Faculty | Department of Political Science | The University of Vermont(title)

Faculty

Ellen Andersen

Associate Professor (2008)

American Politics and Civil Rights with particular interest in how individuals and social movements use the law to effect social change.

Ellen.Andersen@uvm.edu (802) 656-4054

Bradley A. Bauerly

Senior Lecturer (2018)

International Political Economy, Comparative Politics, and International Relations. Current research is on the politics of food systems, agrarian political movements and state building.

Bradley.Bauerly@uvm.edu (802) 656-0710

Caroline Beer

John G. McCullough Professor of Political Science • Professor (2000)

Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics; research interests include democratization, political economy and women in politics.

Caroline.Beer@uvm.edu (802) 656-8384

Jonathan "Doc" Bradley

Lecturer (2020)

International Relations, American Politics, Environmental Politics, and Religion & Politics. Research interests are the interplay of Religion in US politics, creating environmental norms, and religious institutional policy on the environment.

Jonathan.Bradley@uvm.edu (802) 656-8142

Matthew Carlson

Professor (2005)

Comparative Politics, Asian Politics, with an emphasis on political parties, electoral systems, public opinion, campaign finance, and political corruption.

Matthew.Carlson@uvm.edu (802) 656-4365

Michele Commercio

Professor (2006) • Director of Undergraduate Studies and Transfer Affairs

Comparative Politics, Russian and Central Asian Politics; research interests include regime transition, ethnic politics, Islam, and gender.

Michele.Commercio@uvm.edu (802) 656-0620

Alec Ewald

Associate Professor (2006)

American Politics and Constitutional Law. Current research is on the “collateral consequences” of criminal convictions

Alec.Ewald@uvm.edu (802) 656-0263

Alex Garlick

Assistant Professor (2022)

American Politics, Congress, and Public Policy.  Research on interest groups, legislative politics, and health policy.

Alex.Garlick@uvm.edu (802) 656-5889

Anthony Gierzynski

Professor (1992)

American Politics, Media, Campaign Finance, Elections, and Political Parties

Anthony.Gierzynski@uvm.edu (802) 656-7973

Deborah Guber

Professor (1998)

American Politics, National Elections, Electoral Behavior and Public Opinion

Deborah.Guber@uvm.edu (802) 656-4062

Peter S. Henne

Associate Professor (2016)

International Relations, with focus on Middle East politics and Global Religious politics.

Peter.Henne@uvm.edu (802) 656-4217

Lisa M. Holmes

Associate Professor (2002)

American Politics, Public Law

Lisa.M.Holmes@uvm.edu (802) 656-4475

Minh Ly

Assistant Professor (2022)

Democratic theory, the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizenship, economic justice, and global justice

Minh.Ly@uvm.edu

Leigh Raymond

Professor (2023) • Gund Professor of Liberal Arts

Public Policy, Environmental Politics and Policy

Leigh.Raymond@uvm.edu (802) 656-4451

E. Thomas Sullivan

President Emeritus • Professor of Political Science

Antitrust law, Federal Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Complex Litigation, Federal Courts and Civil Procedure, Constitutional History, and Government Regulation of Business

Thomas.Sullivan@uvm.edu (802) 656-7878

Robert Pepperman Taylor

Professor (1986) Elliott A. Brown Green • Gold Professor of Law, Politics and Political Behavior

Political Theory, American Political Thought, and Democratic Theory

Robert.Taylor@uvm.edu (802) 656-4289

Peter VonDoepp

Department Chair (2022) • Professor (2005)

Peter.VonDoepp@uvm.edu (802) 656-4451

Melissa Willard-Foster

Associate Professor (2012)

International Relations, Conflict and Cooperation

Melissa.Willard-Foster@uvm.edu (802) 656-8634

Alex Zakaras

Professor (2005)

Political theory: American political thought, democratic theory, nineteenth-century political thought

Alex.Zakaras@uvm.edu (802) 656-8229