Faculty

Chair of the Department
Prof. Scott Bowman
Office:    E&T A526
Phone:   (323) 343-2248
E-mail:   sbowman@calstatela.edu

NOTE: The department recommends that students make appointments in advance to see faculty members during their office hours. You may phone, e-mail, or sign-up for appointments on the lists outside each faculty member's office.

FACULTY OFFICE HOURS (pdf)

EMILY ACEVEDO	MARTIN ADAMIAN	GREG ANDRANOVICH
SCOTT BOWMAN	NAOMI CAIDEN	GAR CULBERT
TAYLOR DARK III	SIEGRUN FOX FREYSS	NADINE KOCH
TIMOTHY C. LIM	STEPHEN K. MA	MICHAEL McLENDON
ELLEN SHIAU	MICHAEL SILER	RAPHAEL SONENSHEIN*

HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF POLS FACULTY (PDF)		*Currently undertaking full-time administrative duties outside of the department.

	EMILY ACEVEDO Assistant Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- Claremont Graduate University, 2008 Interests: Latin American Politics Comparative and World Politics Terrorism and U.S. Counterterrorism Social Movements and Revolutionary Movements Contact Information: Office: E&T A529 Phone: (323) 343-2243 Email: eaceved3@calstatela.edu Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eaceved3/ Information on the CSULA Model United Nations Program.
	MARTIN ADAMIAN Assistant Professor of Political Science Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2006 J.D. -- Wayne State University Law School, 1996 Interests: Public law Global environmental politics Civil rights and civil liberties International law and jurisprudence Contact Information: Office: E&T A527 Phone: (323) 343-2236 Email: madamia2@calstatela.edu Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/madamia2/
	GREG ANDRANOVICH Graduate Advisor, MS in Public Administration Program Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of California, Riverside, 1984 M.A. -- George Mason University (Economics), 1980 Interests: Public Policy Urban Politics Public Administration Quantitative methods Contact Information Office: E&T A-514 Phone: (323) 343-2235 E-mail: gandran@calstatela.edu Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/gandran/index.html
	SCOTT BOWMAN Chair of the Department Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of California, Los Angeles, 1989 Interests: Public Law Legal Theory American Political Thought Political Study of Business Enterprise Contact Information Office: E&T A526 Phone: (323) 343-2248 E-mail: sbowman@calstatela.edu
	NAOMI CAIDEN Emeritus Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of Southern California, 1978 Interests: Public Administration Public Policy Public Budgeting Comparative Administration Contact Information Office: E&T A515 Phone: (323) 343-2237 Email: ncaiden@calstatela.edu
	GAR CULBERT Assistant Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of Virginia, 2010 M.A. -- Brandeis University, 2001 Interests: Political Behavior Presidential Nominations and Elections American Political Institutions and Development Research Methods Political Theory Contact Information Office: E&T A525 Phone: (323) 343-2241 Email: gculbert@calstatela.edu
	TAYLOR DARK III Associate Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of California, Berkeley, 1993 M.Sc. -- London School of Economics, 1984 Interests: Political Parties Interest Groups Congress and the Presidency Space Policy (NASA) Contact Information Office: E&T A-517 Phone: (323) 343-2247 E-mail: tdark@calstatela.edu Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/tdark/ http://taylordark.com/index.html
	SIEGRUN FOX FREYSS Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- Claremont Graduate School, 1978 Interests: Public Administration (Public Personnel Administration, Organization Theory) Research Methods (Survey Research, Program Evaluation) Management of Nonprofit Organizations Urban Studies (Urban Policies, Municipal Management) Women's Studies (Gender Politics and Policies) Contact Information Office: E&T A516 Phone: (323) 343-2238 E-mail: sfreyss@calstatela.edu Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/sfreyss/sfreyss.htm
	NADINE KOCH Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- Ohio State University, 1985 Interests: Political Behavior Public Opinion Mass Media Political Socialization Quantitative Methods Contact Information Office: ET 515 Phone: (323) 343-2233 E-mail: nkoch@calstatela.edu Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/nkoch/
	TIMOTHY C. LIM Graduate Advisor, MA Program in Political Science Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1996 M.A. -- Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, 1987 Interests: Transnational Migration Human Trafficking and Smuggling Comparative Politics and Development Comparative and International Political Economy International Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy East Asian Politics/Korean Politics Contact Information Office: E&T A513 Phone: (323) 343-2242 E-mail: tclim@calstatela.edu Website: http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/tclim/
	STEPHEN K. MA Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of Alberta, 1994 Interests: Comparative Politics (China) International Relations (China) Public Administration (Administrative Behavior, Administrative Ethics, Comparative Public Administration) Contact Information: Office: E&T A533 Phone: (323) 343-2234 Email: sma@calstatela.edu Website: http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/sma
	MICHAEL McLENDON Associate Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of Texas, Austin, 2001 M.A. -- Columbia University, 1993 Interests: Ancient Political Thought Modern Political Thought American Political Thought Critical Theory Postmodernism Contact Information: Office: E&T A512 Phone: (323) 343-2284 Email: mmclend2@calstatela.edu
	ELLEN SHIAU Assistant Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of Southern California, 2012 Interests: Urban Politics and Policy Civic Engagement Non-Profit Organizations GIS Methods and Analysis Contact Information Office: E&T A 514 Phone: (323) 343-5826 E-mail: ellen.shiau@calstatela.edu
	MICHAEL SILER Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- University of Southern California, 1992 Interests: International Relations Security Studies Public Administration Contact Information Office: E&T A528 Phone: (323) 343-2246 E-mail: msiler@calstatela.edu
	RAPHAEL SONENSHEIN* Currently undertaking full-time administrative duties outside of the department. Executive Director, Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs* Professor of Political Science Ph.D. -- Yale University, 1984 Interests: Urban Politics Race and Ethnicity Public Administration Contact Information Office: Golden Eagle Building, Second Floor Phone: (323) 343-3770 E-mail: raphael.sonenshein@calstatela.edu Website: http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/about/staff.php

Lecturers

Auerbach, Arthur. Ph.D. (University of Southern California). Constitutional law; American politics.
Bonetto, Gerald. Ph.D. (Claremont Graduate School). Director of Public Affairs, Printing Industries Association of California. Public policy; intergovernmental relations; state and local government; California government; economic development.
Bruce, William A. M.S.P.A. (CSULA). Budget Director, Department of Community Development, City of Los Angeles. Budgeting and Financial Management.
Busacca,Jeremy. Ph.D. (Claremont Graduate School). Comparative politics; political theory.
Caiden, Miriam H. Ph.D. (Social Policy and Administration, London School of Economics). Third sector; nonprofit organizations.
Clark, Shauna. M.B.A. (CSU San Bernardino). Consultant/Project Manager. Contracting.
Cormier, Leonard F. Ph.D. (University of Southern California). City manager, City of Hawthorne. Judicial process; constitutional law; civil liberties; state and local government; introduction to American government.
Dickey, Robert. M.S.P.A. (CSULA). Director, Public Works, City of South Gate. Urban Management.
Groper, Richard. Ph.D. (University of Southern California). American politics; communication studies.
Johnson, Stewart. Ph.D. (Claremont Graduate School). American politics.
Paules, Michael. M.P.A. (University of Southern California). City Manager, City of San Gabriel. Public Management.
Sato, Atsuko. Ph.D. (University of Hawaii). Comparative politics; quantitative methods. Recipient of the CSULA 2011 Outstanding Lecturer Award.
Treantafelles, John. Ph.D. (University of Chicago). Political Philosophy (Classical and Modern); American Politics (Public Opinion and Public Policy)

Professors Emeriti

Donald Bray, Emeritus Professor of Political Science
Benjamin W. Smith, Emeritus Professor of Political Science
Kenneth A. Wagner, Emeritus Professor of Political Science
J. Theodore Anagnoson, Emeritus Professor of Political Science
Naomi Caiden, Emeritus Professor of Political Science
Jaime Regalado, Emeritus Professor of Politcal Science