Faculty & Staff

Listed below are the current faculty and staff for the School of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University.

Name
Position

  • Nurudeen Akinyemi

    Nurudeen Akinyemi Director, Center for African & African Diaspora Studies; Associate Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Director, Center for African & African Diaspora Studies; Associate Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-3346
    Email: nakinyem@kennesaw.edu
    Location: ALC 5653


     

  • Alicia Barnes

    Alicia Barnes Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-4528
    Email: abarn146@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5041B


     

  • Tavishi Bhasin

    Tavishi Bhasin Professor of Political Science amd Interim Director of IPM

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science amd Interim Director of IPM

    Phone: (470) 578-2272
    Email: tbhasin@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5034


     

  • Jonathan Boyd

    Jonathan Boyd Assistant Professor of Public Administration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Public Administration

    Phone: (470) 578-6712
    Email: jboyd74@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5069


     

  • Charity Butcher

    Charity Butcher Professor of Political Science and Interim Director of INCM

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science and Interim Director of INCM

    Phone: (470) 578-2929
    Email: cbutche2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5054


     

  • Steven Buttrick

    Steven Buttrick Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: scb8462@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Jennifer Cantor

    Jennifer Cantor Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: jcantor@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Gary Carrico

    Gary Carrico Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: gcarrico@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Eric Castater

    Eric Castater Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6593
    Email: ecastate@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5041A


     

  • Charles Chesbro

    Charles Chesbro Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: cchesbro@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Charles Clay

    Charles Clay Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: cclay20@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Stephen Collins

    Stephen Collins Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-2154
    Email: scolli30@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5065


     

  • James Crawford

    James Crawford Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: jcraw122@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Jeff DeWitt

    Jeff DeWitt Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-2271
    Email: jdewitt@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5066


     

  • Thomas Doleys

    Thomas Doleys Professor of Political Science and Interim Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science and Interim Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies

    Phone: (470) 578-6497
    Email: tdoleys@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5008


     

  • Jonathan Downs

    Jonathan Downs Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: jdowns8@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Ralph Durham

    Ralph Durham Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Position:
    Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-3104
    Email: rdurham@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5057


     

  • Steven Ellis

    Steven Ellis Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: sae1161@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • David Gethings

    David Gethings Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: dgething@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • William Gillespie

    William Gillespie Associate Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-3534
    Email: wgillesp@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5004


     

  • Clara Ginn

    Clara Ginn Program Coordinator

    Position:
    Program Coordinator

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: cginn4@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5046


     

  • Elizabeth Gordon

    Elizabeth Gordon Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6601
    Email: egordon@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5036


     

  • Misty Grayer

    Misty Grayer Assistant Professor of Public Administration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Public Administration

    Phone: (470) 578-4972
    Email: mgrayer@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5051


     

  • Megan Hauser

    Megan Hauser Lecturer of Political Science

    Position:
    Lecturer of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-3950
    Email: mhauser1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5059


     

  • Jerry Herbel

    Jerry Herbel Professor of Public Administration

    Position:
    Professor of Public Administration

    Phone: (470) 578-7746
    Email: jherbel@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5042


     

  • April Johnson

    April Johnson Associate Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-4973
    Email: ajohn551@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5056


     

  • Joshua Johnson

    Joshua Johnson Lecturer of Political Science

    Position:
    Lecturer of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-2930
    Email: jjohn767@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5030A


     

  • Lee Jones

    Lee Jones Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: ljones73@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Tim Kersey

    Tim Kersey Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Position:
    Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-4283
    Email: tkersey2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5070


     

  • Lenny Koltochnik

    Lenny Koltochnik Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: lkoltoch@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Mark Kremer

    Mark Kremer Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6082
    Email: mkremer@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5052


     

  • Rebecca LeFebvre

    Rebecca LeFebvre Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Position:
    Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-7452
    Email: rlefebvr@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5053


     

  • Veronica Luckow

    Veronica Luckow Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: vluckow@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Mike Martinez

    Mike Martinez Lecturer of Political Science

    Position:
    Lecturer of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: jmartine@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Stephen McKelvey

    Stephen McKelvey Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Position:
    Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-3542
    Email: smckelve@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5060


     

  • Natalia Meneses

    Natalia Meneses Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: nxm4943@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • John Moran

    John Moran Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6452
    Email: jmoran@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5050


     

  • Barbara Neuby

    Barbara Neuby Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of Masters in Public Administration

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of Masters in Public Administration

    Phone: (470) 578-6466
    Email: bneuby@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5055


     

  • Thomas Nisley

    Thomas Nisley Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-4995
    Email: tnisley@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5062


     

  • Christopher Pallas

    Christopher Pallas Associate Professor of Conflict Management and Political Science

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Conflict Management and Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-2379
    Email: cpallas@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 203


     

  • Andrew Pieper

    Andrew Pieper Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6687
    Email: apieper1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5068


     

  • Carol Pierannunzi

    Carol Pierannunzi Professor Emeritus

    Position:
    Professor Emeritus

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: cpierann@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Heather Pincock

    Heather Pincock Associate Professor of Conflict Management

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: hpincock@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 111


     

  • Sofia Prysmakova Rivera

    Sofia Prysmakova Rivera Assistant Professor of Public Administration

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Public Administration

    Phone: (470) 578-3597
    Email: sprysmak@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5071


     

  • Jennifer Purcell

    Jennifer Purcell Associate Professor of Political Science and Interim Director of Faculty Success

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Political Science and Interim Director of Faculty Success

    Phone: (470) 578-2863
    Email: jpurce10@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3211 - 103


     

  • Thomas Rotnem

    Thomas Rotnem Associate Director, School of Government and International Affairs andProfessor of Political Science

    Position:
    Associate Director, School of Government and International Affairs andProfessor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6908
    Email: trotnem@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5044


     

  • LeDarius Scott

    LeDarius Scott Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: lscot105@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Chenaz Seelarbokus

    Chenaz Seelarbokus Professor of Public Administration

    Position:
    Professor of Public Administration

    Phone: (470) 578-2273
    Email: cseelarb@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5067


     

  • Jason Shepherd

    Jason Shepherd Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: jsheph22@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • David Shock

    David Shock Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6037
    Email: dshock@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5038


     

  • Carl Snook

    Carl Snook Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Position:
    Senior Lecturer of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-7305
    Email: csnook1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5072


     

  • Tara Stricko

    Tara Stricko Associate Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6128
    Email: tstricko@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5004A


     

  • Kerwin Swint

    Kerwin Swint Director, School of Government and International Affairs; Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Director, School of Government and International Affairs; Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: kswint@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5048


     

  • Benjamin Taylor

    Benjamin Taylor Associate Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-4990
    Email: jtayl369@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5053


     

  • Frederick Tillman

    Frederick Tillman Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Instructor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: ftillma1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Kenneth White

    Kenneth White Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Political Science

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-2928
    Email: kwhite88@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5085


     

  • Maureen Wilson

    Maureen Wilson Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: mwils152@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     

  • Jasmine Younge

    Jasmine Younge Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Part-time Assistant Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: jyounge@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5045


     
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