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Our faculty hold degrees from the leading centers of graduate education in the United States, and give the Department the ability to teach courses and supervise graduate research in political behavior, public opinion, racial, ethnic and gender politics, modern political theory, international conflict and war, political development, democratization, public policy, judicial behavior, and more.
Stephen Bloom, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Political Science
Professor Bloom (Ph.D., UCLA, 2004) joined the SIU faculty in Fall 2006.
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Office: Faner 3164
Phone: (618) 453-3183
Email: bloom@siu.edu
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Benjamin Bricker, Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Political Science
Professor Bricker (Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2013; J.D., University of Illinois, 2008) joined the SIU political science faculty as assistant professor in fall 2014. He holds a cross appointment in the School of Law.
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Office: Faner 3128
Phone: (618) 453-3169
Email: brickeb@siu.edu
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Scott Comparato, Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment and Retention
Political Science
Professor Comparato (Ph.D., Washington University, 2000) joined the SIU faculty in fall 2000.
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Office: Faner 3142
Phone: (618) 453-1154
Email: scompara@siu.edu
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J. Tobin Grant, Professor, Department Chair
Political Science
Professor Grant (Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001) joined the department in fall 2001.
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Office: Faner 3124
Phone: (618) 453-3167
Email: grant@siu.edu
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Scott McClurg, Professor
Political Science
Professor McClurg (Ph.D., Washington University, 2000) joined SIU Carbondale in fall 2001. He holds a joint appointment with Political Science and Journalism. His general areas of research focus on political communications, campaigns and election, public opinion and voting behavior, and American politics more generally.
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Office: Faner 3130
Phone: (618) 453-3179
Email: mcclurg@siu.edu
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Kenneth Mulligan, Associate Professor
Political Science
Professor Mulligan (Ph.D. Ohio State University, 2004) joined the SIU faculty in Fall 2006.
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Office: Faner 3179
Phone: (618) 453-3182
Email: kmulliga@siu.edu
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Stephen Shulman, Associate Professor
Political Science
Professor Shulman (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1996) teaches courses in international relations, international security, international political economy, American foreign policy, and ethnic politics.
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Office: Faner 3163
Phone: (618) 453-3194
Email: shulman@siu.edu
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Virginia Tilley, Professor
Political Science
Professor Virginia Tilley specializes in the comparative and international politics of ethnic and racial conflict. She holds an MA (1993) and PhD (1997) in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Masters in Arab Studies from the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University (Washington DC).
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Office: Faner 3171
Phone: (618) 453-3155
Email: vtilley@siu.edu
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