Department of Political Science
Faculty - Melissa Willard-Foster
Melissa Willard-Foster, Assistant Professor
- B.S. Georgetown University (1998)
- M.A. University of Chicago (2003)
- Ph.D. University of California Los Angles (2011)
- Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School (2012)
- Curriculum Vita
Area of expertise
International Relations, Conflict and Cooperation
Contact Information
Office: Old Mill Room 516 Email: Melissa.Willard-Foster@uvm.eduPhone: (802) 656-8634
Office Hours: Wednesday - 11:40-12:40; Friday - 9:20-10:20 & 11:40-12:40 or by appointment.
Professor Willard-Foster's teaching and research interests center broadly on the causes of international conflict and cooperation. She is especially interested in how domestic political pressures can lead states into wars that they might otherwise avoid. Her current book project, based on her dissertation, seeks to explain why major powers overthrow foreign governments, particularly those in militarily weak states. She holds graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and UCLA. Before coming to UVM, she was a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs. Professor Willard-Foster teaches classes on international relations, international security, and war, strategy and politics.
Faculty Directory
- Ellen Andersen (2008)
- Robert Bartlett (2006)
- Caroline Beer (2000)
- Frank Bryan (1976)
- Eileen Burgin (1988)
- John P. Burke (1984)
- Matthew Carlson (2005)
- Michele Commercio (2006)
- Alec Ewald (2006)
- Jan Feldman (1982)
- F. Gregory Gause (1995)
- Anthony Gierzynski (1992)
- Deborah Guber (1998)
- Lisa Holmes (2002)
- Patrick Neal (1988)
- Garrison Nelson (1968)
- Bob Pepperman Taylor (1986)
- Martha Thomas (2010)
- Peter VonDoepp (2005)
- Melissa Willard-Foster (2012)
- Alex Zakaras (2005)
Research Associate Professors
Adjunct Faculty
- Bradford Green (2012)
- Gordon Robison (2012)
- Fariborz Mokhtari (2012)
- Jody M. Prescott (2012)