Faculty & Staff

Our research and teaching interests are in the fields of public policy, political behavior, comparative politics, political theory, and international relations.

We engage and mentor students in our research and topic areas of interest to students. As a political science major you will develop a sophisticated understanding of political ideas, institutions, and behavior as well as an ability to critically analyze public policy issues.

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Faculty

Peter Ahrensdorf

  • James B. Duke Professor of Political Science
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Katherine Bersch

  • Frontis W. Johnston Associate Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Comparative Politics and Policy
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Executive policymaking
  • Public Administration
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Graham Bullock

  • Associate Professor of Political Science | Faculty Director of the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative | Director of 桃瘾社区 in China | Director of the Sustainability Information Lab

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • U.S. Politics
  • Environmental Politics and Policy
  • Citizenship and Deliberative Policymaking
  • Eco-Labels and Sustainability Ratings
  • China / East Asia
Graham Bullock

Besir Ceka

  • Chair & Associate Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • European Politics
  • International Relations
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Britta Crandall

  • Associate Professor of the Practice in Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • International Political Economy
  • Latin America
Britta Crandall

Melody Crowder-Meyer

  • Associate Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • American Politics
  • Women In Politics
  • Local Politics
  • Candidate Emergence
  • Race and Ethnicity in Politics
Melody Crowder-Myer

Ken Menkhaus

  • Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Africa
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Brittany Murray

  • Malcolm O. Partin Assistant Professor of Educational Studies and Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • K-12 Education Policy
  • Family and Community Engagement
  • Racial Inequality
  • Mixed Methods

brmurray@davidson.edu

704-894-2704

Chambers 3166

Pronouns: she/her/hers

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Andrew O'Geen

  • Associate Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • U.S. Politics, Supreme Court
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Shelley Rigger

  • Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty | Brown Professor of Asian Politics

shrigger@davidson.edu

704-894-2505

Chambers 1283/Preyer 111

Shelley Rigger

Susan Roberts

  • Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • U.S. and N.C. politics
  • Reproductive rights
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Brian J. Shaw

  • Richardson Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Political Philosophy
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Silvana Toska

  • Assistant Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • International Security
  • Middle East Politics
  • Political Psychology
  • Social Movements
Silvana Toska

Keren Zhu

  • Assistant Professor of Political Science

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Policy Analysis
  • Global China
  • Chinese Foreign Policy
  • International Development
Keren Zhu

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Staff

Gladys Guido Newport

  • Departmental Coordinator
Gladys Newport

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Faculty Emeriti

  • Mary Thornberry
  • Lou Ortmayer

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