Faculty

Joseph M. Brown
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Graduate Program Director of the International Relations MA Program

617.287.6901
Joseph.Brown@umb.edu

International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Non-State Actors, Signaling, Research Methods

Darren Kew
Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School

617.287.7489
Darren.Kew@umb.edu

Civil society and transnational civil society development; international security and crisis intervention in Africa; conflict resolution efforts as grassroots approaches to promoting democracy, conflict, and democracy in Africa (especially Nigeria); culture and religion, international negotiation, nation-building

J. Samuel Barkin
Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance and Program Director of Global Governance and Human Security MA and PhD Programs; McCormack Graduate School

617.287.7489
Samuel.Barkin@umb.edu

International relations theory and international organization, with particular attention to global environmental politics, international monetary politics, theories of sovereignty, and constructivist theory

Leila Farsakh
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

617.287.6932
leila.farsakh@umb.edu

Middle East Politics, Comparative Politics, Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Stacy D. VanDeveer
Professor and Chair, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School

617.287.7489
stacy.vandeveer@umb.edu

Global resources and energy politics, global environmental and resource governance, comparative politics, European Union, environmental change, human security

Maria Ivanova
Associate Professor of Global Governance, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School. (On leave through December 2022)

617.287.7489
Maria.Ivanova@umb.edu

Global governance, environmental law and policy, multilateral environmental agreements, climate change, Sustainable Development Goals, US foreign environmental policy, international organizations, science-policy interface, United Nations reform, sustainability on campuses and in organizations.

Rita Kiki Edozie
Interim Dean, McCormack Graduate School, and Professor of Global Governance, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance

617.287.7231
RitaKiki.Edozie@umb.edu

African affairs and politics, global development, comparative democratization, international relations, international political economy, race and identity

Luis F. Jiménez
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

617.287.6940
Luis.Jimenez@umb.edu

Latin American politics, Mexican politics, immigration politics, Latino politics

Michelle Jurkovich
Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

617.287.6993
Michelle.Jurkovich@umb.edu

Food security, economic and social rights, ethics, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations

Jerome Klassen
Associate Lecturer in International Relations; Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School

6172875000
jerome.klassen@umb.edu

International relations, political economy, U.S. grand strategy, Canadian foreign policy, development economics, corporate network analysis, social movements

Paul Kowert
Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

617.287.6942
Paul.Kowert@umb.edu

International relations theory, U.S.-Japan relations, foreign policy analysis, political psychology, research design

Adugna Lemi
Associate Professor of Economics, College of Liberal Arts

617.287.6962
adugna.lemi@umb.edu

International Trade and Finance, Multinational Corporations, Development Economics, International Political Economy, Poverty and Income Dynamics

Malcolm Russell-Einhorn
Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; Lecturer in Comparative Public Administration, Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, McCormack Graduate School

617.352.4007
m.russell-einhorn@umb.edu

International relations, international development (governance and economic development), comparative public administration, comparative law, administrative justice, rule of law, anti-corruption, regulatory reform, legislative development

Courtenay Sprague
Associate Professor of Global Health, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School and Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences

617.287.7489
Courtenay.Sprague@umb.edu

Health Equity, HIV, Social Constructions of Health and Illness, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health, Qualitative Research Methods

Ursula Tafe
Senior Lecturer of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

617.287.6922
ursula.tafe@umb.edu

International Organization, Democratic Peace Theory

Jeffrey Pugh
Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School

617.287.7489
Jeffrey.Pugh@umb.edu

Peace and Conflict Studies , International Studies , Latin American Politics, Institutions (Political Science) , Refugee Studies, Migration Studies , Social Movements

Shuai Jin
Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

617.287.6933
Shuai.Jin@umb.edu

Comparative Politics, Economic Inequality and Redistribution, Chinese Politics, Public Opinion, Quantitative Methods

Paul Watanabe
Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies, College of Liberal Arts

617.287.5652
Paul.Watanabe@umb.edu

American Foreign Policy, American Political Behavior, Ethnic Group Politics, and Asian Americans