How to Apply
Faculty Fields of Study
David Damore, Ph.D.
Professor
Office:
GUA
2112
Mail Code:
3067
Phone:
702-895-0094
Email:
david.damore@unlv.edu
Rebecca Gill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-2525
Email:
rebecca.gill@unlv.edu
Elizabeth Maltby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-5252
Email:
elizabeth.maltby@unlv.edu
Kenneth M. Miller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-3756
Email:
kenneth.miller@unlv.edu
Christian Jensen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-1337
Email:
christian.jensen@unlv.edu
Michele Kuenzi, Ph.D.
Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-4693
Email:
michele.kuenzi@unlv.edu
Mehran Tamadonfar, Ph.D.
Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-3318
Email:
mehran.tamadonfar@unlv.edu
John P. Tuman, Ph.D.
Executive Associate Dean, Professor
Mail Code:
5001
Phone:
702-895-3401
Email:
john.tuman@unlv.edu
Austin Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-3355
Email:
austin.wang@unlv.edu
Tiffiany Howard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-3354
Email:
tiffiany.howard@unlv.edu
Andrew Lugg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-2194
Email:
andrew.lugg@unlv.edu
Jared Oestman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-3356
Email:
jared.oestman@unlv.edu
Mehran Tamadonfar, Ph.D.
Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-3318
Email:
mehran.tamadonfar@unlv.edu
John P. Tuman, Ph.D.
Executive Associate Dean, Professor
Mail Code:
5001
Phone:
702-895-3401
Email:
john.tuman@unlv.edu
David Fott, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-5258
Email:
david.fott@unlv.edu
Mark J. Lutz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mail Code:
5029
Phone:
702-895-2899
Email:
mark.lutz@unlv.edu
Funding
- The Department of Political Science awards graduate assistantships on a competitive basis. These positions provide students with a stipend, healthcare, and assistance with fees and tuition in exchange for employment as a teaching or research assistant.
- Individual faculty members may also support graduate students through external and internal grants.
- Graduate students often work as part-time instructors, teaching their own courses in the department.
- Learn more about funding graduate education.
Research Opportunities
- A hallmark of our graduate program is research partnerships between faculty members and graduate students.
- Collaborations between faculty members and graduate students have resulted in publications of books, journal articles, and book chapters in edited volumes. Please view the Graduate Student Research PDF file for a bibliography.
- Graduate student research is also supported by the graduate student colloquium series, travel grants, summer fellowships, and workshops.
Teaching Opportunities
- Political science graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the classroom working as teaching assistants and instructing their own courses.
- The Department of Political Science and the Graduate College offer numerous resources to support and mentor graduate student teaching, including the Graduate College Teaching Certificate.
Graduate Placement
- Graduates of the Ph.D. program have been placed in tenure-track academic positions, as analysts in government agencies, and as policy advisors to elected officials.
- Graduates of the MA program have continued their graduate education in Ph.D. and law programs at UNLV and elsewhere, while others work in local government, on the UNLV campus, or as analysts for private and non-profit organizations.
Other Resources
- Social Science Methods Certificate; Dr. Dan Lee, Coordinator
- Women's Research Institute of Nevada; Dr. Caryll Batt Dziedziak, Director
- The Center for Migration, Demography, and Population Studies; Dr. Tiffiany Howard, Director
- Brookings Mountain West; Dr. David Damore, Brookings Institution Senior Nonresident Fellow
Contact
For more information, contact the Graduate Coordinator, Christian Jensen.