Chair of the Department
Ph.D. -- University of California, Berkeley, 1993
M.Sc. -- London School of Economics, 1984
Interests
- Political Parties and Interest Groups in the US
- Congress and the Presidency
- Labor Politics and Policy
- European Politics
Faculty (Full Time)
Ph.D. -- Claremont Graduate University, 2008
Interests
- Latin American Politics
- Comparative and World Politics
- Terrorism and U.S. Counterterrorism
- Social Movements and Revolutionary Movements
Note: Dr. Acevedo is currently on leave from the department, working as the Assistant Director of Academic Facilities and Planning.
Ph.D. -- Colorado State University, 2006
J.D. -- Wayne State University Law School, 1996
Interests
- Public law
- Global environmental politics
- Civil rights and civil liberties
- International law and jurisprudence
Ph.D. -- New York University, Law & Society, 2014
Interests
- Immigration Law
- Law & Employment Rights
- Administrative Law
- International Law
- Law & Globalization
- Public Law
- American Political Development
- Labor Migration
Ph.D. -- University of Virginia, 2010
Interests
- Political Behavior
- Presidential Nominations and Elections
- American Political Institutions and Development
- Research Methods
- Political Theory
Ph.D. -- University of California, Berkeley, 1993
M.Sc. -- London School of Economics, 1984
Interests
- Political Parties and Interest Groups
- Congress and the Presidency
- European Politics
- Labor Policy
Ph.D. -- Northern Arizona University, 2014
Interests
- Public Administration
- Public Budgeting
- Environmental Policy and Politics/Natural Resource Management
- Cultural Policy and Administration
Ph.D. -- University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2020
Interests
- Public Administration
- E-Government
- Performance Management
- Collaborative Government
Ph.D, Public Administration -- North Carolina State University, 2014
Interests
- Public and Nonprofit Management
- Performance Measurement and Management
- Quantitative Methods
- Intersectoral Collaboration
Ph.D. -- University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1996
Interests
- Transnational Migration
- Human Trafficking and Smuggling
- Comparative Politics and Development
- Comparative and International Political Economy
- International Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy
- East Asian Politics/Korean Politics
Ph.D. -- University of Texas, Austin, 2001
MA -- Columbia University, 1993
Interests
- Ancient Political Thought
- Modern Political Thought
- Rousseau
- Critical Theory
- Postmodernism
Ph.D. -- University of Illinois, Chicago
Interests
- Public Administration and Management; Public Sector Leadership
- Diversity, Social Equity and Social Justice
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Policy
- Social Networks and Capital
Ph.D. -- University of Southern California, 2012
Interests
- Urban Politics and Policy
- Civic Engagement
- Non-Profit Organizations
- GIS Methods and Analysis
Ph.D. -- Yale University, 1984
Interests
- Urban Politics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Public Administration
Note: Dr. Sonenshein is currently serving full-time as Executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs on the CSULA campus.
Lecturers (Part TIme)
Ph.D. -- Claremont Graduate University
Ph.D. -- University of Southern California
Interests
- American politics
- Communication studies
Ph.D. -- University of Georgia, 2013
Interests
- International Organizations
- Civil War
- Human Rights
Ph.D. -- University of Hawaii
Interests
- Comparative Politics
- Quantitative Methods
Dr. Sato's Web Page
Recipient of the CSULA 2011 Outstanding Lecturer Award.
Ph. D. -- Claremont Graduate University, ABD
M.A. -- Claremont Graduate University, 2016
Interests
- Religion and politics
- Christian right social movements
- American political thought and development
- Voting rights in Indian Country
- Political philosophy (Plato, Locke, and Heidegger)
Ph.D. -- University of Chicago
Interests
- Political Philosophy (Classical and Modern)
- American Politics (Public Opinion and Public Policy)
Ed.D., Education Leadership -- University of California, Davis, 2002
Interests
- Public Administration
- Organization Theory and Human Behavior
- Ethics in Public Administration
- Nonprofit Governance and Strategy
- Organizational Leadership
Retired Faculty
PhD, University of Rochester
Public Policy/Health Care Policy
PhD, University of California, Riverside
Public Policy/Olympic Cities
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Public Law/Legal Theory
Note: Dr. Bowman is currently teaching in the department.
PhD, University of Southern California
Public Administration/Budgeting
PhD, Claremont Graduate University
Public Administration/Human Resource Management
PhD, Ohio State University
American Politics/Political Behavior
PhD, University of Alberta
Comparative Public Administration/China
PhD, University of Illinois-Urbana
American Politics/Democratic Theory
PhD, University of California, Riverside
State and Local Politics
PhD, University of Southern California
International Relations/Security Studies
PhD, University of Iowa
Public Law/Judicial Behavior
