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Faculty – Summer 2010
William B. Allen
Professor Emeritus 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
Assistant Professor of History, University of Dallas. Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Jeremy D. Bailey
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Houston. Ph.D., Boston College; B.A. Rhodes College.
David Beito
Associate Professor of History, University of Alabama. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Christopher Burkett
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ashland University. Ph.D. Candidate, M.A., University of Dallas; B.A., Ashland University.
Mickey Craig
Dean of Social Sciences, William and Berniece Grewcock Professor of Politics and Associate 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.
Burton Folsom
Charles F. Kline Chair in History and Management, Professor of History, Hillsdale College. Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., University of Nebraska; B.A., Indiana 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.
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
Associate Professor of Political Science, U.S. Naval War College. Ph.D., Boston College; B.A., Assumption College.
David F. Krugler
Associate Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Ph.D., M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.A., Creighton University.
Christopher J. Lamb
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University. Ph.D., Georgetown 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.
Melanie Marlowe
Visiting Assistant Instructor of Political Science, Miami University. Ph.D. Candidate, M.A., Claremont Graduate University; B.A., Utah State 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
Assistant 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
Professor of Politics, 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
Visiting Assistant Professor of Civil War Era Studies, Gettysburg College. Ph.D., A.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.A., Knox College.
Robert Norrell
Bernadotte Schmitt Chair of Excellence, Professor of History, University of Tennessee. Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of Virginia.
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.
Alan Petigny
Assistant Professor of History, University of Florida. Ph.D., M.A., Brown University; B.A., University of South Florida.
Kevin Portteus
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Hillsdale College. Ph.D., University of Dallas; B.A., Ashland University.
David A. Raney
Assistant Professor of History, Hillsdale College. Ph.D., A.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; A.B., University of Chicago.
Richard Samuelson
Assistant Professor of History, California State University, San Bernandino. Ph.D., M.A., University of Virginia; B.A., Bates 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.
Greg Schneider
Associate Professor of History, Emporia State University. Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago, M.A., Ohio University; B.A., Drake 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.
James R. Stoner
Professor of Political Science, Louisiana State University. Ph.D., M.A., Harvard University; A.B., Middlebury College.
Natalie Taylor
Assistant 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.
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.
Roger L. Beckett
Director, Master's Program in American History and Government; Deputy Director, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland University. M.A., The Ohio State University; B.A., Ashland University.
Chris Pascarella
Associate 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. Candidate, 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.
Lisa Ormiston
Recruitment Coordinator, Master's Program in American History and Government.
Carrie Clever
Administrative Assistant, 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.
Roger L. Beckett
Director, Master's Program in American History and Government; Deputy Director, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland University. M.A., The Ohio State University; B.A., Ashland University.
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.