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Benjamin Meiches, Ph.D.

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Charles Williams, Ph.D.

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Etga Ugur, Ph.D.

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Emily Thuma, Ph.D.

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Bidisha Mallik, Ph.D.

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Mary Hanneman, Ph.D.

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Katie Baird, Ph.D.

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	Katie Baird, Ph.D. Professor of Economics Areas of Expertise: Education policy, comparative social policy, economics of public policy, public finances and social policy Courses taught: TECON 410 Economics and Public Policy; TECON 316 Current Topics in US Public Policy; TECON 420 Economics of Education; T PHIL 251 Data and Discourse
	Angel Cabrera Silva Assistant Professor of International Law and Human Rights Areas of Expertise: Law and social movements; human rights; international law; activist-research; indigenous rights in Latin America Courses taught: T LAW 215 Introduction to International Organizations; T LAW 363 Law in Society; T LAW 423 International Law; T LAW 424 The Politics and Law of International Human Rights
	Jane Compson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Religious Studies Areas of Expertise: Applied ethics, Buddhist thought, contemplative practices and pedagogy Courses taught: TRELIG 321 Comparative Religion; TRELIG 350 Philosophy, Religion and the Environment; T PHIL 456 Environmental Ethics; T PHIL 544 Biomedical Ethics; TIAS 504 Values and Action
	Michael Forman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Theory Areas of Expertise: Political theory, human rights Courses taught: T PHIL 355 Mind of Modernity; T PHIL 451 The Enlightenment; TPOL S 201 Introduction to Political Values and Ideas; TPOL S 230 International Human Rights; TPOL S 260 American Political Theory; TPOL S 310 Modern European Political Theory; TPOL S 312 19th Century Revolutions and Revolutionaries; TPOL S 453 Political Theory of Human Rights; TPOL S 480 Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs Seminar (Capstone)
	Mary Hanneman, Ph.D. Professor of East Asian History Areas of Expertise: Japanese history, East Asian history, comparative nationalism, national identity Courses taught: T HIST 251 The Global Twentieth Century; T HIST 270 Premodern East Asia; T HIST 271 Modern East Asia; T HIST 464 Modern China; T HIST 465 Modern Japan; T HIST 466 Modern Korea; T HIST 484 The Pacific War
	Matthew Harvey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics Areas of Expertise: Policing, Crime, Racial Disparities in Economic Outcomes Courses taught: TECON 200 Introduction to Microeconomics; TECON 350 Law and Economics; TECON 418 Urban Problems and Policies
	Sana Khalil, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics Areas of Expertise: Labor Economics, Gender and Development Economics, Applied Econometrics, Behavioral Economics, Environmental Resource Management Courses taught: T PHIL 251 Data and Discourse; TECON 360 Poverty in Developing Countries; TECON 450 Labor Economics and Policy; TECON 480 Seminar in Economic Analysis
	Anna Lovász, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics Areas of Expertise: Labor economics, behavioral economics, gender inequalities, social policies, education Courses taught: TECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics; TECON 430 Behavioral Economics; TECON 450 Labor Economics and Policy; T PHIL 251 Data and Discourse; T CORE 103 Introduction to Social Science; TECON 310 Research Seminar in Economics
	Bidisha Mallik, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor in Philosophy Areas of Expertise: Gandhian philosophy and Gandhian environmental movements, environmental philosophy/ethics, ethics and applied ethics, religion and ecology Courses taught: T PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy; T PHIL 240 Introduction to Ethics; T PHIL 250 Practical Reasoning; T PHIL 361 Ethics in Society
	Ben Meiches, Ph.D. Associate Professor in Global Politics Areas of Expertise: Global politics, armed conflict, genocide, international law Courses taught: TPOL S 203 Introduction to International Relations; TPOL S 210 Debate; TPOL S 275 Political Rhetoric; TPOL S 319 Theories of Political Violence; TPOL S 360 Genocide; TPOL S 371 The Politics of Security; TPOL S 451 Human Rights and the Use of Force; T LAW 215 Introduction to International Organizations; T PHIL 466 Philosophy of the Future; T GH 490 Research Methods Seminar
	Amos Nascimento, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy Areas of Expertise: Discourse theory and discourse ethics, human rights and cosmopolitanism, applied ethics, environmental philosophy Courses taught: T PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy; T PHIL 200 Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Rights; T PHIL 358 History of Philosophy; T PHIL 360 History of Philosophy: Modern and Contemporary; T PHIL 456 Environmental Ethics; TPOL S 480 Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs Capstone Seminar
	Ilā Ravichandran, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Legal Studies Areas of Expertise: Law, Science & Technology; Policing, Militarism & Surveillance; Race & Empire; Biopolitics; Feminist Theory; Critical Race Theory; Queer of Color Theory Courses taught: T LAW 363 Law in Society; T LAW 452 Race, Ethnicity, and Law; T LAW 465 Law & Public Policy in the United States
	Libi (Elizabeth) Sundermann, Ph.D. Teaching Professor of History Areas of Expertise: Modern European History; Modern British History; World History Courses taught: T HIST 101 Introduction to History Methods; T HIST 150 World History I; T HIST 151 World History II; T HIST 203 Modern Europe and the World; T HIST 260 Empires and Imperialism in World History; T HIST 290 A World History of Food; T HIST 375 British Empire; T HIST 380 History Methods; T HIST 475 Twentieth Century Britain; T HIST 498 History Capstone
	Emily Thuma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Politics and Law Haley Associate Professor of Humanities Areas of Expertise: Socio-legal history; feminist and queer politics; prisons and policing; social movements; intersections of race, gender, and violence Courses taught: T AMST 260 Introduction to Queer Studies; T LAW 348 Gender and Law; T LAW 363 Law in Society; T LAW 452 Race, Ethnicity, and Law; TPOL S 355 Reproductive Politics, Law, and Justice; TPOL S 480 Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs Capstone Seminar
	Etga Ugur, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Comparative Politics Areas of Expertise: Religion and politics in the Middle East, Islamic movements, religion and civil society, comparative politics Courses taught: TPOL S 204 Introduction to Comparative Politics; TPOL S 321 American Foreign Policy; TPOL S 340 Middle East Politics; TPOL S 341 Conflict and Cooperation in the Middle East; TPOL S 350 Politics and Film in the Middle East; TPOL S 480 Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs Seminar (Capstone)
	Charles Williams, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Politics & PPPA Division Chair Areas of Expertise: U.S. labor history and politics, alternative economic development Courses taught: TPOL S 202 Introduction to American Politics; TPOL S 260 American Political Theory; TPOL S 343 Community and Labor Organizing: A Multicultural Perspective; TPOL S 400 The American Presidency; TPOL S 480 Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs Seminar (Capstone)