Ryan Moore - Office Coordinator

229 Lake Ontario Hall
1 Campus Dr.
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 49401

[email protected]
616-331-8110

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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