Faculty & Staff
Department of Political Science
1121 Au Sable Hall
1 Campus Drive
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 49401-9403
plsdept@gvsu.edu
(616) 331-2320
Fax: (616) 331-3550
Faculty
Mark Richards
Political Science Department Interim Chair (January through April 2025)
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Professor
1106 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3457
richardm@gvsu.edu
Mark's profile
Fields: constitutional law, freedom of expression, judicial politics
Polly Diven
Director, International Relations Program
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor
1107 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3282
divenp@gvsu.edu
Polly's profile
Fields: international relations, U.S. foreign policy, American politics
C. Tyler Godines Camarillo
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Assistant Professor
1101 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2782
Fields: American politics; race, ethnicity, and politics; social movements; political behavior
John Constantelos
Ph.D., Duke University
Professor
1125 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2869
constanj@gvsu.edu
John's profile
Fields: comparative politics, Western Europe, international political economy
Paul Cornish
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Associate Professor
1129 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3502
cornishp@gvsu.edu
Paul's profile
Fields: political theory, American politics
Gamal Gasim
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Associate Professor
111 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8106
gasimg@gvsu.edu
Gamal's profile
Fields: comparative politics, Middle Eastern Politics
Whitt Kilburn
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor
1103 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8831
kilburnw@gvsu.edu
Whitt's website
Whitt's profile
Fields: American politics, public opinion, elections and voting behavior
Jack Mangala
Ph.D., Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Professor
113 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8512
mangalaj@gvsu.edu
Jack's profile
Fields: international relations, international law
Andrew Schlewitz
Ph.D., The New School
Assistant Professor
112 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8158
schlewia@gvsu.edu
Andrew's profile
Fields: Latin American politics, comparative politics, international relations
Laura Schneider
Ph.D., Purdue University
Associate Professor
1124 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8988
schneila@gvsu.edu
Laura's profile
Fields: public policy, environmental policy, women and politics
Heather Tafel
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Associate Professor
1128 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8511
tafelh@gvsu.edu
Heather's profile
Fields: democratization, federalism, Russia and Eastern Europe
Darren Walhof
(on sabbatical January through April 2025)
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Professor
1126 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2835
walhofd@gvsu.edu
Darren's profile
Fields: political thought, religion and politics, constitutional law
Thomas Walker
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Associate Professor
1105 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8713
walkerth@gvsu.edu
Thomas' profile
Fields: international relations, history of international political thought, causes of war
Yi Zhao
Ph.D., Yale University
Associate Professor
1108 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8523
zhaoy@gvsu.edu
Yi's profile
Fields: comparative politics, Chinese politics, judicial politics
Donald Zinman
Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
Professor
1127 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8714
zinmand@gvsu.edu
Donald's profile
Fields: American politics, presidency, parties, elections
Karen Zivi
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Professor
1130 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-8157
zivik@gvsu.edu
Fields: Human rights, political theory and feminist politics
Affiliate Faculty
Roger Moiles
Senior Affiliate
M.A., Michigan State University
1104 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3283
moilesr@gvsu.edu
Roger's profile
Fields: American politics, research methods, international relations
Contributing Faculty
Farid Hassanzadah
M.A., Islamic Azad University - Kabul
Visiting Faculty of Instruction
1102 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2475
hassanzadah@gvsu.edu
Field: Human Rights
Robert Kumpf
M.S., Northeastern University
Adjunct Professor
1109 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-3497
kumpfro@gvsu.edu
Fields: International relations, American politics, war studies, and post-conflict stability.
Sheri Rogers
M.A., Western Michigan University
Adjunct Professor
1110 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2320
rogerssh@gvsu.edu
Fields: American Politics, International Relations
Pamela Galbraith
M.A., Michigan State University
Adjunct Professor
1110 Au Sable Hall
(616) 331-2320
galbrapa@gvsu.edu
Field: Human Rights
Matthew M.C. Roberts
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Adjunct Professor
KHS 4437
(616) 331-9085
robmatth@gvsu.edu
Matthew's profile
Fields: Constitutional Law, Judicial Politics, Democratic Theory, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Instructional Technology
Retired Faculty and Staff
Richard Hiskes
Ph.D., Indiana University
Professor
hiskesr@gvsu.edu
Fields: human rights, political theory
Erika King
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Emerita Professor
kinge@gvsu.edu
Fields: American politics, media and politics, public opinion
Michelle Miller-Adams
Ph.D., Political Science, Columbia University
Emerita Professor
millmich@gvsu.edu
Twitter: @mmilleradams
Michelle's profile
Fields: international relations, US social policy, economic and community development