Faculty and Staff Profiles

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Richard Aliano

Lecturer

Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1751
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: richard.aliano@unh.edu

 


Education:
B.A., Queens College, New York, 1968
M.A., ibid., 1969
Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 1973
J.D., St. John's University, 1981

Courses Taught:
POLT 401: Politics and Society
POLT 701/801: Courts and Public Policy

 


Tama Andrews

Tama Andrews

Lecturer and Graduate Program Coordinator

316 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-2321
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: tama.andrews@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae


Education:
Professional Certificate/A.A.S., Chamberlayne School of Design, Mt. Ida College, 1989
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1997
M.A., ibid., 2001

Courses Taught:
POLT 402: Introduction to American Government (Spring 2009)
POLT 500: American Public Policy
POLT 600: Federalism/Intergovernmental Relations
POLT 602C: Concord Internship
POLT 706/806: State & Local Government
POLT 897: New Hampshire Government & Politics
POLT 797/897C: Federalism

 


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Marla Brettschneider

Professor of Political Science and Women's Studies

318 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-4676
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: marlab@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1986
M.A., New York University, 1988
Ph.D., ibid., 1993

Courses Taught:
POLT 401: Politics and Society
POLT 525: Multicultural Theory
POLT 721/821: Feminist Political Theory
WS 401: Introduction to Women's Studies
WS 632: Feminist Thought

Fields of Research: 
political philosophy, feminist theory, Queer theory, diversity and democratic theory, Jewish politics

 


Daniel Bromberg

Daniel E. Bromberg

Assistant Professor of Political Science

310A Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-0798
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: daniel.bromberg@unh.edu

Education:
B.A., State University of New York at Albany, 2001
M.P.A., University of Vermont, 2006
Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2009

Courses Taught:
POLT 906: Foundations and Theories of Public Administration

Fields of Research: 
privatization, public management, organization theory, performance management, e-governance, nonprofit management, governance networks

 


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Warren Brown

Associate Professor of Political Science and Humanities

323 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-3225
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: warren.brown@unh.edu

Education:
B.A., Willamette University, 1966
M.A., Claremont Graduate School and University Center, 1972
Ph.D., ibid., 1976

Courses Taught:
POLT 401: Politics and Society
POLT 520: Justice and the Political Community
POLT 797I/897I: Seminar in Political Thought

Fields of Research: 
political thought, humanities

 


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Melvin J. Dubnick

Professor of Political Science

322 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-4083
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: m.dubnick@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Website

Education:
B.S., Southern Colorado State College, 1968
Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1974

Courses Taught:
POLT 798/898F: Seminar in Ethics
POLT 907: Cases in Public Management

Fields of Research: 
public administration, American government, accountability, civic education, public sector ethics

 


Jeffrey Haight

Jeffrey Haight

Lecturer

Horton Social Science Center
Phone: tba
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: jhaight@unh.edu


Education:
A.B., Hamilton College, 1961
Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1968

Courses Taught:
POLT 444A: Democracy Its Character
POLT 522: Dissent and Political Community
POLT 524: Politics and Literature
POLT 401: Politics and Society

 


Mark Huddleston

Mark W. Huddleston

President of the University of New Hampshire
Professor of Political Science and International Relations

Office of the President
Thompson Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2450
Fax: (603) 862-3060
E-mail: mark.huddleston@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1972
M.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1973
Ph.D., ibid., 1978

 


Lionel Ingram

Lionel Ingram

Senior Lecturer

317 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1032
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: lionelingram@comcast.net

Curriculum Vitae


Education:
B.S., United States Military Academy, 1963
M.P.A., Harvard University, 1967
Ph.D., JFK School of Government, Harvard University, 1993

Courses Taught:
POLT 560: World Politics
POLT 562: Strategy and National Security Policy
POLT 797/897E: Seminar/US Foreign Policy

 


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John R. Kayser

Associate Professor of Political Science

214BA Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1699
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: john.kayser@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1962
M.A., Ohio State University, 1964
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School and University Center, 1969

Courses Taught:
POLT 402: Introduction to American Government
POLT 520: Justice and the Political Community
POLT 521: Rights and the Political Community

Fields of Research: 
political thought, politics and literature, American presidency, pre-law

 


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Alynna J. Lyon

Associate Professor of Political Science 

319 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-0881
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: alynna.lyon@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Website

Education:
B.A., New Mexico State University, 1991
M.A., ibid., 1993
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1999

Courses Taught:
POLT 403: US and World Affairs
POLT 560: World Politics
POLT 571: International Politics of the Middle East
POLT 660: Selected Topics in International Politics
POLT 778/878: International Organization
POLT 900: Pro-Seminar

Fields of Research: 
peacekeeping, conflict resolution, international organizations, ethnic identity and nationalism, political violence, U.S. foreign policy, Middle East politics

 


Andrew Macpherson

Andrew Macpherson

Lecturer

212 Huddleston Hall
Phone: (603) 868-1145
Fax: (603) 862-7040
E-mail


Education:
B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1999
M.A., London School of Economics, 2000

Courses Taught:
 

 


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Mary Fran T. Malone

Associate Professor of Political Science 

314 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1406
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: mary.malone@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Website

Education:
B.A., St. Joseph's College, 1995
M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2000
Ph.D., ibid., 2004

Courses Taught:
POLT 403: U.S. and World Affairs
POLT 544: Pathways to Democracy
POLT 550: Comparative Government and Society
POLT 553: Politics in the Developing World
POLT 554: Latin American Politics
POLT 565: United States/Latin American Relations
POLT 750/850: Politics of Poverty
POLT 905: Introduction to Statistical Analysis

Fields of Research: 
Latin American politics, democratization, legal socialization, rule of law, judicial reform, crime control policy, political and interpersonal trust, public opinion

 


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Lawrence C. Reardon

Associate Professor of Political Science 
Chair of the Department of Political Science

322 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1858
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: lcr1@cisunix.unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Website

Education:
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1979
M.I.A., Columbia University, 1983
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1991

Courses Taught:
POLT 403: US and World Affairs
POLT 545: People and Politics in Asia
POLT 546: Wealth and Politics in Asia
POLT 556: Politics of China
POLT 566: Foreign Policies of Asia and the Pacific
POLT 569: Chinese Foreign Policy
POLT 760/860: Theories of International Relations
POLT 762/862: International Political Economy
POLT 797C/897C: Seminar in Comparative Politics
IA 701: International Affairs Capstone Course

Fields of Research: 
Chinese domestic and foreign politics, Asian politics and economy, international relations, international political economy, 

 


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Dante Scala

Associate Professor of Political Science

214A Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1519
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: dante.scala@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., Villanova University, 1990
M.A., University of Chicago, 1993
Ph.D., ibid., 2000

Courses Taught:
POLT 401: Politics and Society
POLT 402: Introduction to American Government
POLT 504: American Presidency
POLT 505: American Congress
POLT 513: Civil Rights and Liberties

Fields of Research: 
campaigns and elections, voting behavior, political demographics, American political development

 


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Susan J. Siggelakis

Associate Professor of Political Science

320 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1780
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: sjs2@cisunix.unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., Rutgers University, 1979
M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1983
Ph.D., ibid., 1988

Courses Taught:
POLT 407: Law and Society
POLT 508: Supreme Court and Constitution
POLT 558: Government and Politics of Canada
POLT 798B/898B: Seminar in American Politics
JUST 601: Field Experience

Fields of Research: 
public law, criminal justice

 


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Andrew E. Smith

Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the UNH Survey Center 

G16 Thompson Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2226
Fax: (603) 862-1488
E-mail: andrew.smith@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1983
M.A., ibid., 1987
Ph.D., ibid., 1997

Courses Taught:
POLT 512: Public Opinion
POLT 600: Selected Topics in American Politics
POLT 797B/897B Seminar in American Politics

Fields of Research: 
elections, public opinion, survey methodology, NH Politics

 


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Jeannie L. Sowers

Associate Professor of Political Science 

310B Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1752
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: jeannie.sowers@unh.edu

Website
Middle-East Minor

Education:
B.A., Harvard University, 1989
M.A., Princeton University, 1996
Ph.D., ibid., 2003

Courses Taught:
POLT 403: U.S. in World Affairs
POLT 560: World Politics
POLT 559: Comparative Politics of the Middle East
POLT 571: International Politics of the Middle East
POLT 751/851: Comparative Environmental Politics and Policy
POLT 780/880: International Environmental Politics, Policy, and Law

Fields of Research: 
comparative politics, Middle East, environmental politics, U.S. foreign policy, political economy

 


Patricia Stapleton

Patricia Stapleton

Lecturer

312B Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-0820
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: patricia.stapleton@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

 

 


Education:
B.A., Ursinus College, 2002
M.A., Rutgers University, 2004
M.Phil., City University of New York, 2010
Ph.D., ibid., 2012

Courses Taught:
POLT 403: United States in World Affairs
POLT 797/897C: Seminar in Comparative Politics

 


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Stacy D. VanDeveer

Associate Professor of Political Science 

213 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-0167
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: stacy.vandeveer@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Website

Education:
B.A., University of Maryland, 1994
Ph.D., ibid., 1997

Courses Taught:
POLT 403: US and World Affairs
POLT 444: Science, Society and Politics
POLT 560: World Politics
POLT 567: Politics of Global Resources
POLT 751/851: Comparative Environmental Politics and Policy
POLT 778/878: International Organizations
POLT 780/880: International Environmental Politics

Fields of Research:
international relations, international organizations, environmental politics, US Foreign Policy, European Politics


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Kenneth Johnson

Affiliate Professor of Political Science, Professor of Sociology, and Senior Demographer at the Carsey Institute

Sociology Department
441 Horton Social Science Center
Phone:  (603) 862-1958
Fax: (603) 862-3558

Carsey Institute
GO5B Huddleston Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2205
Fax: (603) 862-3878

E-mail: ken.johnson@unh.edu
Website

 


Tom Kelly

Affiliate Associate Professor of Political Science
Chief Sustainability Officer and Director of the University Office of Sustainability

Nesmith Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2640
Fax: (603) 862-0785
E-mail: tom.kelly@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

 

 


James Varn

James S. Varn

Affiliate and Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Strategic Planning

211 Thompson Hall
Phone: (603) 862-3290
Fax: (603) 862-4741
E-mail: jim.varn@unh.edu


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staff

Marcie Anderson

Academic/Student Assistant

321 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1751
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: marcie.anderson@unh.edu

 

 


Susan Kilday

Administrative Assistant II

321 Horton Social Science Center
Phone: (603) 862-1750
Fax: (603) 862-0178
E-mail: susan.kilday@unh.edu

 


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