Faculty and Staff
Staff and Department Information
![Headshot of Office Coordinator Mary Williford](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/220819_brookscollegeportraits_ap_06858[1691611879].jpg)
Mary Williford - Office Coordinator
117 Lake Ontario Hall
1 Campus Dr.
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 49401
[email protected]
616-331-8110
Faculty
![Brian Johnson](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/brian_johnson_square2[1626286276].jpg)
Brian Johnson
Human Rights Minor Program Coordinator
Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies
B.A. University of Wisconsin
M.S., M.L.I.R., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Office: 279-C DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-7142
E-mail: [email protected]
Expertise: Private Security; Criminology; Law Enforcement
Human Rights Courses: Criminal Justice and Human Rights
![Paul Cornish](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/paul_cornish_square_2[1626286231].jpg)
Paul Cornish
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Associate Professor
1129 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3502
[email protected]
Fields: political theory, American politics
Human Rights Courses: Intro to Human Rights
![Gabriele Gottlieb](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/gabriele_gottlieb_square_2[1626286183].jpg)
Gabrielle Gottlieb
Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2005
Mackinac Hall D-1-218
[email protected]
(616) 331-3613
Fields: Colonial America, American Revolution, crime and punishment
Human Rights Courses: Human Traffic and Trafficking
![Diana Lamphiere](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/diana_lamphiere_square2[1626286344].jpg)
Diana Lamphiere
Educational Background and Specialization
B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies in Public Policy, Michigan State University
J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law
[email protected]
Teaching Areas: Law and how it intersects with society
Preferred Pronouns: She/her/hers
Human Rights Courses: Human Traffic and Trafficking
![Jack Mangala](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/jack_mangala_square2[1626286391].jpg)
Jack Mangala
Ph.D., Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Professor
113 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8512
[email protected]
Fields: international relations, international law
Human Rights Courses: Global Migration
![Mark Richards](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/mark_richards_square2[1626286435].jpg)
Mark Richards
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Professor, Interim Chair
1106 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3457
[email protected]
Fields: constitutional law, freedom of expression, judicial politics
Human Rights Courses: Intro to Human Rights, Reflection on Human Right
![Andrew Schlewitz](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/andrew_schlewitz_square2[1626286476].jpg)
Andrew Schlewitz
Ph.D., The New School
Assistant Professor
112 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8158
[email protected]
Fields: Latin American politics, comparative politics, international relations
Human Rights Courses: Intro to Human Rights
![Thomas Walker](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/thomas_walker_square2[1626286520].jpg)
Thomas Walker
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Associate Professor
1102 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8713
[email protected]
Fields: international relations, history of international political thought, causes of war
Human Rights Courses: Human Rights in International Politics
![Richard Yidana](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/richard_yadana_square2[1626286579].jpg)
Richard Yidana
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Binghamton University-State University of New York
African/African American Studies
Areas of Interest: Social Movements, Anticolonial and National Liberation Movements (Africa & the African Diaspora), Development & Culture (Africa, Asia, and Latin America), Ethno-Nationalism and Social Change (Developing World)
(616) 331-3183
2156 Au Sable Hall
[email protected]
Human Rights Courses: Sociology of the Civil Rights Movement
Farid Hassanzadah
Visiting Professor
![Christine Yalda](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/christine_yalda_square2[1626286626].jpg)
Christine Yalda
Associate Professor
School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies
B.A., University of Michigan
J.D., Boston University Law School
M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Office: 243-C DeVos
Phone: (616) 331-7135
E-mail: [email protected]
Expertise Civil Rights & Human Rights; Specialty Courts; Program Evaluation
![Karen Zivi](/cms4/asset/60765B9F-BA5B-93DE-A327FF7976A11D02/karen_zivi[1626281705].jpg)
Karen Zivi
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Associate Professor
1130 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8157
[email protected]
Fields: Human rights, political theory and feminist politics
Human Rights Courses: Intro to Human Rights, Theory of Human Rights, Reflection on Human Rights