Faculty in the Department of Political Science

All full-time faculty members hold Doctoral Degrees in Political Science, with specializations in nearly all the major subfields.  Our faculty combine dedication to teaching with the excitement of active scholarship.  We participate in professional conferences and publish with academic presses or scholarly journals or law reviews.

Full Time Faculty

  Dr. Brad Clark, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Ph. D. Colorado State University (2007)
Major Field: U.S. Environmental Policy        
Minor Fields: American Politics and Public Policy and Administration
Research Interests: Western Water Policy, Environmental Politics and Policy
clark_b@fortlewis.edu
  Dr. Byron Dare, Professor of Political Science
Ph. D. University of Southern California (1983)
Major Fields: Comparative Politics and Political Theory
Minor Field: U.S. Politics
Research Interests: Political Theory and U.S. Foreign Policy
dare_b@fortlewis.edu
  Dr. Richard (Rick) Foster, Visiting Professor of Political Science
Ph.D. University of Oklahoma (1974)
Major Fields: U.S. Foreign Policy, Public Policy, and Decision Making
Minor Field: State and Local Politics and Government
Research Interests: Decision Making in Public Organizations, Ethics in Government, U.S. Foreign Policy
Foster_r@fortlewis.edu
  Dr. Colin Glennon, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Ph. D. University of Tennessee (2011)
Major Fields: Public Law and American Politics       
Minor Fields: American Political Institutions and Public Administration and Policy
Research Interests: American Political Institutions, Political Behavior, and the Supreme Court
crglennon@fortlewis.edu
  Dr. Yohannes Woldemariam, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Ph. D. University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Major Field: International Relations
Minor Fields: Comparative Politics and Political
Research Interests: Political Islam, Refugee Issues, Transboundary River Issues
yohannes_w@fortlewis.edu