Faculty and Staff

FACULTY

Dr. Robert Behrman
Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1986

Public Law, Methodology, Canadian Politics

Smith Hall 708 | (304) 696-2762
Email | Web Site

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
  • Tuesdays 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • also available by appointment

 

 

Dr. Marybeth Beller
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2005

Comparative Politics, Methodology, Welfare Policy

Smith Hall 740F | (304) 696-2763
Email | Web Site | CV

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • On Sabbatical (No office hours scheduled).
  • and by appointment

 

 

Dr. Cheryl Brown
Professor & Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1997

American Government, Public Administration

Smith Hall 737 | (304) 696-2351
Email | Web Site

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • Mondays: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Smith 737)
  • and by appointment in COLA office (Old Main 110)

 

 

Dr. Adam Butz
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2012

Public Administration, Public Policy, American Political Institutions

Smith Hall 739G | (304) 696-2764
Email | Web Site | CV

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • Mondays: Noon – 3:00 PM
  • Fridays: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • and by appointment

 

 

Dr. George Davis
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2005

Political Theory, American Government

Smith Hall 740 | (304) 696-2766
Email | Web Site

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
  • Tuesdays/Thursday: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (by appointment only)
  • and available by appointment

 

 

Dr. Jess Morrissette
Associate Professor & Director of International Affairs
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2007

International Relations, Comparative Politics, Politics of Water Rights

Smith Hall 739 | (304) 696-2760
Email | Web Site | CV

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • Tuesdays/Thursdays: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
  • Wednesdays: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
  • and by appointment

 

 

Dr. Simon Perry
Emeritus Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1961

American Government, Public Administration, Political Behavior

Please contact the Department of Political Science Office (304) 696-6636 for information on Dr. Perry
Email | Web Site

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Shawn Schulenberg
Assistant Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 2010

Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics, LGBT/Queer Politics, Development, Qualitative Methodologies

Smith Hall 739A | (304) 696-2767 (email preferred)
Email | Web Site | CV

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • Tuesdays/Thursdays: 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Tuesdays/Thursdays: 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
  • and by appointment

 

 

Dr. Jamie Warner
Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2001

Political Theory, Political Communication, Women’s Studies

Smith Hall 706 | (304) 696-2761
Email | Web Site | CV

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • Mondays/Wednesday/Fridays: 9:15 AM – 11:00 AM
  • also available by appointment

 

 

Patricia Proctor
Director of the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy and Pre-Law Advisor
J.D., University of Pennsylvania

Old Main 230L | (304) 696-2801
Email | Web Site | Pre-Law

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • Tuesdays/Thursdays: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (
  • On the 2nd Tuesday of every month, office hours will end at 3:00 PM due to a standing commitment.)
  • also available by appointment

 

 

STAFF

Ms. Mitzi Meade
Administrative Assistant Senior

Smith Hall 738 | (304) 696-6636
Email

Spring 2014 Office Hours:

  • Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

 

ADJUNCT PROFESSORS

Mr. Christopher Howard – Email

Dr. Majed Khader – Email

Mr. Bobby Nelson – Email

Mr. Doug Spence – Email

Mr. Russell Thurber – Email

Mr. Michael Whalen – Email

Mr. Robert Wilkinson – Email

 

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

William (Chip) O’Connell - Email

Lyndsay Tarus – Email