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    • Deina Abdelkader, Ph.D.
      Deina Abdelkader, Ph.D.
      Associate Professor, Director of Peace and Conflict Studies
      Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, Global Studies

      Islamic transnational movements, Islamic Legal Thought, Democratization in the Muslim World

      • Phone978-934-4252
      • EmailDeina_Abdelkader@uml.edu
    • Christopher Carlsmith, Ph.D.
      Christopher Carlsmith, Ph.D.
      Professor
      History

      Early Modern Europe, Renaissance Italy, Western Civilization

      • Phone978-934-4277
      • EmailChristopher_Carlsmith@uml.edu
    • Iman Chahine, Ph.D.
      Iman Chahine, Ph.D.
      Professor
      School of Education
      • Phone978-934-5233
      • EmailIman_Chahine@uml.edu
    • Angélica Durán-Martínez, Ph.D.
      Angélica Durán-Martínez, Ph.D.
      Associate Professor, Director of Global Studies Ph.D. Program
      Political Science

      Political and Criminal Violence, Drug Trade and Crime, Latin American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Economy of Development

      • Phone978-934-5136
      • Emailangelica_duranmartinez@uml.edu
    • Urmitapa Dutta, Ph.D.
      Urmitapa Dutta, Ph.D.
      Associate Professor
      Psychology

      Youth participatory action research, Critical community psychology, Conflict transformation and peacebuilding, Northeast India/South Asia

      • Phone978-934-2227
      • EmailUrmitapa_Dutta@uml.edu
    • Vanessa Joan Gray, Ph.D.
      Vanessa Joan Gray, Ph.D.
      Assistant Teaching Professor
      Political Science, Climate Change Initiative

      Latin American Politics, Comparative Politics, Global Environment

      • Phone978-934-4256
      • EmailVanessa_Gray@uml.edu
    • Jarrod Hayes, Ph.D.
      Jarrod Hayes, Ph.D.
      Associate Professor
      Political Science, Climate Change Initiative

      International Security, Foreign Policy, Global Environmental Politics

      • Phone978-934-2732
      • EmailJarrod_Hayes@uml.edu
    • Minnie Minhyung Joo, Ph.D.
      Minnie Minhyung Joo, Ph.D.
      Assistant Professor
      Political Science

      International Relations, Civil War, and Political Methodology

      • Phone978-934-6303
      • Emailminhyung_joo@uml.edu
    • Whitley Kaufman, Ph.D.
      Whitley Kaufman, Ph.D.
      Professor
      Philosophy

      Ethics (Theoretical and Applied), Philosophy of Law, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion

      • Phone978-934-3913
      • EmailWhitley_Kaufman@uml.edu
    • Shakil Quayes
      Shakil Quayes
      Chair, Professor
      Economics

      Development Economics, Financial Economics, Labor Economics

      • Phone978-934-2786
      • Emailshakil_quayes@uml.edu
    • Paula Rayman
      Paula Rayman
      Professor Emerita
      Sociology, Climate Change Initiative

      Areas of expertise include social change, work and inequality, and gender and science.

      • Phone978-934-2902
      • EmailPaula_Rayman@uml.edu
    • Aaron Smith-Walter, Ph.D.
      Aaron Smith-Walter, Ph.D.
      Associate Professor, MPA Interim Director
      Political Science
      • Phone978-934-5229
      • EmailAaron_SmithWalter@uml.edu
    • Ardeth Thawnghmung, Ph.D.
      Ardeth Thawnghmung, Ph.D.
      Acting Chair, Professor
      Political Science

      Comparative Politics, International Relations, Southeast Asian Politics

      • Phone978-934-4238
      • EmailArdeth_Thawnghmung@uml.edu
    • Jenifer Whitten-Woodring, Ph.D.
      Jenifer Whitten-Woodring, Ph.D.
      Dean of the Honors College; Professor of Political Science
      Honors College, Political Science

      Media Freedom, Comparative and International Political Communication, Human Rights, Repression and Dissent, International Relations, Research Methods

      • Phone978-934-4242
      • Emailjenifer_whittenwoodring@uml.edu

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