Graduate Studies in

POLITICAL SCIENCE
http://libarts.wsu.edu/polisci/graduate-studies/phd-polisci.asp
Degree offered: Doctor of Philosophy (Political Science)
Faculty working with graduate students: 22
Graduate students: 29
Graduate students receiving assistantships or scholarships: 75%
Tests Required: GRE (Combined), GRE (Quantitative), GRE (Verbal), TOEFL Minimum score 575, TOEFLI
Minimum score 90
Priority Deadline: Fall - January 10

DEGREE DESCRIPTION
CONTACTS
Fifteen faculty members teach and conduct
research in the major subfields of the discipline: Kelly Demand
American, comparative, international relations, Program Coordinator
public policy and administration, political theory, School Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs
and political methodology, with sub-specializations 801 JOhnson 801
in public law, political communication, political PO Box 644880
psychology, French and European politics, Pullman, WA 99163
American foreign policy, gender and politics, Telephone: 509-335-2545
environmental policy, and qualitative methodology. Fax: 509-335-7990
E-mail: kdemand@wsu.edu
TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL Travis Ridout
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Professor and Graduate Director
School of Politcs, Philosophy, and Public Affairs
None at WSU 816 Johnson Tower
PO Box 644880
Pullman, WA 99164-4880
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES Telephone: 509-335-2264
Fax: 509-335-7990
Academic career at research university or teaching E-mail: tnridout@wsu.edu
college, research thinktanks, non-profit
organizations, corporations, and governmental
careers.

POSITIONS HELD BY RECENT GRADUATES

Academic jobs at various Research I universities,
as well as ones at smaller liberal arts colleges.
Government analytic and policy making jobs
(defense and intelligence community).
Work for profit and non-profit organizations.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
writing sample
Dana Baker, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: public policy, public
administration, political science
Research Interests: Disability and health
policy, agenda setting, policy design
bakerdl@wsu.edu
Joseph Campbell, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Logic & Advanced Logic
Metaphysics
Theory of Knowledge
Epistemology
Research Interests: Metaphysics
Epistemology
History of Modern Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
josephc@wsu.edu
Cornell Clayton, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Dr. Clayton has taught a
variety of courses on courts, law, and
American political institutions since joining
the faculty in 1992.
Research Interests: His research interests
include public law, American government,
and political theory, and he is currently co-
editor of Political Research Quarterly.
cwclayton@wsu.edu
Martha Cottam, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: International Relations;
Political Psychology.
Research Interests: political psychology,
international politics, U.S.-Latin American
relations, and North-South conflict and
cooperation.
cottam@wsu.edu
Patricia Glazebrook, Ph.D.
Research Interests: ecofeminism, ancient
philosophy, philosophy of technology,
environmental philosophy and climate
change and climate justice
patricia.glazebrook@wsu.edu
Michael Goldsby, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: philosophy of science
Research Interests: philosophy of Science,
epistemology, environmental ethics,
environmental policy
michael.goldsby@wsu.edu
William Kabasenche, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Biomedical Ethics &
Advanced Biomedical Ethics
Bioethics
Ethics & Social Science Research
Ethical Theory
Research Interests: Bioethics, Ethics (virtue
ethics, moral psychology)
wkabasenche@wsu.edu
Claudia Leeb, Ph.D.
Research Interests: contemporary political
theory and philosophy, 19th- and 20th-
century continental political thought, feminist
political theory, Frankfurt School of Critical
Theory, psychoanalysis, democratic theory,
history of political thought
claudia.leeb@wsu.edu
Carolyn Long, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: public policy, public
administration, political science
Research Interests: American political
institutions, public law, American public
policy
coelong@wsu.edu
Anthony Lopez, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: International Security,
International Political Economy, Political
Psychology.
Research Interests: Evolutionary Politics,
Coalitional Aggression
anthony.c.lopez@wsu.edu
Nicholas Lovrich, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Program evaluation,
criminal justice worker job performance and
satisfaction, public administration
Research Interests: Police administration,
social capital, criminal justice policy
faclovri@wsu.edu
Amy Mazur, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Her teaching interests
focus on Comparative Politics, gender, and
comparative feminist policy issues with a
particular emphasis on France.
Research Interests: Her research interests
focus on comparative feminist policy issues
with a particular emphasis on France.
mazur@wsu.edu
Michael Myers, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Philosophy of Religion
Philosophies & Religions of India
Philosophies & Religions of China & Japan
Ethics
Mind of God and the Book of Nature:
Science & Religion
History of Philosophy
Research Interests: Philosophy of Religion
Indian and Comparative Philosophy
myers@wsu.edu
David Nice, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: American Institutions,
Political Theory.
Research Interests: presidency and behavior, research methods, public policy,
legislative behavior, American politics, state bureaucratic politics, democratic theory, and
and local politics, public budgeting, research environmental politics.
methods, political parties stephanm@wsu.edu
dnice@wsu.edu
Matt Stichter, Ph.D.
John Preston, Ph.D. Teaching Interests: Ethics
Teaching Interests: International Relations, Metaphysics
Political Psychology, Security Policy Ethical Theory
Research Interests: Within political Philosophy of Law
psychology and foreign policy analyses, Dr. Business Ethics
Preston has explored how the individual Research Interests: Ethical Theory
characteristics and styles of political leaders Applied Ethics
affect the ways in which they structure their mstichter@wsu.edu
advisory systems, use information and
advice, or make policy decisions. In the Paul Thiers, Ph.D.
security field, his focus has been upon Teaching Interests: Comparative Politics,
homeland security issues, bio-terrorism, and International Relations
current trends in nuclear and biological Research Interests: Dr. Thiers' research
weapons proliferation. focuses on political issues relating to
tpreston@wsu.edu globalization, international trade (especially
food trade), and social and environmental
Travis Ridout, Ph.D. justice, with a specific emphasis on rural
Teaching Interests: American Politics, China and a regional emphasis on the
Political Methodology Pacific Rim. Recent research projects have
Research Interests: political communication, focused on Chinese pesticide policy,
campaigns and elections, political China's integration into international organic
psychology, political advertising, money and food markets, and China's accession to the
politics World Trade Organization.
tnridout@wsu.edu pthiers@wsu.edu
Michael Salamone, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Judicial Politics,
American Politics, Political Methodology
Research Interests: Judicial Politics,
American Politics, Inter-branch relations
michael.salamone@wsu.edu
David Shier, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Logic
Philosophy of Mind
Epistemology
Research Interests: Philosophy of Language
History of Analytic Philosophy
shier@wsu.edu
Steven Stehr, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Public Policy and Public
Administration
Research Interests: Dr. Stehr's primary
research areas are public administration,
public policy, and disasters and emergency
management.
stehr@wsu.edu
Mark Stephan, Ph.D.
Teaching Interests: Public Policy and Public
Administration
Research Interests: Dr. Stephan's research
interests include American politics, political