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Political Science

Political Science

Portrait of Bogdan Petric

Bogdan Petric

Doctoral Student
Political Science
bogdanp@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Friday 2-3
Portrait of Helena Raia Bottura

Helena Raia Bottura

Doctoral Student
Political Science
bottura@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Thursday 10-11
Portrait of Arkadzi Rakach

Arkadzi Rakach

Doctoral Student
Political Science
arakach@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesday 11:30am-12:30pm
Portrait of Nani Ramos

Nani Ramos

Accounting Technician
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
nani@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1174
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Jessica Reanne

PhD
Pro Tem Faculty
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4864
Office: 917 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays and Fridays: 12pm to 1:30pm via Zoom Appointment
Research Interests: Collective Memory, Performativity & Theatricality, US Political Culture, January 6th Insurrection.
Portrait of Madison Schroder

Madison Schroder

Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
mschrod2@uoregon.edu
Office: 840 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Portrait of Brett Scott

Brett Scott

Political Science
bscott3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4834
Office: 907 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday 1:45 - 3:45pm
Research Interests: Race, Ethnicity & Politics, Social Policy, Income & Inequality, Power, Privilege & Politics
Portrait of Mohammed Shakibnia

Mohammed Shakibnia

Doctoral Student
Political Science
shakibni@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Thursday 1:30-2:30pm
Portrait of Munkyoung Shin

Munkyoung Shin

Doctoral Student
Political Science
mshin@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday 12:00pm-2:00pm
Portrait of Lars Skalnes

Lars Skalnes

Associate Professor
Political Science
lskalnes@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4886
Office: 929 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday and Wednesday 1:45-3:15
Research Interests: International Political Economy, International Relations
Portrait of Haifa Souilmi

Haifa Souilmi

Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
hsouilmi@uoregon.edu
Office: 833 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, International Relations, US Foreign Policy, Middle East and North Africa, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Religion , Race and Politics, Interfaith Dialogue
Portrait of Priscilla Southwell

Priscilla Southwell

Professor Emerita
Middle East and North African Studies, Political Science
psouth@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9857
Office: 915 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 24: Wednesday 2-4 pm
Research Interests: Political Behavior, U.S. and European Politics
Portrait of Nick Squires

Nick Squires

PhD Candidate
Graduate Employee
Political Science
nsquires@uoregon.edu
Office: 815 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday and Wednesday 11:45-1:45
Research Interests: International Relations, US Foreign Policy, National Security, Climate Change, Securitization of Migration
Portrait of Peter Suechting

Peter Suechting

Doctoral Student
Environmental Studies, Political Science
psuechti@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Climate Change, International/Comparative Political Economy, Comparative Politics/Comparative Environmental Politics, Energy Policy, Industrial Policy
Portrait of Richard Suttmeier

Richard Suttmeier

Professor Emeritus
Political Science
petesutt@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Sci & Tech in US-China Relations
Portrait of Daniel Tichenor

Daniel Tichenor

Philip H. Knight Chair of Social Science
Director of the Program on Democratic Governance, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
Law, Political Science
tichenor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4707
Office: 927 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00pm
Research Interests: Immigration and Citizenship, Social Movements, The American Presidency, Ethnic and Racial Politics, Patterns of Nativism, Religion and Politics, War and Civil Liberties
Portrait of Irina Toland

Irina Toland

Graduate Employee
Political Science
itoland@uoregon.edu
Office: 806 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Thursday 10:30 - 11:30 am
Portrait of Tuong Vu

Tuong Vu

Professor
Political Science
thvu@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4866
Office: 918 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Thursday 11:00-2:00
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, Ideology, Revolution, Communism, Nationalism, East and Southeast Asia
Portrait of Zhuoran Wang

Zhuoran Wang

Doctoral Student
Political Science
zhuoranw@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesday 10-11am: Thursday 10-11am
Portrait of Shelly Watson

Shelly Watson

Undergraduate Coordinator ASU 8
Data Science, Economics, General Social Sciences, Mathematics, Political Science, Sociology
srwatson@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2558