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CSULA

Full-Time Faculty

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
  Professors Adamian, Freyss, and Kunioka at the 2008 graduation ceremony.

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MARTIN ADAMIAN J. THEODORE ANAGNOSON GREG ANDRANOVICH
SCOTT BOWMAN DONALD BRAY NAOMI CAIDEN
TAYLOR DARK III SIEGRUN FOX FREYSS NADINE KOCH
TODD KUNIOKA TIMOTHY C. LIM STEPHEN K. MA
MICHAEL McLENDON JAIME REGALADO MICHAEL SILER
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MARTIN ADAMIAN

  • Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2006 - present
  • J.D., Wayne State University Law School; Ph.D., Colorado State University
  • Interests:
    • Public law
    • Global environmental politics
    • Civil rights and civil liberties
    • International law and jurisprudence
    • Quantitative methods
  • Contact Information:

J. THEODORE ANAGNOSON

  • Professor of Political Science, 1983 - 2007
  • Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 2007 - present; back teaching  and advising, Fall and Spring quarters, beginning Fall 2007.
  • Ph.D. -- University of Rochester, 1977
  • Interests:
    • Public Policy (Health Policy, Social Welfare Policy, Poverty Policy, Politics of Aging)
    • Methodology (Statistics, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Research Design, Surveys, Computer Applications in the Public Sector)
    • American Politics (Congress, Executives, Political Influence and Pressures, Health Politics)
  • Contact Information

GREG ANDRANOVICH

  • Professor of Political Science, 1993 - present
  • Ph.D. -- University of California, Riverside, 1984
  • Interests:
    • Public Policy
    • Urban Politics
    • Public Administration
    • Quantitative methods
  • Contact Information

SCOTT BOWMAN

  • Associate Professor of Political Science, 1997 - present
  • Ph.D. -- University of California, Los Angeles, 1989
  • Interests:
    • Public Law
    • Comparative Constitutionalism
    • International Law
    • Political Study of Business Enterprise
  • Contact Information

DONALD BRAY

  • Professor of Political Science, 1961 - 1997
  • Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1997 - present
  • Ph.D. -- Stanford University, 1961
  • Interests:
    • Politics of Latin America
    • Politics of Central America and the Caribbean
    • Politics of the Middle East and Africa
  • Contact Information
    • Office:   Latin American Studies Center, King Hall B-3008
    • Phone:  (323) 343-2186
    • Email:  dbray@calstatela.edu

NAOMI CAIDEN

  • Professor of Political Science, 1993 - present
  • Ph.D. -- University of Southern California, 1978
  • Interests:
    • Public Administration
    • Public Policy
    • Public Budgeting
    • Comparative Administration
  • Contact Information

TAYLOR DARK III

  • Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2007 - present
  • Ph.D. -- University of California, Berkeley, 1993
  • Interests:
    • Political Parties
    • Interest Groups
    • Congress and the Presidency
    • Space Policy (NASA)
  • Contact Information

SIEGRUN FOX FREYSS (Director, Public Administration Program, 2006-present)

  • Professor of Political Science, 1996 - present
  • 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

NADINE KOCH (Acting Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, 2007-09)

  • Professor of Political Science, 1987 - present
  • Ph.D. -- Ohio State University, 1985
  • Interests:
    • Political Behavior
    • Public Opinion
    • Mass Media
    • Political Socialization
    • Quantitative Methods
  • Contact Information

TODD KUNIOKA

  • Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2002 - present
  • Ph.D. -- University of Rochester, 1996
  • Interests:
    • Public Policy (Natural Resource Policy)
    • Public Administration
    • American Politics
    • Quantitative Methods
  • Contact Information

TIMOTHY C. LIM (Graduate Advisor, MA in Political Science)

  • Associate Professor of Political Science, 1997 - present
  • Ph.D., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1996
  • Interests:
    • Comparative Politics and Development
    • Comparative and International Political Economy
    • International Relations
    • East Asian Politics
  • Contact Information

STEPHEN K. MA

  • Professor of Political Science, 1990 - present
  • Ph.D. -- University of Alberta, 1994
  • Interests:
    • Comparative Politics (China)
    • International Relations (China)
    • Public Administration (Administrative Behavior, Administrative Ethics, Comparative Public Administration)
  • Contact Information:

MICHAEL McLENDON

  • Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2003 - present
  • Ph.D. -- University of Texas, Austin, 2001
  • Interests:
    • Ancient Political Thought
    • Modern Political Thought
    • American Political Thought
    • Critical Theory
    • Postmodernism
  • Contact Information:

JAIME REGALADO

MICHAEL SILER

  • Professor of Political Science, 1993 - present
  • Ph.D. -- University of Southern California, 1992
  • Interests:
    • International Relations
    • Security Studies
    • Public Administration
  • Contact Information


Part-Time and Lecturer Faculty

  • Auerbach, Arthur. Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles). Constitutional law, American politics.
  • Bisharat, Ghassan. Ph.D. (University of California, Riverside). International Relations, Comparative Politics (Middle East), American and California government, International Human Rights.
  • 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.
  • Caiden, Miriam H. Ph.D. (Social Policy and Administration, London School of Economics). Third sector and 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 California, Santa Barbara). American politics, communication studies.
  • Johnson, Stewart. Ph.D. (Claremont Graduate School). American politics.
  • Lawson, Brian. Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)
  • 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.
  • Treantafelles, John. Ph.D. (University of Chicago). Political Philosophy (Classical and Modern) and American Politics (Public Opinion and Public Policy)

Professors Emeriti

  • Smith, Benjamin W. Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1963 - 2006
  • Wagner, Kenneth A. Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1969 - 2006


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