Political Science
Meet the Faculty/Staff
Courses in the Political Science Department are taught by a full-time faculty of 15, many of whom are nationally or internationally recognized experts in their fields of study.
In addition to teaching in our undergraduate programs, several of our faculty also teach in the Master of Public Administration program.
Shelly Appleton
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - University of Minnesota
Cristian Cantir
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Kansas
cantir@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2377
428 Varner
Douglas Carr
Associate Professor and MPA Director
Ph.D. - University of Kentucky
carr@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2972
420 Varner
David Dulio
Distinguished Professor
Director, Center for Civic Engagement
Internship Director, Political Science & International Relations
Ph.D. - American University
ddulio@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2523
430 Varner
Cody Eldredge
Assistant Professor and Model UN Advisor
Ph.D. - University of Colorado
celdredge@oakland.edu
(248) 370-3660
425 Varner
Matthew Fails
Professor
Ph.D. - University of Missouri
fails@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2765
424 Varner
Robert Goldstein
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - University of Chicago
goldstei@oakland.edu
Diane Hartmus
Associate Professor
Internship Director, Public Administration
Juris Doctorate - Boston College Law School
hartmus@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2375
422 Varner
Sung-eun Kim
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - SUNY - Albany
skim4@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2628
421A Varner
John Klemanski
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - Wayne State University
klemansk@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2355
209 Anibal
Paul Kubicek
Professor
Ph.D. - University of Michigan
kubicek@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2363
426 Varner
Laura Landolt
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Arizona, Tucson
landolt@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2365
427 Varner
Roger Larocca
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Chicago
larocca@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2353
431 Varner
Nicole Asmussen Mathew
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - University of Rochester
nmathew@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4365
429 Varner
C. Michelle Piskulich
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - SUNY - Binghamton
John Stavick
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - Indiana University
stavick@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4392
423 Varner
Terri Towner
Professor
Ph.D. - Purdue University
towner@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2351
402 Varner
Peter F. Trumbore
Professor & Chair
Ph.D. - University of Connecticut
ptrumbor@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4907
417 Varner
Julie Walters
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - George Mason University School of Public Policy
J.D. - Indiana University School of Law
walters@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2362
421B Varner
Douglas Carr
Associate Professor and MPA Director
Ph.D. - University of Kentucky
carr@oakland.edu
420 Varner
(248) 370-2972
Diane Hartmus
Associate Professor and Internship Director
J.D. - Boston College
hartmus@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2375
Sung-eun Kim
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - SUNY - Albany
skim4@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2628
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. - Wayne State University
klemansk@oakland.edu
(248) 370-4392
Julie Walters
Associate Professor
Ph.D. - George Mason University
walters@oakland.edu
(248) 370-2362
Graduate Assistants
Regina Swick
Lydia Brauher