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Department of Politics and Government

Faculty & Staff

Vera Anastasia Ackah portrait

Vera Anastasia Ackah

Graduate Assistant

(309) 438-5101

vaackah@IllinoisState.edu

Ali Ahmad portrait

Ali Ahmad

Graduate Assistant

(309) 438-8063

aahmad8@IllinoisState.edu

Md Imran Ahsan portrait

Md Imran Ahsan

Graduate Assistant

(309) 438-8483

mahsan1@IllinoisState.edu

Maame Efua Quaigua Arthur portrait

Maame Efua Quaigua Arthur

Graduate Teaching Assistant

mqarthu@IllinoisState.edu

Proma Barua portrait

Proma Barua

Graduate Assistant

(309) 438-5919

pbarua1@IllinoisState.edu

Md. Ikram Hossain Bhuiyan portrait

Md. Ikram Hossain Bhuiyan

Graduate Teaching Assistant

mhbhuiy@IllinoisState.edu

AJ Blodgett portrait

AJ Blodgett

Head Mock Trial Attorney Coach

(309) 438-8638

ajblodg@IllinoisState.edu

Amelia Buragas portrait

Professor Amelia Buragas

Assistant Professor/Co-Director of Legal Studies

(309) 438-3569

asburag@IllinoisState.edu

David Butler portrait

David Butler

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8638

dwbutle@IllinoisState.edu

Kim Campbell portrait

Kim Campbell

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8638

kdcampb@IllinoisState.edu

Tyler Carter portrait

Tyler Carter

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-0760

tcarter@IllinoisState.edu

Spencer Chikahisa portrait

Spencer Chikahisa

Assistant Mock Trial Attorney Coach

(309) 438-8638

stchika@IllinoisState.edu

Jason Cieslik portrait

Professor Jason Cieslik

Assistant Professor/Legal Studies Advisor

(309) 438-8638

jmcies1@IllinoisState.edu

Calli Farrell portrait

Calli Farrell

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8638

cafarr1@IllinoisState.edu

Ashleigh Feger portrait

Ashleigh Feger

Office Manager

(309) 438-8638

arfeger@IllinoisState.edu

Bob Freitag portrait

Professor Bob Freitag

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8638

rlfreit@IllinoisState.edu

Mike Hendricks portrait

Dr. Mike Hendricks

Assistant Professor/Pi Sigma Alpha Advisor

(309) 438-8638

mshend1@IllinoisState.edu

Sabyasachi Karmaker portrait

Sabyasachi Karmaker

Graduate Teaching Assistant

skarma1@IllinoisState.edu

Saqlain Khurshid portrait

Saqlain Khurshid

Graduate Assistant

(309) 438-8483

mkhursh@IllinoisState.edu

Matt Kuenning portrait

Matt Kuenning

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8638

mpkuenn@IllinoisState.edu

Meghan Leonard portrait

Dr. Meghan Leonard

Associate Professor/Associate Chair

(309) 438-7362

mleonar@IllinoisState.edu

Andrew Matthews portrait

Andrew Matthews

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-5921

asmatth@IllinoisState.edu

Thomas McClure portrait

Professor Thomas McClure

Professor/Co-Director of Legal Studies

(309) 438-8797

temcclu@IllinoisState.edu

Angie Meiners portrait

Angie Meiners

Office Administrator

(309) 438-8638

avmeine@IllinoisState.edu

Kerri Milita portrait

Dr. Kerri Milita

Associate Professor

(309) 438-7743

kmilita@IllinoisState.edu

Todd Miller portrait

Todd Miller

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8638

tcmill1@IllinoisState.edu

Carl Palmer portrait

Dr. Carl Palmer

Associate Professor

(309) 438-8944

clpalme@IllinoisState.edu

Geeta Pasi portrait

Geeta Pasi

Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs

(309) 438-8923

gpasi@IllinoisState.edu

Erik Rankin portrait

Erik Rankin

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8638

etranki@IllinoisState.edu

Sherri Replogle portrait

Dr. Sherri Replogle

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8071

ssreplo@IllinoisState.edu

Ali Riaz portrait

Dr. Ali Riaz

Distinguished Professor

(309) 438-8145

ariaz@IllinoisState.edu

Joshua Rinker portrait

Joshua Rinker

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8638

jprinke@IllinoisState.edu

Lori Riverstone portrait

Dr. Lori Riverstone

Associate Professor

(309) 438-2480

lrivers@IllinoisState.edu

Yusuf Sarfati portrait

Dr. Yusuf Sarfati

Associate Professor/Director of the Middle Eastern and South Asian Minor Program

(309) 438-5785

ysarfat@IllinoisState.edu

Mady Schutte portrait

Mady Schutte

Graduate Teaching Assistant

mrschu6@IllinoisState.edu

Brandy Scott portrait

Dr. Brandy Scott

Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8063

bjscot2@IllinoisState.edu

James Scott portrait

Dr. James Scott

Department Chair

(309) 438-8966

jmscott6@IllinoisState.edu

Kam Shapiro portrait

Dr. Kam Shapiro

Associate Professor/Director of Graduate Studies

(309) 438-7622

jkshapi@IllinoisState.edu

Noha Shawki portrait

Dr. Noha Shawki

Professor

(309) 438-3861

nsshawk@IllinoisState.edu

Phelan Simpkins portrait

Phelan Simpkins

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8638

pasimpk@IllinoisState.edu

Harriett Steinbach portrait

Harriett Steinbach

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-5769

hmstein@IllinoisState.edu

Matthew Stinson portrait

Matthew Stinson

Graduate Teaching Assistant

mmstins@IllinoisState.edu

Michael Stivers portrait

Michael Stivers

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-8777

mastive1@IllinoisState.edu

Samantha Vazquez portrait

Samantha Vazquez

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-5719

smvazqu@IllinoisState.edu

Brittney Vietti portrait

Brittney Vietti

Director of Enrollment Management and Undergraduate Studies

(309) 438-3709

bahens2@IllinoisState.edu

Julie Webber portrait

Dr. Julie Webber

Professor

(309) 438-8104

jawebbe@IllinoisState.edu

Julian Westerhout portrait

Julian Westerhout

Instructional Assistant Professor

(309) 438-5393

jwester@IllinoisState.edu

Cindy Ziem portrait

Cindy Ziem

Graduate Assistant

(309) 438-5919

cwziem@IllinoisState.edu

LJ Zigerell portrait

Dr. LJ Zigerell

Associate Professor/Assessment Director

(309) 438-7852

lzigere@IllinoisState.edu