Department Chair
Michael Baum
Associate Professor; Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture
Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Comparative politics (Portugal, European Union), democratization,
economic development policy
Department Secretary
Lisa Porto
Hours: 8:30 am - 4pm, M-F
Phone: 508-999-8369
Fax: 508-999-8819
lporto@umassd.edu
Department Address:
Department of Political Science
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
N. Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300
Heidi Berggren
Associate Professor of Political Science and Womens' Studies
Ph.D. University of Colorado
Social policy, women and politics, political behavior
Robert Darst
Associate Professor; Director of the University Honors Program
Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley
International relations, environmental politics and policy
John Fobanjong
Professor of Political Science and African and African-American Studies
Ph.D. University of Arizona
Comparative politics (Africa), African-American politics, public administration
Matthew Ingram
Assistant Professor; Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture
J.D., Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Comparative Politics (Mexico, Brazil, Latin America), Public Law/Judicial Politics, International Relations
Shannon Jenkins
Associate Professor; Assistant Director, Office of Faculty Development
Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago
State and local politics, state legislatures, American politics
Kenneth L. Manning
Professor
Ph.D. University of Houston
American politics, judicial process and behavior, constitutional law
Avery Plaw
Associate Professor
Ph.D. McGill University
Political theory, contemporary political theory, history of moral and political thought
Doug Roscoe
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago
American politics, Congress, interest groups, political parties, electoral process
Peter Sandby-Thomas
Visiting Lecturer
Ph.D. University of Nottingham
Comparative politics, International relations, Chinese politics
