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Faculty – Summer 2012
William B. Allen
Emeritus Dean and Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University. Ph.D., M.A., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., Pepperdine College.
J. David Alvis
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Wofford College. Ph.D., Fordham University; M.A., B.A., University of Dallas.
William J. Atto
Associate Professor of History, University of Dallas. Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Jeremy D. Bailey
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Houston. Ph.D., Boston College; B.A. Rhodes College.
Christopher Burkett
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ashland University. Ph.D., M.A., University of Dallas; B.A., Ashland University.
Mickey Craig
Dean of Social Sciences, William and Berniece Grewcock Professor of Politics and Professor of Political Science, Hillsdale College. Ph.D., M.A., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., Arkansas State University.
Todd Estes
Associate Professor of History, Oakland University. Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
Christopher Flannery
Louaine S. Taylor Professor of American History and Government, Ashland University; Professor of Political Science, Azusa Pacific University. Ph.D., M.A., The Claremont Graduate School; M.A., The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London; B.A., California State University.
Joseph R. Fornieri
Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology. Ph.D., Catholic University of America; M.A., Boston College; B.A. State University of New York at Geneseo.
David Foster
Chairman and Associate Professor of Political Science, Ashland University. Ph.D., University of Toronto; M.A., University of Toronto; B.A., McMaster University.
Steven Hayward
Thomas & Mabel Guy Professor of American History & Government, Ashland University; F.K. Weyerhaeuser Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Ph.D., M.A., Claremont Graduate School; B.S., Lewis and Clark College.
Stephen Knott
Professor of National Security Studies, U.S. Naval War College. Ph.D., Boston College; B.A., Assumption College.
David F. Krugler
Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Ph.D., M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.A., Creighton University.
Marc K. Landy
Edward & Louise Peterson Professor of American History & Government, Ashland University; Professor of Political Science, Boston College. Ph.D., Harvard University; B.A., Oberlin College.
Gordon Lloyd
Professor of Public Policy, Pepperdine University. Ph.D., M.A., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., McGill University.
Ken Masugi
Visiting Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University. Ph.D., M.A., The New School for Social Research, B.A., Claremont McKenna College.
Robert M.S. McDonald
Associate Professor of History, United States Military Academy. Ph.D., M.A., University of North Carolina, Cahapel Hill, M.St., Oxford University; B.A., University of Virginia.
Dan Monroe
John C. Griswold Distinguished Professor of History, Millikin University. Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Illinois State University; B.S., Bradley University.
Lucas E. Morel
Lewis G. John Term Professor and Acting Head of the Politics Department, Washington and Lee University. Ph.D., M.A., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., Claremont McKenna College.
John Moser
Associate Professor of History, Ashland University. Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.Sc., Ohio University; B.A., Ohio University.
Peter C. Myers
Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Ph.D., Loyola University, Chicago; B.A., Northwestern University.
Matthew Norman
Assistant Professor of History, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash. Ph.D., A.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.A., Knox College.
Mackubin T. Owens, Jr.
Professor of National Security Affairs and Associate Dean, Naval War College. Ph.D., University of Dallas; M.A., University of Oklahoma; B.A., University of California.
Ronald J. Pestritto
Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in American Constitution and Associate Professor of Political Science, Hillsdale College. Ph.D., M.A., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., Claremont McKenna College.
Kevin Portteus
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Hillsdale College. Ph.D., University of Dallas; B.A., Ashland University.
Eric C. Sands
Assistant Professor of Government and International Studies, Berry College. Ph.D., M.A., University of Virginia; B.A., Hampden-Sydney College.
Peter W. Schramm
Chair, Master's Program in American History and Government; Professor of Political Science, Ashland University; Executive Director, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland University. Ph.D., M.A., The Claremont Graduate School; M.A., The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London; B.A., California State University.
Michael Schwarz
Assistant Professor of History, Ashland University. Ph.D., University of Kentucky; M.A., Ohio University; B.A., St. Vincent College.
Colleen Sheehan
Associate Professor of Political Science, Villanova University. Ph.D., M.A., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., Eisenhower College.
Jeffrey Sikkenga
Associate Professor of Political Science, Ashland University. Ph.D., M.A., University of Toronto; B.A., University of Virginia.
Natalie Taylor
Associate Professor of Government, Skidmore College. Ph.D., M.A., Fordham University; B.A., Kenyon College.
Stephen R. Thomas
Associate Professor of Political Science, Ohio Dominican University. Ph.D., Harvard University; A.B., Oberlin College.
Stephen Tootle
Assistant Professor of History, College of the Sequoias. Ph.D., Ohio University; M.A., California State, Fresno; B.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
David Tucker
Thesis and Capstone Project Advisor, Master's Program in American History and Government; Associate Professor of Defense Analysis, United States Naval Postgraduate School. Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., Marlboro College.
Scott Yenor
Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University. Ph.D., Loyola University.
Administration
Peter W. Schramm
Chair, Master's Program in American History and Government; Professor of Political Science, Ashland University; Executive Director, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland University. Ph.D., M.A., The Claremont Graduate School; M.A., The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London; B.A., California State University.
Christian Pascarella
Director, Master's Program in American History and Government.
Christopher Burkett
Associate Director and Academic Advisor, Master's Program in American History and Government; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ashland University; Ph.D., M.A., University of Dallas; B.A., Ashland University.
John Moser
Associate Director and Academic Advisor, Master's Program in American History and Government; Associate Professor of History, Ashland University. Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.Sc., Ohio University; B.A., Ohio University.
David Tucker
Thesis and Capstone Project Advisor, Master's Program in American History and Government; Associate Professor of Defense Analysis, United States Naval Postgraduate School. Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., Marlboro College.
Carrie Clever
Administrative Coordinator, Master's Program in American History and Government.
MAHG Faculty Committee
The MAHG Faculty Committee oversees the MAHG academic program. While off-campus faculty teaching in the MAHG program serve on the committee, a majority of members of this committee are made up of faculty from the Ashland University Department of History and Political Science.
Peter W. Schramm
Chair, Master's Program in American History and Government; Professor of Political Science, Ashland University; Executive Director, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland University. Ph.D., M.A., The Claremont Graduate School; M.A., The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London; B.A., California State University.
Christian Pascarella
Director, Master's Program in American History and Government.
Christopher Flannery
Louaine S. Taylor Professor, Master's Program in American History and Government;Professor of Political Science, Azusa Pacific University. Ph.D., M.A., The Claremont Graduate School; M.A., The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London; B.A., California State University.
David Foster
Chairman and Associate Professor of Political Science, Ashland University. Ph.D., University of Toronto; M.A., University of Toronto; B.A., McMaster University.
Lucas E. Morel
Associate Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University. Ph.D., M.A., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., Claremont McKenna College.
John Moser
Associate Director and Academic Advisor, Master's Program in American History and Government; Associate Professor of History, Ashland University. Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.Sc., Ohio University; B.A., Ohio University.
Jeffrey Sikkenga
Associate Professor of Political Science, Ashland University. Ph.D., M.A., University of Toronto; B.A., University of Virginia.
David Tucker
Thesis and Capstone Project Advisor, Master's Program in American History and Government; Associate Professor of Defense Analysis, United States Naval Postgraduate School. Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School; B.A., Marlboro College.