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Faculty

David Damore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
WRI B213
(702) 895-3217
david.damore@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 1:00PM-2:30PM & Thursday 4:00PM-5:30PM, and by appointment PSC 302-210 Research Meths Pol Sci DE
PSC 312-001 Pol Parties Int Grp TR 2:30PM-3:45PM CBC C126
PSC 701-001 Sem in Rsch Des & Method R 5:30PM-8:20PM WRI B224

Kenneth E. Fernandez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
WRI B209
(702) 895-4029
kenneth.fernandez@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00AM-11:30AM & Wednesday 4:00PM-5:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 320-210 Public Policy Formation DE
PSC 723/EPS 710 Sem in Policy Analysis W 5:30PM-8:20PM WRI B224

David Fott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
WRI B217
(702) 895-4187
dfott@unlv.nevada.edu
SABBATICAL July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009

Cathy Hanks, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
WRI A218
(702) 895-3757
cathy.hanks@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9:45AM-11:15AM, and by appointment
PSC 101-009 Intro Amer Politics TR 2:30PM-4:15PM WRI C148
PSC 101-010 Intro Amer Politics TR 11:30AM-1:15PM CBC A112
PSC 101-011 Intro Amer Politics TR 8:00AM-9:45AM WRI C148
PSC 405S-001 U.S. Intelligence F 8:30AM-11:20AM WRI C237

Tiffiany Howard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
WRI A210
(702) 895-3354
tiffiany.howard@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 12:00PM-1:00PM & Tuesday 2:15:PM-3:15PM, and by appointment
PSC 302-001 Reseach Meths Pol Sci TR 1:00PM-2:15PM CBC C129
PSC 405Z-001 Sp Top: Int'l Security R 4:00PM-6:45PM WRI C235

Ted G. Jelen, Ph.D.
Professor
WRI B206
(702) 895-3355
jelent@unlv.nevada.edu
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 1:30PM-3:00PM & Tuesday 11:30AM-2:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 101-014 Intro Amer Politics MW 11:30AM-1:15PM CEB HEA
PSC 407K-001 Comp Rel Pol MW 10:00AM-11:15AM WRI C237

Michele Kuenzi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
WRI B211
(702) 895-4693
michele.kuenzi@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10:00AM-11:30AM, and by appointment
PSC 211-002 Comparative Gov/Politics TR 8:30AM-9:45AM BEH 107
PSC 407T/AAS 407TPolitics of Africa TR 2:30PM-3:45PM WRI C237

Mark J. Lutz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Interim EPS Graduate Coordinator
WRI A208
(702) 895-2899
mark.lutz@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 12:45PM-2:15PM & Tuesday 10:30AM-11:30AM, and by appointment
PSC 371-001 Ancient Pol Theory MW 11:30AM-12:45PM WRI C237
PSC 373-001 Early Mod Pol Theor TR 11:30AM-12:45PM BEH 222

Steven Parker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
WRI B208
(702) 895-3710
parkers@unlv.nevada.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 4:30PM-5:30PM & Wednesday 2:00PM-4:00PM, and by appointment
PSC 101-006 Intro Amer Politics T 5:30PM-9:00PM WRI C151
PSC 305-001 The American Presidency W 4:00PM-6:45PM WRI C237

Dennis Pirages, Ph.D.
Dean's Professor of Government and PSC Graduate Coordinator
WRI B215
(702) 895-5252
dennis.pirages@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 2:15PM-3:30PM & Tuesday 2:00PM-3:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 403Z-001 Sp Top: Environmental Pol MW 1:00PM-2:15PM WRI C235
HON 400-007 Top: Global Futures T 4:00PM-6:45PM WRI C323

Jerry L. Simich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Internship Coordinator
WRI B218
(702) 895-1337
jerry.simich@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9:00AM-10:00AM & 12:45PM-1:15PM, and by appointment
PSC 330-001 Const Law: Govt Powr TR 11:30AM-12:45PM WRI C239
PSC 411C-001 Legal Theory TR 10:00AM-11:15AM CBC C118

Jonathan R. Strand, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
WRI B210
(702) 895-3356
strand@unlv.nevada.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 11:00AM-12:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 231-001 World Politics TR 2:30PM-3:45PM CBC A112
PSC 407S-001 Global Political Economy TR 1:00PM-2:15PM WRI C301

Mehran Tamadonfar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
WRI B225
(702) 895-5258
mehran.tamadonfar@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00AM-12:00PM & Monday & Tuesday 4:00PM-5:00PM for Graduate Students, and by appointment
PSC 760-001 Sem Mid East & No African T 5:30PM-8:20PM WRI B224

Dina Titus, Ph.D
Professor
WRI B216
(702) 895-3756
dina.titus@unlv.edu
LEAVE July 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008

John P. Tuman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
WRI A212
(702) 895-3754
john.tuman@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 11:20AM-12:50PM, and by appointment
PSC 211-001 Comparative Gov/Politics MW 1:00PM-2:15PM CBC A110
PSC 405N-001 Reg & IR of Lam/Caribbean MW 2:30PM-3:45PM BEH 222

Rebecca Wood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
WRI A214
(702) 895-2525
rebecca.wood@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 12:00PM-3:00PM, and by appointment
PSC 332-001 Judicial Process TR 8:30AM-9:45AM BEH 222
PSC 411B-001 Con Law: Civil Rights TR 4:00PM-5:15PM WRI C237

Part-Time Instructors

Abigail Aguilar, Ph.D.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A219
(702) 895-5244
aguila26@unlv.nevada.edu
Office Hours: Thursday 4:00PM-5:30PM, and by appointment
EPS 712-001 Bus & Prof'l Ethics R 5:30PM-8:20PM WRI C225

Francis Carleton, Ph.D.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A224
(702) 895-5248
francis.carleton@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Monday 9:00PM-10:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 101-007 Intro Amer Politics M 5:30PM-9:00PM WRI C239

Sigal Chattah, J.D.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A226
(702) 895-5250
sigal.chattah@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Friday 12:00PM-1:00PM & 4:30PM-5:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 101-002 Intro Amer Politics F 1:00PM-4:30PM WRI C239
PSC 101-003 Intro Amer Politics F 8:30AM-12:00PM WRI C239

Dean Dupalo, M.P.M.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A221
(702) 895-5245
dean.dupalo@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Saturday 12:00PM-1:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 101-001 Intro Amer Politics S 8:30AM-12:00PM WRI C151

Mickey Geiser, M.A.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A222
(702) 895-5246
mickey.geiser@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 3:30PM-4:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 101-008 Intro Amer Politics TR 5:00PM-6:45PM WRI C239

Scott Hammond, M.A.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A216
(702) 895-1498
scott.hammond@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday 6:00PM-7:00PM & 9:30PM-10:00PM & 1 hour following the Saturday classes, and by appointment
PSC 100-0M1 Nevada Constitution S 8:00AM-5:00PM WRI C239 (9/6) & S 8:00AM-12:30PM WRI C239 (9/13)
PSC 100-0M2 Nevada Constitution S 8:00AM-5:00PM WRI C239 (10/11) & S 8:00AM-12:30PM WRI C239 (10/18)
PSC 100-0M3 Nevada Constitution S 8:00AM-5:00PM BEH 127(11/8) & S 8:00AM-12:30PM WRI C239 (11/15)
PSC 100-0M6 Nevada Constitution W 7:00PM-9:30PM WRI C151 (10/1-10/29)
PSC 100-0M7 Nevada Constitution W 7:00PM-9:30PM WRI C151 (8/27-9/24)
PSC 100-2M1 Nevada Constitution DE (8/25-9/27)
PSC 100-2M2 Nevada Constitution DE (9/29-11/1)
PSC 100-2M3 Nevada Constitution DE (11/3-12/6)

Robert Heenan, M.A.
Part-Time Instructor
Nellis Air Force Base
robert.heenan@unlv.edu

Olga Kuznetsova-Elliott, M.A.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A221
(702) 895-5245
olga.kuznetsova@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday 9:00PM-10:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 101-005 Intro Amer Politics W 5:30PM-9:00PM WRI C144

Kelly Lutz, M.A.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A220
(702) 895-5230
kelly.lutz@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:00PM-2:30PM & 3:45PM-4:45PM, and by appointment PSC 200-001 Surv Political Thry MW 8:30AM-9:45AM CBC C122
PSC 200-002 Surv Political Thry TR 2:30PM-3:45PM CBC C146

Peter Pizor, Ph.D.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A224
(702) 895-5248
peter.pizor@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 9:45AM-11:15AM, and by appointment
PSC 100-0M4 Nevada Constitution F 8:30AM-11:00AM BEH 123 (8/29-9/26)
PSC 101-013 Intro Amer Politics MW 2:30PM-4:15PM WRI C148
PSC 101-015 Intro Amer Politics MW 8:00AM-9:45AM WRI C148

James Spinello, M.A.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A219
(702) 895-5244
james.spinello@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday 5:15PM-6:45PM, and by appointment
PSC 401G Pol Campaigns/Elect W 7:00PM-9:45PM WRI C237

Rick Steinkamp, M.A.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A222
(702) 895-5246
rick.steinkamp@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 4:00PM-5:00PM, and by appointment
PSC 101-012 Intro Amer Politics MW 5:00PM-6:45PM WRI C151

Gordon Stirling, M.A.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A226
(702) 895-5250
gordon.stirling@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 5:15PM-6:45PM, and by appointment
PSC 231-002 World Politics MW 7:00PM-8:15PM CBC C216

Melanie Young, M.A.
Part-Time Instructor
WRI A206
(702) 895-0403
melanie.young@unlv.edu
Office Hours: Friday 8:00AM-8:30AM & 11:20AM-12:20PM & Tuesday (8/26-9/23) 4:30PM-5:30PM & 8:00PM-8:30PM & Thursday (10/2-10/30) 3:30PM-4:00PM & 6:30PM-7:30PM & Monday (11/3-12/1) 3:30PM-4:00PM & 6:30PM-7:30PM, and by appointment
PSC 100-0M5 Nevada Constitution R 4:00PM-6:30PM BHS 132 (10/2-10/30)
PSC 100-0M8 Nevada Constitution T 5:30PM-8:00PM TBE B174 (8/26-9/23)
PSC 100-0M9 Nevada Constitution M 4:00PM-6:30PM BEH 127 (11/3-12/1)
HON112-001 Exlor Amer Politics F 8:30AM-11:20AM WRI C233