Core Faculty

The political science faculty at UCSD is comprised of internationally recognized scholars across a wide range of specialties. To contact any of us (and we particularly invite you to ask about our work with graduate students), we suggest you use e-mail or come by during scheduled office hours.

Marisa A. Abrajano

Professor of Political Science

Provost, Warren College
Pamela Ban

Associate Professor of Political Science
J. Lawrence Broz

Professor of Political Science
Department Chair
Scott W. Desposato

Professor of Political Science

Simon Bolivar Chair
Samuel Elgin

Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science
Maureen C. Feeley

Teaching Professor of Political Science
Karen E. Ferree

Professor of Political Science
Fonna Forman

Professor of Political Science

Director, UCSD Center on Global Justice

Co-Director, UCSD / Blum Cross-Border Initiative
James H. Fowler

Professor of Political Science
Erik A. Gartzke

Professor of Political Science
Director, Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS)
LaGina Gause

Associate Professor of Political Science
Clark C. Gibson

Professor of Political Science
Emilie Hafner-Burton

MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights
Co-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation
Seth J. Hill

Professor of Political Science

Director, UCDC

Director of Graduate Studies
Germaine A. Hoston

Professor of Political Science
Sean Ingham

Associate Professor of Political Science
Michael Joseph

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Thad Kousser

Professor of Political Science
David A. Lake

Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Division
Guoer Liu

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Umberto Mignozzetti

Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science
Megumi Naoi

Associate Professor of Political Science
Gareth Nellis

Associate Professor of Political Science

Graduate Placement Director
Maysa Nichter

Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science
Simeon Nichter

Associate Professor of Political Science

Director of Undergraduate Studies
Benjamin Noble

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Agustina Paglayan

Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Policy and Strategy
Margaret E. Roberts

Professor of Political Science
Chancellor's Associates Chair
Philip G. Roeder

Professor of Political Science
Sebastian M. Saiegh

Professor of Political Science
Amna Salam

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Christina J. Schneider

Professor of Political Science
Branislav L. Slantchev

Professor of Political Science
Valerie Soon

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Christopher Stout

Professor of Political Science
Kaare Strom

Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Jakana Thomas

Associate Professor of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) and Political Science
David Wiens

Associate Professor of Political Science
Faculty Affiliate in Philosophy
Tom K. Wong

Associate Professor of Political Science
Director, International Migration Studies Program Minor
Soichiro Yamauchi
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Core Faculty

Professor of Political Science

Provost, Warren College

Associate Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political ScienceDepartment Chair

Professor of Political Science

Simon Bolivar Chair

Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science

Teaching Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political Science

Director, UCSD Center on Global Justice

Co-Director, UCSD / Blum Cross-Border Initiative

Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political ScienceDirector, Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS)

Associate Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political Science

MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human RightsCo-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation

Professor of Political Science

Director, UCDC

Director of Graduate Studies

Professor of Political Science

Associate Professor of Political Science

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political Science

Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Division

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science

Associate Professor of Political Science

Associate Professor of Political Science

Graduate Placement Director

Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science

Associate Professor of Political Science

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Policy and Strategy

Professor of Political ScienceChancellor's Associates Chair

Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political Science

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political Science

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Professor of Political Science

Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Associate Professor of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) and Political Science

Associate Professor of Political ScienceFaculty Affiliate in Philosophy

Associate Professor of Political ScienceDirector, International Migration Studies Program Minor

Professor of Political Science
Department Chair

Professor of Political Science
Director, Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS)

MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights
Co-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation

Professor of Political Science
Chancellor's Associates Chair

Associate Professor of Political Science
Faculty Affiliate in Philosophy

Associate Professor of Political Science
Director, International Migration Studies Program Minor