Faculty

 

Katalin Fabian, Assistant Professor Ph.D., Syracuse University. Special interests: comparative politics and international relations, with an emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe; public policy and administration; women and politics. Kirby Hall 103. (610) 330-5392. Homepage: http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~fabiank/

John Kincaid, Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service Ph.D., Temple University. Special interests: federalism, intergovernmental relations, and state and local government. Kirby Hall 001. (610) 330 5597.

James E. Lennertz, Associate Professor  J.D., Harvard Law School, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Special interests: constitutional law, civil rights and liberties, United States politics, environmental law and politics. Kirby Hall 208. (610) 330-5391.
Homepage: http:// ww2.lafayette.edu/~lennertj/home.html

John T. McCartney, Professor  Ph.D., University of Iowa. Special interests: Black politics and political thought; Latin America and the Caribbean; African politics. Leads study tour to Caribbean. Kirby Hall 112. (610) 330-5394.

Joshua I. Miller, Professor Ph.D, Princeton University. Special interests: political theory (ancient, modern, contemporary, American). Current research project: "The Politics of Fashion." Kirby Hall 100. (610) 330-5402. Homepage: http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~millerj/index.html

Bruce Murphy, Fred Morgan Kirby Professor of Civil Rights Ph.D, Univerity of Virginia. Special interests: constitutional law, rights and liberties and judicial biography. Kirby Hall 200. (610) 330-5395.

Ilan Peleg, Charles A. Dana Professor of Government and Law Ph.D., Northwestern University. Special interests: Middle East and international relations. Leads study tour to the Middle East. Kirby Hall 207. (610) 330-5396. Homepage:http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~pelegi

Helena Silverstein, Professor and Head Ph.D., University of Washington. Special interests: law and social change, constitutional law, social movements, abortion politics, political theory, and United States political institutions. Kirby Hall 101. (610) 330-5389.
Homepage: http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~silversh/

 

Visiting Faculty

 

Saladin M. Ambar, Visiting Assistant Professor Ph.D., Rutgers University. Special Interests: American politics, the presidency and executive politics, racial and ethnic politics, and American political thought. Current research  project: "The Hidden Prince: Governors, Executive Power, and the Rise of the  Modern Presidency." Kirby 105. (610) 330-5412.

Nicole Freiner, Visiting Assistant Professor Ph.D., Colorado State University. Special Interests: Comparative Politics, Asian Politics, women's movements and state feminism. Kirby Hall 111. (610) 330-5393.

David J. Gauthier, Visiting Assistant Professor Ph.D., Louisiana State
University. Special interests: contemporary political thought, modern
political thought. Current research project: "Martin Heidegger,
Emmanuel Levinas, and the Politics of Dwelling." Kirby Hall 110. (610) 330-5588.

 

Part-Time Faculty

Diane Elliott, J.D., University of Miami School of Law, M.S., Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology. Special interests: environmental law and society, the environment as a human rights issue, the nexus between the environment and emergency management; emergency management and preparedness, land use planning, crime and society, and intergovernmental cooperation. Pardee 323. (610) 330-5685.

Leslie Muhlfelder, Adjunct Professor Vice President for Human Resources and General Counsel. J.D., Georgetown University. Special interest: gender and the law. Markle Hall 12. (610) 330-5060.

H. Scott Placke, Director of Forensics M.A., Purdue University.  Special interests:  Rhetoric, theory and criticism, and the works of Kenneth Burke. Coaches Lafayette’s speech and debate team.  Kirby Hall 102.  (610) 330-5802.

 

Kirby Library

Ana Ramirez Luhrs, MLIS, Rutgers University, BA Political Science, Fairleigh Dickinson University.  Reference librarian for the Government & Law Department and Skillman Library.  Collection developer for International Affairs, Government & Law, and Spanish library collections.Kirby Library. (610) 330-5398.

Douglas Durrenberger, BA Political Science, Moravian College. Kirby Library
Assistant for serials, technical services, and circulation desk support. (610) 330-5399.

Staff

 

Terry A. Cooper  Administrative Assistant, Meyner Center. Kirby Hall 002. (610) 330-5598.

Ruth Panovec Secretary. Kirby Hall 201. (610) 330-5390.

Custodian. Kirby Hall 012. (610) 330-5380.