College of Behavioral and Social Science: Political Science

Faculty Expert Database List

College of Behavioral and Social Science

Phone: 530-898-6171

Political Science

Phone: 530-898-5301

Ed Bronson

Professor Emeritus, Political Science
PhD, University of Colorado
Pretrial Publicity, Jury Selection, Death Penalty, Change of Venue

Phone: 530-898-5736
Email: EBronson@csuchico.edu

Dane Cameron

Assistant Professor, Political Science
JD, Golden Gate University
Legal Rights of the Disabled, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Phone: 530-898-4935
Email: DCameron@csuchico.edu

Teodora Delorenzo

Professor, Political Science
JD, New College of California
Legal Research, Consumer Law, Court Administration, Micronesian Law

Phone: 530-898-6478
Email: TDelorenzo@csuchico.edu

Diana Dwyre

Assistant Professor, Political Science
PhD, Syracuse University
Campaign Financing, Parties and Elections, and Congressional Elections

Phone: 530-898-6506
Email: DDwyre@csuchico.edu

Jon Ebeling

Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Telephone Surveys, Evaluation Research, Peace Corps Work in Ethiopia, Statistics, Input-Output Analysis, Implan, Local Government Finance, Development Impact Fees, Revenue Forecasts for Local Government, Cost of Annexation, Racial Profiling Analysis

Phone: 530-898-4512
Email: EBeling@csuchico.edu

Beau Grosscup

Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Massachusetts
Terrorism, American Foreign Policy, International Political Economy, Middle East Politics

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Phone: 530-898-5692
Email: BGrosscup@csuchico.edu

Byron Jackson

Professor, Political Science
Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of Undergraduate Education
PhD, UC Berkeley
Nuclear Energy Policy, Model Railroading, Criminal Justice Management, Administrative Law

Phone: 530-898-5960
Email: BJackson@csuchico.edu

James Jacob

Professor, Political Science
Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Science
PhD, Cornell
Western European Terrorism

Phone: 530-898-5140
Email: JJacob@csuchico.edu

Donna Kemp

Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Idaho
Mental Health in the Workplace, Health Policy, Health System Reform in the Baltics, Personnel Management

Phone: 530-898-5734
Email: DKemp@csuchico.edu

Steve Newlin

Professor, Political Science
PhD, Claremont
Soviet Politics, American Foreign Policy

Phone: 530-898-5734
Email: SNewlin@csuchico.edu

Charles Ostrom

Professor, Political Science
PhD, Claremont
Southeast Asia, International Relations, Third World Nations, Model U.N., Pacific Basin

Phone: 530-898-5335
Email: ROstrom@csuchico.edu

Robert S. Ross

Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Colorado
Local Elections, Chico Elections, Student Voting

Phone: 530-898-4950
Email: RRoss@csuchico.edu

Rick Ruddell

Assistant Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Lethal Violence, Firearms Legislation and Policy

Phone: 530-898-6041
Email: RRuddell@csuchico.edu

Irving Schiffman

Professor, Political Science
PhD, UC Davis
Planning and Environmental Administration, Life in Israel, Land Use Controls in Small Cities, Rural Areas

Phone: 530-898-5199
Email: ISchiffman@csuchico.edu

Diane E. Schmidt

Assistant Professor, Political Science
PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Survey Research, Public Policy Analysis, Regulatory Policy, Tobacco Regulation, Labor Management Relations, and Work-Family Issues

Phone: 530-898-6176
Email: DSchmidt@csuchico.edu

Michelle Shover

Professor, Political Science
PhD, Tulane University
Affirmative Action in the Public Sector, Married Academic Women, Women in Politics, the Chapman Family, Chapman House, Historical Research in Chico, Liberal and Conservative Traditions, Chico's Chinese Women, 19Th Century Blacks in Chico

Phone: 530-898-6036
Email: MShover@csuchico.edu

William Stewart

Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of North Carolina
Central America, Latin America, U.S. Politics

Phone: 530-898-5199
Email: WStewart@csuchico.edu

Stafford Thomas

Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Colorado
International Affairs, European Affairs

Phone: 530-898-4950
Email: SThomas@csuchico.edu

George Wright

Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Leeds
Politics of the Olympic Games and the Politics of International Sports

Phone: 530-898-5335
Email: GWright@csuchico.edu

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