The Department of Political Science has a nationally recruited graduate faculty. These faculty are organized on the basis of their functional contribution to the graduate program. Members of the graduate faculty, their specialties, and the courses they teach, are provided in the table below.
| Faculty Member | Specialty | Course | |
| American Public Policy and Politics | |||
| Neil Berch (Ph.D., U. Washington) | Policy Evaluation, Economic Policy | PS 435, 234 | |
| Richard Brisbin (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins) | Law and Policy, Judiciary | PS 410 | |
| Robert DiClerico (Ph.D., Indiana U.) | Agenda Setting, Presidency | PS 336 | |
| Robert Dilger (Ph.D., Brandeis) | Intergovernmental Relations | PS 310, 429 | |
| Susan Hunter (Ph.D., Ohio State U.) | Policy Evaluation, Energy/Environmental Policy | PS 435, 236, 238 | |
| John Kilwein (Ph.D., Ohio State U.) | Policy Analysis, Public Law | PS 330 | |
| Kevin Leyden (Ph.D., U. Iowa) | American Policy Process, Congress | PS 430 | |
| Christopher Mooney (Ph.D., U. Wisc.) | Legislatures, State and Local Politics | PS 429 | |
| Jeffrey Worsham (Ph.D., U. Wisc.) | Policy Implementation, Social Welfare Policy | PS 438, 233 | |
| International and Comparative Public Policy and Politics | |||
| Robert Duval (Ph.D., Florida S.) | National Security Policy, International Relations | PS 360, 491 | |
| Joe Hagan (Ph.D., U. Kentucky) | Comparative Foreign Policy, International Rel. | PS 360, 491 | |
| Paul Hoyt (Ph.D., Ohio State U.) | U.S. Foreign Policy, International Relations | PS 360, 491 | |
| Hong Kim (Ph.D., Georgetown) | Comparative Public Policy--Developed Countries | PS 355 | |
| Donley Studlar (Ph.D., Indiana U.) | Comparative Public Policy--Developed Countries | PS 355 | |
| Rodger Yeager (Ph.D., Syracuse) | Comparative Public Policy--Developing Countries | PS 351 | |
| Research Methods | |||
| Robert Duval | Introductory and Advanced Methods | PS 300, 400, 401, 491 | |
| Christopher Mooney | Introductory and Advanced Methods | PS 300, 400, 401, 491 | |
| Substantive Policy Specialties | |
| Criminal Law Policy | Richard Brisbin |
| Development Policy | Rodger Yeager |
| Economic Policy | Neil Berch, Donley Studlar, Jeff Worsham |
| Energy Policy | Susan Hunter, Robert Duval |
| Environmental Policy | Susan Hunter, Robert Duval |
| Foreign Policy | Robert Duval, Joe Hagan, Paul Hoyt |
| Gender & Public Policy | Donley Studlar |
| National Security Policy | Robert Duval |
| Regulatory Policy | Donley Studlar, Christopher Mooney |
| Social Welfare Policy | Jeffrey Worsham |
In addition to the strong faculty resources in political science, public policy students also often work closely with faculty in associated departments, including faculty in the Department of Public Administration, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Agricultural Economics.
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