[spharish, Email]] and {{https://harishsp01.github.io, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00 am - 11:30 am and Thursday 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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 - 4:00 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: Tuesday 8:30 am - 10:00 am and Thursday 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm 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: By appointment only.
Research Interests: American Political Behavior, Politics of Identity and the Carceral State
Kaku, Archana
Assistant Professor
Office: Chancellors 368, 757-221-4776
Links: [[abkaku, Email]]
Office Hours: Tuesday 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm and by appointment
Research Interests: Violence, Necropolitics, Feminist Politics, Queer Theory
Kaplow, Jeff
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 348, 757-221-7878
Links: [[jkaplow, Email]] and {{http://www.jkaplow.net, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesday 9:30 am -10:30 am and Thursday 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm or by appointment
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 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm and Wednesday 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Research Interests: Political Theory; Ancient Political Thought (Greece, Rome, and China)
Lyon, Charles
Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors 416
Links: [[cwlyon01, Email]]
Office Hours: Tuesday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm or by appointment, in person or via MS Teams
Maliniak, Dan
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 347, 757-221-2266
Links: [[dxmali, Email]]
Office Hours: Wednesdays-sign up here {{https://calendar.app.google/LYmhaikaspjR8CMF9}}
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://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gN0G0BEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Thursdays 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm or 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 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Research Interests:
McGlennon, John
Class of 1935 Professor
Office: Chancellors 366, 757-221-3034
Links: [[jjmcgl, Email]]
Office Hours : Monday 10:00 am - 10:50 am, Wednesday 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm and Friday 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
Research Interests: American Politics (State and Local Government)
McKinney, Claire
Assistant Professor
Office: Chancellors Hall 320
Links: [[cmckinney, Email]]
Office Hours: Thursday 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm or by appointment
Research Interests: Political Theory, Gender & Politics
Mullen, Rani
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 123, 757-221-3033
Links: [[rdmull, Email]] and {{http://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/rdmull, Webpage}}
Office Hours: On leave for AY 2024-2025
Research Interests: Comparative Politics/South Asia
Nemacheck, Christine
Class of 2024 Associate Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 346, 757-221-3133
Email: [[clnema, Email]]
Office Hours: Monday 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm; By zoom on Thursday 10:00 am - 11:30 am or by appointment. Zoom {{https://cwm.zoom.us/my/chris.nemacheck}}
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: Monday 10:00 am - 10:45 am and 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Research Interests: International security, national security strategy, foreign policy analysis, and international relations theory
Oh, Inhwan
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
Office: Chancellors 434
Links: [[ioh01, Webmail]]
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm or by appointment
Ozdemir, Yonca
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
Office: Chancellors 238
Links: [[yozdemir, Webmail]]
Office Hours: Tuesday 9:30 am - 11:30 am and Friday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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
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: Wednesday 11:00 am -12:00 pm and Thursday 9:00 am - 11:00 am 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: On leave for AY 2024-2025
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: Monday 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm and Thursday 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm and by appointment
Schwartz, Joel
Professor Emeritus-Adjunct Lecturer
Office: Chancellors 364, 757-221-2460
Links: [[jxschw, Email]]
Office Hours: Tuesday 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm and Wednesday 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm and by appointment
Research Interests: Political Theory
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: On leave, by appointment only
Smith, Dennis Alcides Velazco
Associate Chair, Teaching Professor of Government
Office: Chancellors 358
Office Phone: 757-221-5086
Email: [[dasmi2, Email]]
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 pm - 12:00 pm by appointment only
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 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: Mondays and Wednesdays 11:00 am - 12:00 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: Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 am
Research Interests: International Relations, International Organization, Development Policy, China's Development Finance, and Academic-Policy Divide
van der Veen, Maurits
Associate Professor
Office: Chancellors 355, 757-221-3029
Links: [[amvanderveen, Email]] and {{http://www.maurits.net/index.html, Webpage}}
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Yalof , David Alistair
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Government
Links: [[dayalof, Email]]
Research Interests: Constitutional Law, The Supreme Court, Executive Branch Politics
Zvobgo, Kelebogile
Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of Government
Links: [[kzvobgo, Email]] and {{https://www.zvobgo.com, Webpage}}
Office Hours: On Leave: AY 2024-2025
Research Interests: Human rights, transitional justice, international law and courts
