Elon University - Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Faculty

Robert Anderson, Associate Professor - Political Science Address: 2108 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: anderso@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6435 Office: Gray Pavilion 210C http://facstaff.elon.edu/anderso (BA St. Andrews Presbyterian College; MA American University, at Elon since 1984). Professor Anderson teaches Global Experience (a first year seminar required of all Elon students), American government, foreign policy, international law and organization, and African politics. His research interests include: African politics (especially Ghana and South Africa), Globalization, foreign policy and American politics.
Hunter Bacot, Associate Professor – Political Science Address: 2190 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: hbacot@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6418 Office: Gray Pavilion 101D (BA UNC-Chapel Hill; Ph.D. University of Tennessee, at Elon since 2005) Professor Bacot teaches courses in Public Opinion Polling and American Government. His recent research focuses on urban affairs and public policy, with an emphasis on comparative state and local environmental policy and management. He is director of the Center for Public Opinion Polling, which conducts the Elon University Poll.
Chalmers Brumbaugh, Professor - Political Science Address: 2103 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: cbrumbaugh@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6436 Office: Gray Pavilion 101C (BA College of Wooster; MA, Ph.D University of Wisconsin, at Elon since 1986). Dr. Brumbaugh teaches classes in American Politics, Campaign Management and Latin American Politics. His Ph.D. dissertation dealt with political development in Costa Rica, which led him to direct the Costa Rican study abroad course at Elon for the past 16 years. He wrote and administered a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to introduce a Latin American Studies minor to Elon, and his conference presentations have emphasized experiential learning pedagogies. His research interests include Costa Rican Politics and Experiential Learning in Political Science. He serves as chair of the Political Science and Public Administration Department.
Jeff Colbert, Adjunct Instructor - Political Science Address: 2259 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: colbert@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-5251 Office: Gray Pavilion 210A
Tom Lambeth, Adjunct Assistant Professor - Political Science Address: 2244 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: tlambeth2@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6630 Office: Gray Pavilion 203
Brian Lewis, Adjunct Instructor - Political Science Address: 2214 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: blewis@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6630 Office: Gray Pavilion 203
Monique Lyle, Elon Pre-doctoral Fellow and Instructor - Political Science Address: 2144 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: mlyle@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-5251 Office: Gray Pavilion 210A
Betty Morgan, Associate Professor - Political Science and Public Administration Director of the Center for Public Affairs Address: 2294 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: morganb@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6428 Office: Gray Pavilion 101A ( BA Elon College; MPA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, at Elon since 1996). Dr. Morgan teaches public administration courses, and the European Union winter term class. She has recently published Introduction to the EU: An American’s Guide.
Chad Raymond, Assistant Professor - Political Science Address: 2102 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: craymond@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6633 Office: Gray Pavilion 210D Dr. Raymond obtained B.S. and M.S. degrees in political science from MIT and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Hawai'i. During his doctoral program he conducted field research in Vietnam on the political effects of economic reforms in agriculture. He has also traveled to Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma. His teaching interests include the political history of Asia, economic development, comparative politics, and karatedo doshinkan, a traditional Okinawan-Japanese martial art.
Laura Roselle, Professor - Political Science Address: 2222 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: lroselle@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6433 Office: Gray Pavilion 210B (BA Emory University; MA, Ph.D. Stanford University, at Elon since 1993). Dr. Roselle specializes in international political communication. She has edited two books on television and democracy: Democracy on the Air and Television and Elections, 2nd edition. In 2006 she published Media and the Politics of Failure: Great Powers, Communication Strategies, and Military Defeats with Palgrave/Macmillan. Collaborating with departmental colleague Dr. Sharon Spray, Dr. Roselle has also published (in 2007) Research and Writing in International Relations, a supplementary text for students of international relations and comparative politics. Dr. Roselle is president-elect of the international communication section of the International Studies Association. She serves on the editorial board of the new journal Media, War, and Conflict.
Adam Short, Lecturer - Political Science Address: 2148 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: ashort2@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6631 Office: Gray Pavilion 101B
G. "Granville" Simmons, Adjunct Instructor - Political Science Address: 2206 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: gsimmons@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6630 Office: Gray Pavilion 203
Amanda Sink, Adjunct Instructor - Political Science Address: 2211 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: asink@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6630 Office: Gray Pavilion 203
Kerstin Sorensen - Assistant Professor - Political Science Address: 2204 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: ksorensen@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6438 Office: Gray Pavilion 210E (BA Hunter College; MA, Ph.D. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, at Elon since 2003). Dr. Sorensen teaches classes in International Relations, Comparative Politics, European Politics, and General Studies. She directs the Scandinavian study abroad course at Elon, which was taught for the first time during Winter Term 2008. Her research interests include: comparative social policy, issues of poverty, industrial relations, Scandinavian/European politics, impact of globalization (economic, political, cultural, etc.), and gender issues. She serves as the Pi Sigma Alpha advisor. She had an article published in the January 2008 issue of PS: Political Science & Politics, titled “The Use of a Middle East Crisis Simulation in an International Relations Course," and co-authored with Dr. Chad Raymond.
Sharon Spray, Associate Professor - Political Science Address: 2347 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: sspray@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6430 Office: Gray Pavilion 210H (BA University of Montana; MA., Ph.D., Center for Politics and Economics, Claremont Graduate School, at Elon since 1999) teaches courses on American Politics, Congress, the Presidency, Environmental Policy in the United States and International Environmental Policy. Her research interests center on domestic and international environmental policy. She currently edits the book series, Exploring Environmental Challenges: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Rowman and Littlefield Publishing. Her edited works include volumes on Climate Change, The Loss of Biodiversity, and Wetlands.
George Taylor, Professor - Political Science and Public Administration Director of the Elon Institute of Politics and Public Affairs Address: 2164 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: taylor@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6429 Office: Gray Pavilion 210F (BS Baptist College of Charleston; MA, Ph.D University of Georgia, at Elon since 1979). Dr. Taylor teaches American Government, Research Methods, and various upper-level courses in Public Administration. His areas of research interest include political attitudes and civic engagement. Dr. Taylor coordinates Elon University students partnering with 19 other universities in the National Campaign for Political & Civic Engagement, which is located at Harvard’s Institute of Politics. He is also the director of the Elon Institute of Politics and Public Affairs, which houses the Center for Public Opinion Polling and the Center for Public Affairs.
Rudolf Zarzar, Professor - Political Science Address: 2160 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: zarzar@elon.edu Phone #: (336) 278-6426 Office: Gray Pavilion 210G (A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, at Elon since 1967) teaches the following subjects: normative political theory; democratic theory and democratization particularly in the Arab world; peace and nonviolent studies; international terrorism; and Middle East politics. His research interests focus largely on Arab politics; the Arab-Israeli conflict; the rise of Islamic militancy; and on democratization in the Arab world.