{"id":192,"date":"2012-07-30T18:16:31","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T18:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/polsci\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:28:49","slug":"morrissette","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/polsci\/faculty-and-staff\/morrissette\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jess Morrissette, Professor; Director of International Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"w-full xl:container mx-auto px-6\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/polsci\/files\/morrissette.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1760 size-medium\" title=\"Jess Morrissette\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/polsci\/files\/morrissette-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Jess Morrissette\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/polsci\/files\/morrissette-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/polsci\/files\/morrissette-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/polsci\/files\/morrissette-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/polsci\/files\/morrissette.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><strong>Smith Hall 706 | 304-696-2760 | <a href=\"mailto:morrissette@marshall.edu\">Email <\/a>| <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/polsci\/files\/COMPLIANT_morrissette_vita_2026.pdf\">CV<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Dr. Morrissette received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Georgia in 2007. He is Professor of Political Science and Director of International Affairs. He received the Pickens-Queen Outstanding Teaching Award in 2010 and the Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">World Politics<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">International Relations<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Conflict and Revolution<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Intelligence and Covert Operations<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">International Law<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Russian Politics<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Global Terrorism<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Politics, Media, and Culture<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Politics and Video Games<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">War and Pop Culture<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Politics of the Undead<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Dr. Morrissette\u2019s research and teaching interests include international relations and the intersection of popular culture and politics. His work has examined environmental scarcity and conflict, Russian politics, and the political and cultural significance of video games and popular media. He has published in <i>PS: Political Science &amp; Politics<\/i>, <i>Media, Culture &amp; Society<\/i>, <i>Game Studies<\/i>, <i>Studies in Popular Culture<\/i>, <i>The Cambridge Review of International Affairs<\/i>, <i>Parameters: US Army War College Quarterly<\/i>, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smith Hall 706 | 304-696-2760 | Email | CV Dr. Morrissette received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Georgia in 2007. He is Professor of Political Science and Director of International Affairs. He received the Pickens-Queen Outstanding Teaching Award in 2010 and the Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award in 2026. 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