Faculty and Staff
FACULTY

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2013
Public Administration, American Political Institutions, Public Policy, Religion and Politics, State and Local Governments
Smith Hall 739G | (304) 696-2764
Email | Web Site | CV
Spring 2019 Office Hours:
- Tuesdays 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Also, available over email and/or by appointment
Dr. Robert Behrman
Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1986
Public Law, Methodology, Canadian Politics
Smith Hall 708 | (304) 696-2762
Email | Web Site
Spring 2019 Office Hours:
- Mondays 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Tuesdays 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Wednesdays 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Fridays 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Also, available over email and/or 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 2019 Office Hours:
- Wednesdays 10:00 AM – Noon
- Fridays 10:00 AM – Noon
- Also, available over email and/or 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 & Old Main 110 | (304) 696-2351
Email | Web Site
Office Hours:
- Available by appointment in COLA office (Old Main 110)

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2005
Political Theory, American Government
Smith Hall 740 | (304) 696-2766
Email | Web Site
Spring 2019 Office Hours:
- Mondays 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
- Tuesdays 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Wednesdays 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
- Thursdays 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (by appointment only)
- Fridays 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
- Also, available over email and/or by appointment
Dr. Jess Morrissette
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 2019 Office Hours:
- Mondays 9:00 AM – Noon
- Thursdays 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Also, available over email and/or 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
Professor, Chair of Political Science, and Director of Sexuality Studies
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 2010
Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics, LGBT/Queer Politics, Development, Qualitative Methodologies
Smith Hall 705 | (304) 696-2767 (email preferred)
Email | Web Site | CV
Office Hours: By appointment only. Schedule a time here: http://calendly.com/schulenberg
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 2019 Office Hours:
- Tuesdays 11:00 AM – Noon
- Wednesdays 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- Thursdays 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- Also, available over email and/or by appointment
Patricia Proctor
Director of the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy and Pre-Law Advisor
J.D., University of Pennsylvania
Old Main 314 | (304) 696-2801
Email | Web Site | Pre-Law
STAFF

Administrative Assistant Senior
Smith Hall 738 | (304) 696-6636
Email
Office Hours:
- Mondays-Fridays: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
Whitney Ramey – Smith Hall 739A. Email
Monica Ray – Smith Hall 742A. Email