Political Science Department

College of the Sciences
Ellensburg
Farrell Hall, room 409
Mail Stop 7578
Phone: 509-963-2408
FAX: 509-963-1134
https://www.cwu.edu/academics/political-science/

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Todd Schaefer, PhD

Professors
Barb Rieffer-Flanagan, PhD, political theory, comparative politics, politics of the Middle East, international human rights, religion and politics
Bernadette ME Jungblut, Ph.D., international relations, international and comparative political economy, research methods, militarized interstate conflict, comparative public policy, education policy
Todd M. Schaefer, PhD, American politics, public opinion, Congress, campaigns and elections, African politics, American presidency

Associate Professor
Gilberto Garcia, PhD, Latino politics and studies, Latin American politics, comparative politics, and US-Mexico border relations

Lecturer
Joshua Zender, PhD, American politics, state and local government, public budgeting, governmental accounting and finance, program evaluation, and public administration

Emeritus Professors
Robert C. Jacobs, PhD, American law and politics
Michael A. Launius, PhD, comparative politics, Asian politics, international political economy, international politics
Bang-Soon Yoon, PhD, comparative politics, public policy, women and politics, Korean politics, East Asia politics, globalization studies
Rex Wirth, PhD, public administration and public policy, international politics, Western Europe

Staff
Allyson Fogle, secretary senior

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: https://www.cwu.edu/academics/political-science/ or by contacting the department directly.

Courses

Political Science (POSC)