PSC Faculty

Political Science Faculty

Tina Deshotels

Tina H. Deshotels

PhD 2004 - Florida State University
Department Head, Professor
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  • Crime 
  • Deviance
  • Social Theory
  • Gender
  • Organizations and Institutions

Tim Barnett

Tim Barnett

PhD 1998 - The University of Kansas
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  • Governmental Management
  • Leadership and Culture
  • Legislative Politics
  • Political Parties
  • Religious Liberty
  • Political Economy
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Ben Gross

Ben Gross

PhD 2017-University of North Texas
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  • Modern Political Philosophy
  • Political Philosophy & Science
  • Jean-Jacque Rousseau
  • Francis Bacon
  • Mass Political Behavior

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Hoshik Nam

Hoshik Nam

PhD 2023-University of Iowa
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  • International Conflicts
  • US Foreign Policy
  • International Organizations
  • East Asian Security
  • Comparative Politics
  • Political Methodology

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Affiliated Faculty

Paul Hathaway

Paul L. Hathaway

D.A 2008-  Idaho State University
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  • Bureaucratic Psychology
  • Organizational Theory
  • Public Policy Process & Analysis
  • Public Administration Ethics
  • Leadership Decision Making
  • Groupthink and Self-Esteem
  • Public Budgeting

Bill Lester

Bill Lester

PhD 2000 - Texas Tech University
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  • Public Personnel
  • Disaster Response
  • Organizational Theory
  • Nonprofits
  • Religion and Politics

Dr. Lori Owens

Lori Owens

PhD 2001 - The University of Alabama
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  • U.S. Judicial Appointments
  • State Redistricting
  • Trans-Atlantic Relations
  • Middle East
  • Southern Politics

Staff

Lauren Shirey

Lauren Shirey

Administrative Assistant
205B Brewer Hall
lshirey2@jsu.edu 
256-782-5650