Political Science Faculty

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.

Dr. Ruth Alminas
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Interests

  • Armed Conflict and Conflict Management
  • Internal Displacement
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Organizational Theory
  • Social Network Analysis

Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science, University of Arizona, 2012
  • M.A., Political Science, University of Arizona, 2008
  • M.A., Religion, University of Chicago Divinity School, 2005
  • B.A., Religious Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000

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Dr. Brad Clark
Associate Professor of Political Science

Professional Interests

  • American Politics and Policy
  • Western water policy
  • River restoration
  • Endangered species
  • Public Lands and Natural Resource Management

Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science, 2007, Colorado State University
  • M.A., Political Science, 2000, Colorado State University
  • B.A., Political Science, 1995, Northern Arizona University

Curriculum Vitae

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Dr. Paul DeBell
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Expertise

  • Comparative Politics
  • Political Psychology
  • Populism and Anti-Establishment Movements 
  • Campaigns and Elections
  • Political Communications and Media
  • Democratization
  • Post-Communist Politics

Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science, The Ohio State University, 2016
  • M.A., Political Science, The Ohio State University, 2011
  • B.A., Government and Philosophy, College of William & Mary, 2006

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Dr. Thora Giallouri
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Areas of expertise

  • Public Law
  • Judicial Politics
  • American Politics
  • Law and Society
  • International Law

Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science, University of Southern California, 2019
  • MA, Political Science, California State University, Los Angeles, 2009
  • BA, International and European Studies, Panteion University, 2007

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Dr. Kathryn Gray
Adjunct Instructor of Gender & Sexuality Studies and Political Science

Expertise:

  • Gender and politics
  • Immigration, refugee, and asylum politics in the US context
  • Race, gender, and US political institutions
  • Gendered violence
  • Feminist theory

Education:

  • PhD, Political Science, University of Oregon, 2015
  • MA, Political Science, University of Colorado, Denver, 2008
  • BA, Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005

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Dr. Michael Rendon
Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Political Science

Areas of Expertise

  • Population and consumption
  • Circular economy
  • Informal recycling sector
  • Public policy

Education

  • Ph.D., Sociology, Universitat Autonomo de Barcelona, 2020
  • M.A., Political Science, University of Colorado Denver, 2016
  • B.A., Population Studies, Fort Lewis College, 2000

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Kathryn Gray
Adjunct Instructor for Political Science
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Emeritus faculty

Dr. Kenyon Bunch
Professor of Political Science
bunch_k@fortlewis.edu

Dr. Byron Dare
Professor of Political Science
dare_b@fortlewis.edu