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

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

    • Phone(978) 934-4252
    • EmailDeina_Abdelkader@uml.edu
  • Christopher Carlsmith, Ph.D.
    Christopher Carlsmith, Ph.D.
    Professor, Chair
    History

    Early Modern Europe, Renaissance Italy, Western Civilization

    • Phone978-934-4277
    • EmailChristopher_Carlsmith@uml.edu
  • Iman Chahine, Ph.D.
    Iman Chahine, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    School of Education
    • Phone(978) 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
    Urmitapa Dutta
    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
  • Thomas Piñeros Shields, Ph.D.
    Thomas Piñeros Shields, Ph.D.
    Associate Teaching Professor
    Sociology

    Global migration of youth; intersections of social movements and public policy; experiential education and community engaged action research and democratic pedagogy.

    • Phone978-934-2169
    • EmailThomas_PinerosShields@uml.edu
  • Shakil Quayes, Ph.D.
    Shakil Quayes, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Economics, Global Studies

    Development Economics, Microfinance

    • Phone978-934-2786
    • Emailshakil_quayes@uml.edu
  • Paula Rayman
    Paula Rayman
    Professor Emerita
    Sociology

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

    • Phone(978) 934-2902
    • EmailPaula_Rayman@uml.edu
  • Aaron Smith-Walter, Ph.D.
    Aaron Smith-Walter, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, MPA Interim Director
    Political Science
    • Phone978-934-5229
    • EmailAaron_SmithWalter@uml.edu
  • Ardeth Thawnghmung, Ph.D.
    Ardeth Thawnghmung, Ph.D.
    Professor
    Political Science

    Comparative Politics, International Relations, Southeast Asian Politics

    • Phone978-934-4238
    • EmailArdeth_Thawnghmung@uml.edu
  • David Turcotte, Sc.D.
    David Turcotte, Sc.D.
    Research Professor; Director, Healthy Homes Program; Principal Investigator, The New England Consortium (TNEC)
    Economics

    Sustainable housing, environmental and occupational health, community economic development

    • Phone978-934-4682
    • EmailDavid_Turcotte@uml.edu
  • Jenifer Whitten-Woodring, Ph.D.
    Jenifer Whitten-Woodring, Ph.D.
    Dean of the Honors College; Associate Professor of Political Science
    Political Science

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

    • Phone(978) 934-4242
    • Emailjenifer_whittenwoodring@uml.edu
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