Faculty & Staff
Full Time Faculty
![Lisa Mueller](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/muellerheadshot18_2-copy-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Lisa Mueller
- Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science
- Comparative politics, African politics, behavioral and development economics, and research methods.
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6692
![Rothin Datta](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2023/07/IMG_4569-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Rothin Datta
- Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Political theory, racial capitalism, value-form theory, non-western political thought, history of economic thought
- [email protected]
![Julie Dolan](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/juliedolan-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Julie Dolan
- Professor of Political Science
- American politics, women and politics, bureaucracy
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6483
![Paul Dosh](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/pauldosh-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Paul Dosh
- Associate Professor of Political Science
- Comparative politics, Latin American politics, urban social movements
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6776
![Andrew Latham](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/andrewlatham-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Andrew Latham
- Professor of Political Science
- International relations; regional conflict and security; foreign policy; political thought
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6549
![Lesley Lavery](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/LesleyLavery-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Lesley Lavery
- Professor of Political Science
- American politics, political behavior, public policy, education policy
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6321
![Patrick Schmidt](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/PatrickSchmidt-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Patrick Schmidt
- Professor of Political Science, Pre-Law Advisor, and Co-Director of Legal Studies
- U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional law, law & society, regulation, corruption and transparency
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6147
![Wendy Weber](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/Weber_Wendy_Poli_Sci-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Wendy Weber
- Senior Lecturer of Political Science and Chair of Human Rights and Humanitarianism
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6653
Visiting Faculty
![Della Zurick](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2018/09/dellazurick-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Della Zurick
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6807
Staff
![Bonnie Berger](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2022/09/Bonnie_Berger_photo-150x0-c-default.jpeg)
- Bonnie Berger
- Department Coordinator
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6290
Affiliated Faculty
![Duchess Harris](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2020/07/duchess-harris-headshot-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Duchess Harris
- Professor of American Studies
- Focuses on 20th-century African American political history and civil rights
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6478
Professor Emeritus
![David L. Blaney](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/davidblaney-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- David L. Blaney
- G. Theodore Mitau Professor of Political Science (Emeritus)
- Global political economy, international political theory
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6020
![Adrienne E. Christiansen](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/AdrienneChristiansenPoliticalScience-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Adrienne E. Christiansen
- Associate Professor of Political Science (Emeritus)
- Political communication, campaigns and elections
- [email protected]
- 651-696-6714
![Franklin Hugh Adler](https://www.macalester.edu/political-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/589/2017/10/FranklinAdlerPoliticalScience-150x0-c-default.jpg)
- Franklin Hugh Adler
- G. Theodore Mitau Professor, Political Science (Emeritus)
- Focuses on political theory and comparative politics, Western Marxism, Frankfurt School, and hermeneutics
- [email protected]