Dr. Shawn R. Schulenberg
Dr. Schulenberg received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside in 2010. He came to Marshall University the same year and is currently Assistant Professor. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the “Sexuality and Politics” section of the American Political Science Association, is the Program Chair of the “LGBT Caucus” of the American Political Science Association, and the Co-Chair of the Sexuality Studies Section in the Latin American Studies Association. In the past, he has served as a referee for the Politics & Policy.
Courses of Instruction
Introduction to Sexuality Studies
PSC 207 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
PSC 409/509 - Western Democratic Politics
PSC 411/511 – Latin American Politics
PSC 412/512 - International Political Economy
PSC 416/516 – Politics of Development
PSC 444/544 – Dictatorship and Democracy
PSC 480/580 - Civil-Military Relations
PSC 480/580 - Politics of Gender and Sexuality
PSC 480/580 - Politics of Economic Crises
PSC 600 - Research Design
PSC 614 - Comparative Politics Seminar
Research Interests
Dr. Schulenberg is interested in topics surrounding LGBT politics in Latin America. He has presented his research at numerous meetings of the Latin American Studies Association, American Political Science Association, the Midwest Political Science Association, and Western Political Science Association. His publications include serving as book co-editor and author of a chapter in Same-Sex Marriage in the Americas (2010, Lexington Books) and the forthcoming Same-Sex Partnership Recognition in Latin America (2012, Lexington Books) and contributing a section on “Homosexuality and Transgenderism” for the textbook Politics of Latin America: The Power Game (2011, 4th edition, Oxford University Press).